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Sep 30, 2019

Michael Hudson is Associate Professor of Music Education and serves as chair of the music education and music therapy division at the University of Kentucky.

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  • Michael’s background growing up in Florida and the influence of his middle school band director.
  • The importance of music ensembles as a social place and...


Sep 23, 2019

Darcy Vogt Williams is the head band director at Stiles Middle School in Leander, Texas. She is also a host of the After Sectionals podcast and the author or co-author of three books on education: Count Me In, Teaching Rhythm Logically and Pacing for Success: Beginner Band.

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  • Darcy’s superhero origin story as...


Sep 17, 2019

Heather Hoefle is a composer and longtime band director in the Chicagoland area. After years of arranging and rewriting music for her students, she recently began writing her own music, and has had terrific success with pieces published by RWS Music and Kjos Music.

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  • Heather’s teaching job in the suburbs of...


Sep 9, 2019

Renee Todd is the band director at Ligon GT Magnet Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2019-20 the Ligon Wind Ensemble was selected to perform in the Music For All National Concert Festival and the Jazz Ensemble at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic.

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  • Renee’s background as a trumpet...


Sep 3, 2019

Matthew Arau is the Chair of the Music Education Department and Associate Director of Bands at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin. He also teaches conducting at the American Band College and student leadership at numerous clinics and academies. 

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  • How a tennis racket, some empty...