We continue to gear up for the 2023 PMEA All-State Festival by talking with the conductors of all six All-State ensembles. Today we talk with Dr. Amanda Quist, All-State Chorus Conductor and Dr. Timothy Dixon, All-State Orchestra Conductor. Learn about the musical programs and what student participants can expect.

We're joined by Cameron Jenkins the Founder of Full Potential Leadership. Cameron provides music educators with lots of tips, trick, and new ways of thinking about music education. Cameron will also be one of the keynote speakers at the 2023 PMEA In-Service Conference so this is a great preview for conference attendees!

On this edition of Take Note, we talk with Kara LaMoure. Kara is a member of The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet and the WindSync Wind Quintet. We talk about her life as a musician and how schools can incorporate small ensembles into what they do to improve student learning and all music ensembles.

One of America's greatest traditions is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We talk with the Creative Producer of the parade, Wesley Whatley, about the parade and what a marching band experience is when they're a part of this nearly 100 year old event.

On this edition of Take Note, we're taking a look at the intersection of music and dance - specifically tap dance. Nora Clark is the founder of Tap That Brass and she joins us to tell us what that is and gives some ideas for how music teachers can incorporate movement into their teaching.

A new year means we're getting closer to the 2023 PMEA All-State Festival. Mary Lynne Peters, PMEA All-State Festival Coordinator, joins us to preview what we can expect this year and we learn more about her. This is a great episode for directors and students that will be part of the 2023 All-State Festival experience!

PMEA's Crescendo Student Conference will take place on January 31, 2023. We're joined by PMEA Executive Director, Abi Young, and Rebecca Sensor, music educator in the Dubois Area School District, to talk about what Crescendo is and why middle and high school students should attend.

PMEA member, Dr. Jeffrey Gemmell, teaches at Millersville University. He joins us to talk about his area of research and a product of that research - the Lititz Moravian Collegium Musicum.

We're profiling another PMEA member doing amazing things. Chad Toporski talks with us about his career, his school, his military service, and he shares some advice for young music educators.

Marcia Neel joins us to discuss the current state of music education and tips and tricks you can use starting today!