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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...


Nov 18, 2019

Jeff Herwig is a composer and the the Director of Bands at Mercer Area Middle-Senior High School in Mercer, Pennsylvania.

Topics:

  • Jeff’s background growing up including the story of his late start as a saxophone player and how he was inspired by the rock band Queen.
  • The program at Mercer Area High School and...


Nov 11, 2019

Keith Ozsvath is the band director at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia, Illinois and is the co-founder and coordinator for the Middle School Concert Band Camp at the Music for All Summer Symposium.

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  • Keith’s background including the story of how childhood organ lessons helped prepare him for a late start...


Nov 4, 2019

Jonathan Newman is a well-known composer and is the Director of Composition & Coordinator of New Music at the Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia.

Topics:

  • Jonathan’s background, how playing the trombone has helped his career, and important teachers in his life.
  • How writing in a variety of genres helps him...