Mar 25, 2019

Elisa Janson Jones is a band teacher, community band conductor, blogger, podcaster, public speaker, the founder of the online Music Education Summit.

Topics:

• Elisa’s origin story as the daughter of a prominent band director in Utah including her early music education and influences.
• The story of how Elisa used her...

Mar 18, 2019

Composer Jennifer Jolley is on the faculty at Texas Tech University and Interlochen and is a member of ADJ*ective New Music and the Blue Dot Collective. In this episode she discusses her career, including how she got into writing for band.

Topics:

• Jennifer’s background and her current gig as a composition professor...

Mar 11, 2019

Rachel Maxwell has enjoyed tremendous success as the Director of Bands at Traughber Junior High School in Oswego, Illinois where she teaches over 400 students in three bands.

Topics:

• The organization of the program at Traughber Middle School and how the growth of the town has changed her program during her tenure.

Mar 4, 2019

Bruce Pearson is the teacher, composer, and author behind the Best in Class, Standard of Excellence, and Tradition of Excellence (with Ryan Nowlin) method books. 

Topics:

• Bruce talks about his method books starting with Best In Class, Standard of Excellence, and Tradition of Excellence and then offers advice about...