if you've never met nicole, you're missing out. luckily, we made this podcast for you.

nicole is an inspiration. she's not originally from texas, but we are sure glad she is here. nicole has a vast and varied range of experiences through the marching arts. she has persevered through adversity with tenacity and grit. her perspective is infectious, and is a testament to what music educators should strive to emulate. we yap about the grand canyon, winning the lottery, post modern jukebox, joy vs. purpose, and shooting your shot.

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• shawn murphy⁠ with fanpledge
• the band blueprint⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• troubadour consultants⁠⁠
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she’s marvelous!

dr. amy woody has experienced nearly every role in music education. with a master’s degree in clarinet from eastman, years of public school teaching, and her current position on the university of north texas faculty, dr. woody brings deep insight into the band world. she shares her philosophy on music education, her commitment to training future band directors, and her own journey through the profession. we talk skydiving, impactful mentors, solo travel, teaching high school vs. college, and where to eat in denton.

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• shawn murphy⁠ with fanpledge
• the band blueprint⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• troubadour consultants⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on youtube

listen to our ⁠mixtape⁠

listen to our ⁠march madness⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠

you may have seen him on tiktok, and now you get to hear him yap.

we covered just about everything with ryan: musicals, what it is like to be a disney adult, children eating old bay in rehearsal, the differences between texas and arkansas, band room vs. band hall, barbecue (as always), boll weevils, and woo pig sooie.

sponsored by:

• shawn murphy⁠ with fanpledge
• the band blueprint⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• troubadour consultants⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on youtube

listen to our ⁠mixtape⁠

listen to our ⁠march madness⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠

we really did get to ask mike!

mike lunney is a west texas legend. now, he considers himself to be "band grandpa." we yapped with mike about the sky ryders drum and bugle corps (riding once again!), the west texas thunderdome, the formation of atssb, growing up as a military brat, and his love of shark tank.

sponsored by:

• shawn murphy⁠ with fanpledge
• the band blueprint⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• troubadour consultants⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on youtube

listen to our ⁠mixtape⁠

listen to our ⁠march madness⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠

band directors: assemble

mike howard has collected all of the infinity stones. he's won honor band, state marching contest, and grand nats. more importantly than any of those accomplishments, he has committed himself to the betterment of band education across the state of texas. to do so, he currently serves as vice president and band division chair for the texas music educators association (tmea). we talked with him about his band experiences, his love of seinfeld, the texas water safari, superior chicken establishments, and what it was like to have his dad as his band director.

sponsored by:

• ⁠shawn murphy⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on youtube

listen to our ⁠mixtape⁠

listen to our ⁠march madness⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠

the dude abides... and so does shawn murphy.

we sat down with shawn to talk about building excellence, staying grounded, and what it means to lead with a growth mindset (and maybe a little chill). 

sponsored by:

• ⁠shawn murphy⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠mixtape⁠

listen to our ⁠march madness⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠talent connect form⁠

and we met in the centex honor band!

justin is an opera singer. and yes, the podcast is still called band yap. he was drum major of his high school band, and is currently the color guard instructor at northeastern state university, where he is also the director of opera workshop and professor of voice. we go way back, and justin is still passionate about all things band. we discuss his journey from band to voice, growing up in a small town where football is king, how singers differ from instrumentalists, and his most memorable musical experiences. buckle up, y'all.

sponsored by:

• shawn murphy with fanpledge
• ⁠the band blueprint⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠troubadour consultants⁠

listen to our mixtape

listen to our march madness playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠talent connect form

zach santos wears many hats. program coordinator, choreographer, clinician, leadership facilitator, adjudicator, trumpet player, realtor, former band director, husband, dad, and....golf cart flipper. we sat down with zach to yap about all of the above, plus his affinity for white monster, the flip flops that have been around the block, winning both a dci world championship and a texas state marching band championship, hunting, and more.

sponsored by:

• shawn murphy with fanpledge
• ⁠the band blueprint⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠troubadour consultants⁠

listen to our mixtape

listen to our march madness playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our talent connect form

who hasn’t been beaten up by the profession at some point? 

we sat down with chris mclellan, a man who has held many roles in music education. as a retired band director, uil music executive secretary, band consultant, and a university supervisor for student teachers, he has a wealth of experience and knowledge. chris is a devoted family man, and a baseball fan with a goal of visiting every mlb stadium. we yapped about his presence at historic texas rangers moments, whether or not he owns a kilt, and his remarkable band director lineage. 

listen to our mixtape

listen to our march madness playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our talent connect form

sponsored by:

the band blueprint (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)

troubadour consultants

heavy on the band, heavy on the yap. 

kat norris is a gem. she loves birds, the university of houston cougars, mahler, and of course middle school band. kat gave us the low-down on what it was like to step into her current role at henry middle school, how her high school band experience shaped her perspective on music, blockbuster video, her feelings on trash tv, and how she aged out of…several things. 

listen to our mixtape

listen to our march madness playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our talent connect form

sponsored by: 

sponsored by:

⁠the band blueprint⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)

⁠troubadour consultants⁠