Mixtape Music Class

In this episode, Mr. Mazurek and I continue our conversation, picking up right where we left off, starting with my third pick.

“First Part: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring” from The Rite of Spring by The Bad Plus

Mr. Greg Mazurek is a colleague from Conrad Weiser School District.  Our wives also happen to work together, so when we get together, our conversations usually turn to music.  In today's episode, hear the first half of our conversation, which involves some folk, some indie, and some piano rock.

Ed is a career Marine and a skilled drummer who used to work on my marching band staff as a drum tech.  His experience and expertise provided for some interesting song choices and conversation.

In this episode, I chat with a former student, Katie, and learn more about her musical preferences.  She picked up on a common thread that connected all of my songs (six degrees of Mavis Staples).  This episode has everything from gospel to emo.

In this episode, my colleague Miss Marchione and I chat about our similar musical tastes.  The episode covers jazz, acapella music, great vocalists, and some quirky pop music.

In this episode, our principal Mrs. Hassler stops by for a conversation about our picks.  This is the first episode with a colleague while the students are off for the summer.  We discuss some songs that are timely, some songs from musicals, and some songs by singer-songwriters.

In this episode, Ahssan and I exchange our picks, which range from The Beatles to Snarky Puppy and Vulfpeck.  Ahssan just graduated and is on his way to college working towards medical school.  We also discuss how participating in music helped prepare him for the medical field.

In this episode, Jesse and I exchange our picks and discover some new favorites.  Jesse plays trombone and ukulele, so I focused my picks on some great trombone and ukulele songs.

In this episode, Kyle and I discuss our picks, which are mostly indie rock and hip hop.

His picks:

In this episode, I chat with Natalie about our picks.  This is a diverse selection of songs, covering a wide range of musical styles and genres.  My picks were based around great drummers.