In this episode, Cynthia Johnston Turner, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia tells us about her commitment to get the music and artists of today into her college Band Room. She has been working on collaborative projects with Hip Hop artists in Athens, Georgia where her school is based and is supporting those artists and her students to create new musical experiences that brings together the best of both worlds. Cynthia's passion for an equal musical playing field is evident in this conversation, and she's right on the money with calling out how the narrow definition of what constitutes musical excellence is backing band programs and music schools into a smaller and smaller corner.