Seriously, go for it! This teaching tip episode takes a business slant thanks to guest Laura Delauney, a fantastic conductor and self-made-business-mastermind. These tips explore the business side of creating an independent choir or building your school, church, or community choir through the experiences of Mrs. Delauney and Dr. Burch - both founders of independent community choirs in the past five years. Mrs. Delauney offers valuable insight into how to get started, what it will take, and how business practices can help you start something new or take your current choir to the next level.

Read about Laura Delauney and explore Mrs. Delauney’s choir CaryApexYouthChoir.org.

Need help getting started? Want to learn more? We’d love to have you join the conversation www.patreon.com/MusicEdMatters!

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*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Flexing the brain and seeking to answer listener questions one “Dr is In” episode at a time! This episode is part three in a series of questions asked of college students in a music elective course (check out episode 26 and 30 for parts one and two). These questions cover a range of topics including genre originations, history of the oboe, and some interesting details about Mozart, Country, and Gospel. Listen to learn, listen to laugh, listen to realize that music can be everything, entertaining, community building, academic, and pure fun!

Links from this episode:

EveryNoise.com

American Nations by Colin Woodard (https://www.amazon.com/American-Nations-History-Regional-Cultures/dp/0143122029)

Catch my cousin Corey Cott in Filthy Rich on Fox (multiple episodes feature different varieties of gospel music)

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*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

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

**Check out The Florida State University Graduate Music Programs here: https://music.fsu.edu/admissions

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**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Dynamite Teacher, “Car Thoughts” Host, and "Being Human Together" creator, Coty Raven Morris takes us to church in this candid and evoking episode. Whether you’re about to walk through an open door or grab a sledgehammer to make your own path, this episode is full of life-giving ideas, thought-provoking situations, and tons of quotable moments to help you live your very best life…in the comma. What do you do when no one is watching? How do your actions impact those eyes on you? When can you rise up to be the beacon of power you know you can be? Now! And this episode will drop hints for how.

Find out more from Coty at CotyRavenMorris.com or via Instagram: @cotyraven

Explore the Being Human Together Project at BeingHumanTogether.com

Join the conversation Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters

Connect with Dr. Burch: EmilyBurch.org/contact

**Check out our show sponsor, Kinnison Choral Company at www.kinnisonchoralco.com! Use “MUSICMATTERS” for a 20% discount.

*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

When can we travel again? How are our friends in the travel businesses doing? What happened to them when everything started back in March? How will we recover? When can we start planning trips again and, especially for first-time planners, what are your tips and suggestions? What are festivals and custom tour options coming up? This episode answers all these and more as part of the “Music (ed) Matters” Mini-Series on Traveling. The coolest part of this episode, not one, not two, but THREE guests from the fabulous company Perform International. These specialists will not only answer all your questions but have a great time doing it! I can’t wait for you to meet my friends Roland Zuehlke, Zoe Franciscus, and Dr. Gene Peterson.

Find out more and get to know the guests at https://perform-international.com/.

*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Community, travel, relationship and purpose - all major aspects of this conversation with not one, but two dynamite guests. This show features ACDA International Initiatives Chair Dr. TJ Harper and Dr. Ashely Conway, who participated in the ICEP (International Conducting Exchange Program) Mentorship Program. We define the purpose of ICEP, why the mentorship program developed, how to participate and why. The conversation mirrors the beautiful hearts of the guests and one of the biggest missions of the “Music (ed) Matters” Podcast - to make each listener know how important and wonderful they are - you’re going to love this one - it is encouraging and fun - and part of a mini-series about traveling.

Join the ICEP Mentorship Facebook Group Here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1484183608489602/?ref=share (click on “mentorship” to get started)

Connect with Dr. TJ Harper at [email protected]

Keep up with Dr. Ashley Conway at [email protected] or her Brenau Facebook profile https://www.facebook.com/ashley.conway.7923030

Connect with your host, Dr. Emily Williams Burch via Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters or EmilyBurch.org/contact

**Check out our show sponsor, Kinnison Choral Company at www.kinnisonchoralco.com! Use “MUSICMATTERS” for a 20% discount.

*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Any chance you want to know where the different popular genres came from or how stars get famous today versus in the 50s, 60s, or 70s? These episodes feature questions my students in my “intro” classes at the University level posed questions they would ask “if they could ask anything on a music podcast.” Listen to these for fun, to remember why we love this awesome musical life, to potentially learn something new, and mostly….to smile! This is the second of many, as I now have quite a collection of questions thanks to my latest “bonus” activity for the college classes.

Want to trace your favorite genre? Check out this fantastic resource! http://everynoise.com/

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*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Have you ever created a time capsule or gone back and ready an old diary or journal? This bonus episode is exactly that. A replay that perfectly accounts for what we need as a professional right now as we are navigating what winter programs should look like for our students and how to proceed into 2021. This episode is a replay from Day 3 of Teacher PD Week 2020 (available in its entirety at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters), which was all about diving into the things we likely did not learn much about in school. Tesfa Wondemagegnehu and Dr. Derrick Fox, members of the ACDA Covid Response Team, highlight the document the team created and the wealth of information it provides us all for how to do choir in this time. They share their involvement with the document and tips for how to approach and use it. We then explore Dr. Fox’s brainchild, The Professional Choral Collective, and why it was created and how to use it. The episode wraps up with conversations about integrating antiracism and social justice issues into your classroom and leaves you with inspiring quotes and motivation to get the job done this year. You don’t want to miss a moment of this one!

ACDA Covid-19 Response Document: https://acda.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ACDA-COVID-19-Committee-Report.pdf

The Professional Choral Collective: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17H3E69HcThQTdwn_7MyX59arYHqnMgIA

Want to hear all of the PD Week Episodes while also getting the opportunity for monthly bonus episodes and real-time Patron meet-ups? Join us at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters today! We’d love to welcome you into our Patron community!

*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

What do you measure success with? How are you offering opportunities for your singers/students to build community and ultimately become the best versions of themselves? What does it really mean to be flexible? What types of adjustments can we make to ensure “this” is working for our unique situations? These questions and more come with a sincerely positive approach and tons of teaching tips from the wonderful Dr. Derrick Fox. You’re going to love these ideas. And in case you need to hear this - you don’t have to do what everyone else is doing! One more thing - a Brené Brown quote Dr. Fox uses with students to encourage/remind them to reach out if they are feeling alone or need help - “We don't have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to.” Looking for places and ways to connect? Find more at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters.

Make sure to check out www.drderrickfox.com and click “Professional Choral Collective” in the top menu bar for some of the best resources around - including sample teaching videos and more!

**This episode sponsored by Kinnison Choral Company! They believe in what matters - impacting lives - and I believe in their products. Next time you’re looking for new tools, check them out, you’re going to love their product! Use code “MUSICMATTERS” for a 20% discount! Find out more about Charlie and Carrie Kinnison and Kinnison Choral Company at www.kinnisonchoralco.com!

*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

How’s your energy? Where are you finding ideas, innovation, and motivation? Are you still setting yourself up for success? It’s about this time each fall that we start to get a little tired - the perfect chance to bring the energizer himself, Dr. Jeff Redding, on the show! Dr. Redding is a recruiting, energizing, and motivating phenom! In this episode he shares how he successfully transitioned from his longterm career at West Orange High School in Orlando, FL to become Director of Choral Activities at the University of Central Florida. He shares the tools that got him through the transition, tips for the dynamite recruitment plan he is currently executing perfectly, and nuggets of wisdom that will fill your soul and pour out into your singers. Learn in this episode the power of empathy for yourself, others, and the music as we all celebrate the small victories and grow….together.

**This episode sponsored by Kinnison Choral Company! They believe in what matters - impacting lives - and I believe in their products. Next time you’re looking for new tools, check them out, you’re going to love their product! Use code “MUSICMATTERS” for a 20% discount! Find out more about Charlie and Carrie Kinnison and Kinnison Choral Company at www.kinnisonchoralco.com!

*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff