This episode brings you inspiring, insightful, and tangible tools for your conducting life from mastermind, Dr. Michael Hanawalt. Dr. Hanawalt currently serves as Director of Graduate Studies at The Florida State University, prior to which he worked in various other conducting roles and even as a professional singer and executive as one of the founding members of male professional ensemble, Cantus. These experiences make him the perfect guest to unpack one of our Patron requested topics: “What is the future of choral conducting and how can I improve my conducting skills now?” Along the way, Dr. Hanawalt offers lovely words of wisdom and leaves you with one of the best final quotes ever!

**Read more about Dr. Michael Hanawalt here: https://music.fsu.edu/person/michael-hanawalt

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**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff