The Growing Band Director

By Kyle Smith

Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the c... more

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The podcast currently has 305 episodes available.

The Growing Band Director episodes:

July 28, 2025 287 How To Craft Emotional Impact For Your Marching Band Show
Marc Whitlock, veteran band director, adjudicator and DCI program coordinator joins Kyle to discuss ways to ensure your marching band show has an emotional impact on the audience, the performers, and you!
How To Craft Emotional Impact For Your Marching Band Show Blog Post

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Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
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1h
July 26, 2025 (25) Craig Skeffington - Jazz charts, Rehearsing the Jazz Band, and Arranging for Your Band Throwback
Craig Skeffington - jazz composer/arranger, band director and trumpet player - joins Kyle for an AMAZING discussion about your jazz band. They talk about great jazz band charts, great educational jazz arrangers, writing and arranging for your jazz band, and many other jazz band topics! A must listen for all educators!
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Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
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Follow the show:
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On Youtube The Growing Band Director
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1h 3min
July 21, 2025 275 Melodies From the Pacific - Teaching Band in Hawaii with Chadwick Kamei
Kyle sits down with Chadwick Kamei - band director at Pearl CIty High School and the University of Hawaii West Oahu to discuss all of their shared hawaii experiences in the band world, and highlight some amazing band directing that is happening on O'ahu.
To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of thegrowingbanddirector.com
Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
Connect with us with comments or ideas
Follow the show:
Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.com
On Youtube The Growing Band Director
Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast Group
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1h 5min
July 19, 2025 (172) Programming Substance for Festivals Throwback with Julius Tolentino
Julius Tolentino joins the show to discuss programming music of substance for a means of developing your jazz musicians in a way that will foster growth, and understanding of the rich history of Jazz
⁠JTolemusic.com⁠
To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of⁠ thegrowingbanddirector.com⁠
Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
Connect with us with comments or ideas
Follow the show:
⁠Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.com⁠
⁠On Youtube The Growing Band Director⁠
⁠Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast Group⁠
⁠Instagram @thegrowingbanddirector⁠
⁠Tik Tok @thegrowingbanddirector⁠
If you like what you hear please:
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39min
July 14, 2025 274 Speaking Admin Language for Band Directors with Steve Nendza
Steve Nendza is an elementary school principal and a long time band director. He joins the show to give us advice to help connect with our admin, especially for those observations - how to make common ground and explain what we do to administrators who don't understand band!

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On Teaching Band
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45min
July 12, 2025 (171 )Setting Up Your Beginners Throwback with Krystle Smith
Learn some steps that you can take to help your beginning band be more successful - better balanced - have less instrument switching - happier band parents and more student success!
⁠Krystle Smith⁠ has been the Director of Bands at Westbrook Middle School since 2006.
To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of⁠ thegrowingbanddirector.com⁠
Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
Connect with us with comments or ideas
Follow the show:
⁠Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.com⁠
⁠On Youtube The Growing Band Director⁠
⁠Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast Group⁠
⁠Instagram @thegrowingbanddirector⁠
⁠Tik Tok @thegrowingbanddirector⁠
If you like what you hear please:
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58min
July 07, 2025 273 Improving Percussion Skills with Dirkjan van Groningen
Join Kyle and Dirkjan van Groningen (Netherlands) for a discussion around using backing tracks to improve the skills of your percussion students.Band Music CenterAudio StretchThe Benefits of Preparing Percussion Music with RecordingsDirkjan's Youtube ChannelStormbreak-Jim Casella
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28min
July 05, 2025 (167) Jazz Piano For Band Directors Throwback with Jake Sturtevant
Jake Sturtevant is a seasoned band director and professional piano player. In this session we go through exactly what to have your kids play, and what to ignore in those jazz band charts! It is quite simple! Complete with demonstration....less is more - and you really only need two notes!
⁠https://Jakesturtevant.com⁠
To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of thegrowingbanddirector.com
Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
Connect with us with comments or ideas
Follow the show:
Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.com
On Youtube The Growing Band Director
Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast Group
Instagram @thegrowingbanddirector
Tik Tok @thegrowingbanddirector
If you like what you hear please:
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36min
June 30, 2025 271 Making Time for What Matters with Matt Klohs
Matt Klohs is a conductor and musician with a rich and deep history of musical excellence worldwide. Based out of Perth, Australia, he joins the show as part 2 of this rich discussion around all things band!
To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of thegrowingbanddirector.com
Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
Connect with us with comments or ideas
Follow the show:
Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.com
On Youtube The Growing Band Director
Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast Group
Instagram @thegrowingbanddirector
Tik Tok @thegrowingbanddirector
If you like what you hear please:
Leave a Five Star Review and
Share us with another band director!

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45min
June 28, 2025 (159) You Can Gain Energy Through Score Study Throwback
Knowing the music at a deeper level gives you energy and excitement, which will show in your teaching and transfer to your students. Using four examples we show you some possible ways to include score study in your teaching!
⁠Down a Country Lane - Copland/Patterson⁠ (Gr. 2.5)
⁠Cenotaph - Jack Stamp⁠ (Gr. 3.5)
⁠On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss - David Holsinger⁠ (Gr. 3)
American Salute - Morton Gould/Wagner⁠ (Gr. 3.5)
To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of thegrowingbanddirector.com
Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
Connect with us with comments or ideas
Follow the show:
Podcast website : Thegrowingbanddirector.com
On Youtube The Growing Band Director
Facebook-The Growing Band Director Podcast Group
Instagram @thegrowingbanddirector
Tik Tok @thegrowingbanddirector
If you like what you hear please:
Leave a Five Star Review and
Share us with another band director!

...more
43min

FAQs about The Growing Band Director:

How many episodes does The Growing Band Director have?

The podcast currently has 305 episodes available.

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