Once Upon a Band Geek

Liz and guest co-host Tatyana Louis-Jacques (@LouisJacques_Music) Talk about the decisions that have to be made when deciding to pursue another degree in higher education!

Liz and guest co-host Ellie Johnson geek out about the world of music research and how applying research tactics to our everyday lives and teaching makes things more efficient and exciting!

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In this episode, Liz and guest co-host John Kadian dive into the world of Teaching Artist work and the many different hats a teaching artist can wear. Liz and John will talk about the work they do as teaching artists and how their early career and music education prepared them for this multifaceted job. Shannon Pulusan joins the podcast later on as a guest to talk about how she was able to use teaching artist work to shift into an administrative role at an arts organization

The Reboot embraces the new direction of the Once Upon a Band Geek series! Liz and first guest co host (Brian Walsh) discuss the ways they rebooted their careers in music and the different avenues one can take as a professional music educator. In the Geeky Game of the Day, Brian and Liz geek out about their Top Five reboots/adaptations/remakes.

After speaking with her father and uncle about the family's instrument origin stories, Liz takes a deep dive into what makes a band geek, and why the word "band" is considered a stigmatized word in the world of wind ensembles. 

Featuring George Rosa and Tony Rosa (Liz's Father and Uncle), and Greg Marsh, Principal Clarinetist/Concertmaster of Eastern Wind Symphony.

Listeners, what level of band geek are you on the Marsh scale? Let me know by leaving a voice message! https://anchor.fm/onceuponabandgeek/message

In this episode of Once Upon a Band Geek, Liz shares the story of how the bassoon became her ticket into a rich and exciting new world of music making in middle school. She also checks in with friends and family to explore how they found the instrument they wanted to stick with. Featuring special guests: Trish Baggs, the members of Quinception wind quintet (Jenny Cline, Kevin Dayton, Nick Gatto, Evan Young), and Amelia del Caño.

Produced, Edited and Hosted by Liz Rosa

Music Composed by Liz Rosa

In the first episode of Once Upon a Band Geek, music educator Liz Rosa takes a deep dive into her past and present experiences from the marching arts, and details the lessons the marching band activity can teach us about perseverance and life beyond the band room.

Featuring an interview with Becky Paull, music educator and independent beauty consultant

Written/Produced/Edited by Liz Rosa

Theme music by Liz Rosa