A couple of weeks ago I sat down to dinner w/my mother and younger brother before he'd move to another city for his new job as band director of a high school in Tyler, Texas. I asked him "What made you want to be in the band in the first place?" to which he responded with a sharp side-eye, and the words "You know!" So, him seeing his older brother play trumpet years ago led to him wanting to pick up one, too. Well, know who inspired me to pick up a Trumpet? Today's guest, Mark Gordon, who was the director of the band at the high school my cousin played football for. While my dad would look at the field, I was constantly looking at the band.

This episode is long, but inspirational. Many of the nuggets he drops about building a band program are transferable to your organization, business, etc. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.