Take Note

We're celebrating Take Note's 100th Edition by talking with PMEA President-Elect Becky Sensor. We take a look back at some guests and share clips of our favorite Take Note memories.

We're joined by Pennsylvania native, Racheal Murray. She talks with us about her career in the entertainment industry and how music influenced her life.

We're joined by Edward Doyle and Wayne Mallette - the candidates for NAfME Eastern Division President. The election is open through February 13th.

We're joined by PMEA's current president, Brett Keith, to look back on 2024 and look ahead to 2025.

We're talking about the Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators (PCMEA) with PCMEA President Ellie Vito and PCMEA Advisor Kelly Gumble. Hear about what PCMEA is, what they're dong, and what the current reality for a college music education student looks like.

We're talking with Dr. Jerry Zahorchak about the impacts of the 2024 elections on education and education policy. Jerry was the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education in the Rendell administration and is still active in education policy today.

It's the end of the 2024 marching band season and we're doing a wrap up to it where we talk with Bianca Wallace about current trends in the marching arts and advice for students and instructors.

Mike Buterbaugh, Music Education Advisor at the Reading Musical Foundation, joins us to talk about the importance of collecting data on your music education programs and how you can use it to your advantage.

Dr. Adam Gustafson is an Associate Teaching Professor of Music at Penn State Harrisburg. He joins us to talk about the cultural and musical impacts of Taylor Swift. Hear what he's learned through his research and what the students he teaches have to say about Taylor Swift.

Dr. Sean Powell is the author of "The Ideology of

Competition in School Music" and he joins us to discuss the implications of competitive structures in school music programs.