Not Your Forte

Join Dr. Payne and Eric as we wrap up the fourth season of Not Your Forte. This week we will be reflecting on the craziness of this past college semester and then looking forward into what the future of the podcast looks like!

Dr. Payne and Eric are excited to continue on season four of Not Your Forte with our newest series, where we take a deep dive into pedagogy in various settings at the secondary level. Joining us this week is Mr. Blake Richter, the director of choral activities at Nixa Junior High in Nixa, MO. We will discuss middle school choirs, the changing voice, and how to approach the young, developing choir pedagogically.

Dr. Payne and Eric are excited to continue on season four of Not Your Forte with our newest series, where we take a deep dive into pedagogy in various settings at the secondary level. Joining us this week is Dr. Rachel Dirks, the director of orchestral studies at Kansas State. We will be having a conversation over beginning string pedagogy.

Dr. Payne and Eric are excited to continue on season four of Not Your Forte with our newest series, where we take a deep dive into pedagogy in various settings at the secondary level. Joining us this week is Darcy Williams, the head band director at Stiles Middle School in Leander, Texas, and author of Teaching Rhythm Logically and Pacing for Success. This week we will be focusing on teaching beginning bands!

This episode will be a bit different today as Dr. Payne and Eric talk about the struggles that we face as music majors and educators when we hit that proverbial "wall" at the mid-semester point. We talk about the importance of recognizing the issue and strategies to break through!

Join us October 16th as we dive into our new series on pedagogy in the secondary music classroom. Plenty of great guests, great conversations and great fun to be had!

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Dr. Payne and Eric are excited to come back for another great season of Not Your Forte! As we start up this new semester we want to take things back to the basics for everyone new to this college thing and for those who might need a bit of a refresher. Join us for our three part series on taking care of yourself as we explore different aspects of mental, physical and financial health. To wrap up our short series, we discuss something that a lot of us don’t like to talk about…. Money management. We invite Jodi Kaus, Director of Powercat Financial, to share advice, resources and experience on how to maintain your financial health!

Dr. Payne and Eric are excited to come back for another great season of Not Your Forte! As we start up this new semester we want to take things back to the basics for everyone new to this college thing and for those who are returning… we always need a bit of a refresher. Join us for our three part series on taking care of yourself as we explore different aspects of mental, physical and financial health. To share strategies on maintaining physical health we invite Dr. Kyle Goerl, Medical Director of Lafene Health Center on the campus of K-State, to discuss the importance of prioritizing your mental health and resources available to students.

Dr. Payne and Eric are excited to come back for another great season of Not Your Forte! As we start up this new semester we want to take things back to the basics for everyone new to this college thing and for those who might need a bit of a refresher. Join us for our three part series on taking care of yourself as we explore different aspects of mental, physical and financial health. To kick things off we invite Andy Thompson, the Senior Associate Dean & Director of Student Life at Kansas State, to discuss the importance of prioritizing your mental health and resources available to students.

Join Dr. Payne and Eric as we invite Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, the Vice President of Education/Chief Education Officer for Conn-Selmer, Inc. and a lifelong educator. This week we wrap up our leadership development series with a conversation on how to recharge those batteries and how you can continue to build on each of the Habits.

 What makes a good leader? How can I be a leader in my college? How can I be a leader when I’m teaching? These questions and more are going to be explored in the latest series of Not Your Forte titled, “Habits of Successful Music Educators”. Join Dr. Payne, Eric and an assortment of guests for this seven part series as we all look to become better leaders for ourselves, for our peers and for our future students.

Join Not Your Forte this week as we dive into the concepts of synergy and how it applies to the music classroom. Not Your Forte invites on Scott Sheehan, Director of Bands & Music Dept. Chair at Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School and NAfME National President-Elect (2020-2022). Also joining us this week as a guest co-host, Dr. Matthew Arau!

What makes a good leader? How can I be a leader in my college? How can I be a leader when I’m teaching? These questions and more are going to be explored in the latest series of Not Your Forte titled, “Habits of Successful Music Educators”. Join Dr. Payne, Eric and an assortment of guests for this seven part series as we all look to become better leaders for ourselves, for our peers and for our future students.