We are not solving any problems with this episode, just catching back up. Just hang out with us for a bit.

We talk about the summer and getting ready for the new year.

We're BACKKKKK!!! Tony and Cole discuss the split between TMEA and NAfME and the effects it may have on rural band programs.

We talk with Mike Depasquale and discuss jazz programs in the rural schools. How to start a program and how to keep it going.

We talk about selecting lit for our concerts.

We talk with Dr. Jerry Buttrum. Dr. Buttrum is the organizer and facilitator of the Twin Lakes Band Director Clinic. We talk to him about the development of this and his study into Imposter Syndrome.

This is the information about the clinic and how to virtually attend.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pet5pSigwLVxWkdpii1yP726A0sEkp66/view?usp=sharing

We talk about fundraising ideas and the trials and tribulations of fundraising in a small town.

We do an episode swap with David Aydelott and the Bandstand Podcast. We had a great time talking with David and anticipate many joint ventures in the future.

We talk with Cole Hunt, Band Director at Burchfield Elementary in Scott County, Tennessee.

We talk to Mr. Carroll Gotcher, Band Director at Jackson County High and Middle Schools in Gainesboro, TN. We think you will enjoy our conversation with one of the best directors in Tennessee.