In this special episode I am joined by friend and colleague Robert Herrings from our sister school Henry Middle School in Leander ISD. We talk about our time working the GMEA Middle School All State Bands as well as what high expectations LOOKS like in our band halls.  Hint hint: it's not yelling, tears, and hating band.

AS 614 - High Expectations

Welcome to After Sectionals, the podcast about all things band recorded when it's fresh on our minds. We come to you from the Stiles MS band hall - home of chickens and lost tuners. Join our staff (Darcy Vogt Williams, Jenna Yee, and TJ West) as we talk band pedagogy, talk smack, and everything in between right after sectionals.

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In this episode we have a post-UIL run down of Jenna's and Darcy's bands and revisit some of the scheduling set ups that allow our bands to achieve on the level they do.  If you haven't seen the video we reference, you can view it here: https://youtu.be/RAjgYG9tuH8 This episode is sponsored by Kaleidoscope Adventures. Travel beyond expectations at mykatrip.com

AS 818 - UIL & the Importance of Beginners

In this episode we talk about clinicians, both the kind we bring out to work with our band and those we hire for Honor groups - the "one and done" hires that work with our kids, not our regular mentors.    This episode is sponsored by Kaleidoscope Adventures. Travel beyond expectations at mykatrip.com

AS 817 - Clinicians

In this episode we talk about all the positives that come when we actually give our kids a break... and all that word means.  This episode is sponsored by Kaleidoscope Adventures. Travel beyond expectation at mykatrip.com

AS 816 - The Power of a Break

In this episode we talk about a "new" version of recruiting that we have gone back to as well as TJ's pre-UIL concert.  This episode is sponsored by Kaleidoscope Adventures. Travel beyond expectation at mykatrip.com

AS 815 - Recruitment and Pre-UIL

In this episode we talk about the most tedious part of concert prep - process of taking correct notes and rhythms and cleaning them into music.  This episode is sponsored by Kaleidoscope Adventures. Travel beyond expectations at mykatrip.com

AS 614 - High Expectations

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