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“If students know that you want the best personal life experience for them, the music will just follow.” – Jonathan Laflamme Director of Instrumental Music at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, MN Welcome back to...
“Every student has untapped potential. Talent X Effort = Ability and Achievement” – Andrew Klassen Band Director at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute, Winnipeg Canada Welcome back to The Band Director’s Lounge! Today I am...
“Our job is to inspire students to love music as much as we love it.” – Robert Baca Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Welcome...
“You can’t teach excellence without having achieved excellence.” – Scott Guidry, USAF Director (ret.) and Associate Prof. at Bemidji State University Hello and welcome back to The Band Director’s Lounge! This week I am...
Hello and welcome back to the Band Director’s lounge! This week I am chatting with Beth Horton from Tonara. Tonara is an awesome digital learning platform built specifically with the music educator in mind....
Hello and welcome back to the Band Director’s lounge! This week instead of an interview, I will be doing a book review. I have been gearing up for this episode for quite some time...
Yes, you read the episode title correctly; today we are heading to Prague in the Czech republic! This is the first international interview on the Band Director’s Lounge and it is with a passionate...
Hello and welcome to the Band Director’s Lounge! My interview today takes us to the southern United States. Jonathan Chance is from Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Troy State University and graduated in 2004 with...
Hello and welcome! My interview today takes us out of the Midwest to the east coast to the great state of New Jersey. Derek Rohaly Background Derek Rohaly earned his bachelor’s degree in Music...
Dr. Elizabeth Jackson Kirchhoff Background Dr. Elizabeth Jackson Kirchhoff has been active as an instrumental music educator, conductor, and clinician in the United States, Norway, and Canada for over thirty years. She has enjoyed...
Today’s guest is John Pohland who teaches high school band in Waconia, MN. I was really excited when John agreed to chat with me about his program. He has taught in Waconia for 12...
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