The Flying Baton - a beginning band podcast

The Flying Baton - a beginning band podcast episodes:

• 03.20.2024

  #31 The Value of Assessment

  Should you go to assessment? Are there viable alternatives? What are the judges even listening for? How do we use assessment to further our musical goals? All this and more in this episode!

  
• 03.01.2024

  #30 Sight Reading at Assessment

  Some tips for sight reading at assessment

  
• 11.04.2023

  #29 Student Teaching

  We chat with 3 teachers with various levels of experience about the process of student teaching and how it does and doesn't prepare you for the gig!

  
• 08.02.2023

  #28 Playing at State Conference

  This year, my school (Shelburne Middle School) was picked to play at our state conference. I invited legends Harry Farmer from Blacksburg MS and Scott Allred from Fieldale-Collinsville MS on the show for advice and guidance.

  
• 04.22.2023

  #27 How to Ace an Interview

  Perspectives on interviews from a Principal and former Fine Arts Supervisor.

  
• 07.05.2022

  #26 Beginning Trumpet with Brett Dodson

  Brett's take on starting trumpet players.

  
• 02.10.2022

  #25 Recruitment and Retention with Jeff Scott

  The author of "Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director", Jeff Scott gives us a masterclass in recruitment and retention.

  
• 01.17.2022

  #24 Work-Life Balance, Can it be done?

  Is having a good worklife balance possible for band directors? We discuss!

  
• 11.02.2021

  #23 Flute Pedagogy with Helen Blackburn

  Helen blows my mind with amazing flute knowledge!

  
• 09.21.2021

  #22 2021 Perspectives: a Veteran and a Newbie

  Perspectives from two great directors who are in very different situations going into this year!

  
• 07.14.2021

  #21 Conducting Honor Bands with Arris Golden and Tiffany Hitz

  We discus how to prepare for conducting an honor band, as well things hosts can do to make the experience better for the conductor and kids

  
• 06.12.2021

  #20 Fine Arts Administration with Annamarie Bollino

  We talk about what it's like to be a fine arts administrator as well as advocate at the state and national level.

  
• 03.27.2021

  #19 Teaching and Composing with Gary Fagan

  We talk to Gary Fagan about teaching, composing, and life.

  
• 03.09.2021

  #18 Starting Bassoon with Natalie Law

  In this episode, we talk about how to start bassoon players and also how to bring equity to selecting who plays the bassoon.

  
• 02.02.2021

  #17 Returning to In-Person Learning!

  We discuss what it's been like to have kids in person after having 10 months virtually!

  
• 10.11.2020

  #16 Teaching Band Online with Steve Graves

  We talk about the challenges and successes of online learning.

  
• 08.31.2020

  #15 Surviving Week 1 - Tales from Teaching Band Online

  We discuss practical tips for teaching online as well as share some funny stories from this week’s adventures!

  
• 08.15.2020

  #14 More CU Boulder aerosol results with Tehya Stockman!

  More Q and A from the CU Boulder study!

  
• 08.02.2020

  #13 From Band Director to Admin

  I’m really excited for you to hear today’s episode. We have two former band directors who spent over 20 years in the classroom before becoming administrators. They have such great wisdom and perspective which we could all use right now...

  
• 07.21.2020

  #12 CU Boulder Study Explained! With Tehya Stockman!!

  We dive into the CU Boulder aerosol study with a member of the research team, Tehya Stockman. We discuss what it means for instrumentalists.

  
• 07.14.2020

  #11 Dealing with Braces

  A talk with 4 educators on what it's like to play each instrument with braces and teach young students who get orthodontic work.

  
• 06.21.2020

  #10 Randall Standridge - The Man, the Myth, the Legend!

  Randal Talks about teaching, composing, and life.

  
• 06.02.2020

  #9 Starting Oboe Players with Sammy Charriez

  In this episode we talk about issues effecting beginning oboe players.

  
• 05.13.2020

  #8 Success at small schools part 2

  Small schools can have their own unique challenges, but also be very rewarding! Our guests this week are master teachers who've chosen to teach at small schools for over 25 years.

  
• 05.05.2020

  #7 Success at small schools part 1

  Small schools can have their own unique challenges, but also be very rewarding! Our guests this week are master teachers who've chosen to teach at small schools for over 25 years.

  
• 04.03.2020

  #6 Recruiting During Quarantine

  In this episode, we talk about how to get kids interested in band, even when we're all on "stay at home" orders.

  
• 03.23.2020

  #5 Building your band culture with Susan Waters

  In this episode, we talk about building your culture from the ground up and the importance of student relationships.

  
• 03.12.2020

  #4 Taming the Beginning Clarinet with Catina Sweedy

  In this episode, Charlie sits down with Catina Sweedy, a Clarinet Professional from the D.C. area, to talk about many issues with beginning Clarinet players!

  
• 03.01.2020

  #3 Recruitment Strategies for the 21st Century

  This week we dive into many tools that can be used to encourage students to join band. We cover a variety of topics including increasing our program visibility, communication skills, using social media, and taking away the fear of the...

  
• 02.22.2020

  #2 Why Won’t My Kids Play Mallets?

  This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. A lot of wind-player directors often ask how they can get their kids to stop dreading the mallet instruments. In this episode we dive into 4 strategies that...

  
• 02.19.2020

  #1 Welcome and Introductions!

  In this episode, we explore the goals of the podcast and introduce the host, Charlie Nesmith.