Dec 30, 2019

On December 20th I had the honor to present a session at the 2019 Midwest Clinic titled "Podcast Pedagogy: Band Wisdom from 125 Composers, Conductors, and Performers." The holidays have made it difficult to schedule a guest, so instead I have recreated the session and am sharing it here.

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Dec 16, 2019

Brian Wis, the band director at St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Illinois joins me for a discussion about booster groups, music literacy, and to share his thoughts about music education.

Topics:

• Brian’s background growing up around the Cavaliers and how he got his instrumental start as a fourth grader on...

Dec 9, 2019

Bobby Lambert is the band director at Wando High School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He is also the host of "That Band Life" podcast and will be conducting the Wando Symphonic Band at the 2019 Midwest Clinic.

Topics:

• Bobby’s background including the story of how he grew up in rural North Carolina and ended up...

Dec 2, 2019

Jonathan Grantham is the band director at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California. The AVHS Wind Ensemble 1 is making its second appearance at the Midwest Clinic this month.

Topics:

• Jonathan’s background growing up in rural Michigan and the band director who inspired him to a career as an educator.
• The...

Nov 25, 2019

Keith Hodgson joined the music education faculty at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2016 after a 26 year teaching career. 

Topics:

• Keith’s background growing up learning the piano and then percussion and the important influences on his decision to pursue music as a career.
• Finding opportunities outside...