We're back, catching up about changes in our teaching loads and what we're excited about for the coming year.

Recorded 8.24.2019

Our friend Jeff just took a new job where he has to teach a string orchestra. He brought his questions to the podcast. Warning: John talks a lot on this one.

Recorded June 9 2019

Time for our grab bag episode at the end of the year. We talk about Olin's Presentation at the CBDNA Athletics Bands Symposium, student recognition and awards and an assortment of other topics along the way. We'll have a few more episodes out before we wrap our season for the summer.

Recorded June 3 2019

This week we talk with one of Olin's graduating students who is going off to teach in a one music teacher town. We discuss not only the challenges of being a first year teacher but also the challenges of teaching in a rural community.

Recorded 5.18.2019

We spend a lot of time advocating on behalf of our students, our programs and for music education in general. Sometimes we need to take a second and look into standing up for and taking care of ourselves as well.

What can you do at the end of the semester after the final concert? What sorts of units can you build into the curriculum that are not performance based to engage your students?

Recorded 5/5/2019

This week we discuss the difference in scope and mission of a class and a program in the performing arts.

Sus has questions about building the program off of an all inclusive class in the fall and several classes split off of that in the spring, with  the focus on bringing community and a sense of belonging to her program.

recorded 4/11/2019

John gets some (more) on air therapy and we talk out some steps moving forward for our programs. Not as much Jazz pedagogy on this episode, but there's sure to be more to come.

Recorded April 7, 2019

Who do you bring in front of your kids for feedback for them and your own teaching? It's Festival Season, so that's on most folks minds, but how else do you engage with feedback for your own teaching and who do you turn to for that?

Recorded April 3 2019.