Let's talk about courage, curiosity, and... failing! Yes! In this episode, with Tucson Girls Chorus Artistic and Executive Director, Dr. Marcela Molina, we explore the steps to creative curiosity, meaningful partnership, and impactful community engagement. Specifically, we discuss how to:

Learn more about the Tucson Girls Chorus and Dr. Molina: https://www.tucsongirlschorus.org/staff.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4KZfze78EJ0. 

Order your copy of Dr. Burch’s book, “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Meet Dr. Shane Lynch, an award-winning conductor, composer, and music educator, who currently holds the position of Director of Choral Activities at Washington and Lee University. Newsflash - Dr. Lynch is an incredible storyteller! In this episode, he shares his story that leads from physics and radiology, through performing, and onto choral conducting. Through the stories, you’ll learn ideas for advocacy and “debunking the stereotypes” in our career while also gaining some motivation and inspiration to keep you going strong! 

Learn more about Dr. Lynch, his school, and his choirs: 

wlu.edu/music

www.youtube.com/WLUsingers 

www.facebook.com/wlusingers 

https://www.instagram.com/wlusingers/ 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lY0eNa32Bq0. 

Order your copy of Dr. Burch’s book, “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Let’s talk first days and weeks of choir! In this episode we walk through all the joys of preplanning through the first days in the classroom. We talk team building, learning names, establishing routines, community, and expectations, and all the fun in those first rehearsals. Listen for tips, ideas, inspiration, and fun!

Dr Kristen Donaldson is the Director of Choirs at Oconee County Middle School where she directs the 6th-8th grade choirs and musical theatre program. She also serves as the state coordinator for GMEA Sixth Grade Statewide Honor Chorus and Middle School R&R Chair for ACDA Southern Division. Dr Donaldson loves to travel and she is proud to have led her students to perform at Carnegie Hall, Disney World, the Grand Ol’ Opry, and in venues throughout Eastern and Western Europe.

Learn more about the choirs at Oconee County Middle School and Dr. Donaldson: www.ocmschorus.com. 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n1kf_qX1qRY. 

Order your copy of Dr. Burch’s book, “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Do you remember your first day in the classroom? Your first ever rehearsal? Maybe you're a pre-service teacher interested in knowing what it's like to transition from student teaching or college life into your first job. Meet 1st-year teacher, Kyle Feather who is allowing us to chronicle his adventures in year one. Mr. Feather serves as the assistant director of choirs at Denton High School in Denton, Texas. He is a recent graduate of the University of North Texas, majoring in Music Education and Vocal Performance. In addition to his time spent teaching Kyle works as a musical theater director as a part of the music ministry of TheChurchKC, conducts the adult choir at Faith United Presbyterian Church, and sings in pro-choirs across the DFW metroplex and around Kansas City. His personal mission and why for teaching is “To engage minds, open eyes, and lift spirits through the power of music.”

We talk about the experiences of a first-year teacher (Pre-Mortem)

-Real-life versus student teaching placement

-How to explain the job (and the brand new building! Teacher on maternity leave!) 

-His strategies for the fall

-Initial thoughts of successes and challenges…we’ll check on all of this later in the semester as this series unfolds! 

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Jxn94WS-RUs. 

Order your copy of Dr. Burch’s “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content, and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

We’ve all experienced it, Artistic Block, the wall that inhibits us from finalizing our season or semester repertoire lists or programs. Don’t worry, you’re not alone! In this episode, Dr. Craig Zamer shares some epic movie quotes, makes some incredible transfers to Stephen King (don’t worry, not the gory stuff), and offers tips for overcoming artistic block through exploring programming like Story Telling, identifying the causation of Artistic Block, and providing solutions for moving past the block. 

Learn more about Dr. Zamer: https://www.tntech.edu/directory/fine-arts/music/craig-zamer.php 

Explore Dr. Zamer’s Presentation: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ThY9ERWmN30XJZfH5MOW-BUxceidXKPO?usp=sharing 

Watch the clip Dr. Zamer referenced: https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxS8_icrVM21n0sI3DceZSjP5v8qaoB4pQ 

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZwgQ3hbLH0Y 

Order your copy of “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content, and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Join us as we continue the virtual book tour, this time welcoming guest author of the DEIA specific chapter,

Dr. Marshaun Hymon as we discuss the overall content and key concepts from chapter 3, "Diversity in Your Organization's DNA."

Learn more about Dr. Hymon https://www.marshaunrhymon.com/ and True Change Alliance https://www.truechangealliance.org/ 

Order your copy of “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uL4Rq4c3sXs 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Get ready for some incredible tools you can use immediately from ensemble rehearsals to life and everything In between. 

In this episode, we talk with visiting assistant professor of choral music education at Stetson University, Dr. Gregory W. LeFils Jr. about transfer for ensemble rehearsals and in life. We cover literally everything and you are destined to walk away from this episode with tools and techniques you can immediately implement in your space. 

You’ll hear about: 

Learn more about Dr. LeFils https://www.stetson.edu/other/faculty/gregory-lefils.php 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kkwRtgn4thw 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

Get your copy of Dr. Burch’s new book, “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Every July the “Music (ed) Matters” podcast usually takes a break, but this summer we are doing a series of replays to celebrate the book, “The Business of Choir” recently released by Alex Gartner and your host, Dr. Emily Williams Burch. In this replay from the Pre-Release Book Tour, you'll hear from choral leadership author, Dr. Ramona M. Wis as she gives tangible examples and evidence to rejuvenate us as leaders. We talk about the way people are led, the importance of mindfulness, management versus leadership, and a slew of quotes to empower each of us no matter where we are in our professional (and personal) journey.

Want to hear more about the book Alex and Emmy are writing? Check out Episodes 74 and 110! 

Order your copy of “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Learn more about Dr. Wis https://www.ramonawis.com/about or find her book https://www.ramonawis.com/publications. Read more about her choirs here: https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/choirs-and-choruses 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ONqukEKv9YU 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content, and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Every July the “Music (ed) Matters” podcast usually takes a break, but this summer we are doing a series of replays to celebrate the book, “The Business of Choir” recently released by Alex Gartner and your host, Dr. Emily Williams Burch. In this replay from the Pre-Release Book Tour, you'll hear from Chorus America CEO Catherine Dehoney who talks with us about the importance of data and intentionality to justify the worth of choral singing. What type of data do we need to know and understand, where do we find it, and how do we identify the links necessary to tell our choral stories? 

Want to hear more about the book Alex and Emmy are writing? Check out Episodes 74 and 110! 

Order your copy of “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4tYKqrJ4hEA 

Find out more about Chorus America at ChorusAmerica.org 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content, and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff

Every July the “Music (ed) Matters” podcast usually takes a break, but this summer we are doing a series of replays to celebrate the book, “The Business of Choir” recently released by Alex Gartner and your host, Dr. Emily Williams Burch. In this replay from the Pre-Release Book Tour, you'll hear from Coty Raven Morris who talks to us about the importance of building an intentional culture within your choir or classroom. In this episode, we unpack the different types of people involved in our music-making and how to compassionately and authentically empower them - spoiler, it deals with the heart! 

Want to hear more about the book Alex and Emmy are writing? Check out Episodes 74 and 110! 

Order your copy of “The Business of Choir”: https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-business-of-choir-book-g10713. 

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3qH_jBnNo8Y 

Find out more about Coty @CotyRaven. 

Join us over at Patreon.com/MusicEdMatters for monthly meet-ups, monthly bonus episodes, special content, and more!

Support the companies that make The Music (ed) Matters Podcast possible: 

—Kaleidoscope Adventures - find your adventure today, kaleidoscopeadventures.com/.  Including the June 2023 Festival and PD Weekend in Myrtle Beach with Alex & Emmy and their choirs!

— The Kinnison Choral Company - check out their quality resources - or get your tracks made today - at KinnisonChoralCo.com. 

**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff