Shawn Barat (Buchholz HS, Gainesville, FL) and I sat down and had a really wonderful conversation for almost 2 hours! Here are some timestamps in case you'd like to jump around to various topics. Thank you for listening!

0:00-6:30 Introduction

6:30-32:00 Shawn's Career Path

32:00-50:00 What Did He Learn from Each School?

50:00-1:05 Teacher Burnout/Climbing the Ladder

1:05-1:10 "Meet them where they are!" 

1:10-1:18 Ensemble Sound Concept/Intonation

1:18-1:26 Marching Band/COVID Woes

1:26-1:33 Work/Life Balance

1:33  Critical Questions