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Download Episode! Today I am chatting with Amanda Kaus who teaches 9-12 band at Century High School in Rochester, MN. The Century bands number close to 300 in a high school of around 1300...

Download Episode! Hey everyone, I thought it would be good to take a few minutes to give a quick update on the podcast and some of the things that are coming down the pipeline....

Download Episode! Today I am talking with two local band director rock-stars, Erin Holmes and Bradley Mariska from Farmington High School in Farmington, MN. As the Director of Bands at Farmington High School, Erin...

Download Episode! Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 can be found here!) Welcome back to the second part of my conversation with leadership expert Todd Dufault. Today we get into the details about how...

Download Episode! Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 can be found here!) Today’s I am talking with leadership expert Todd Dufault. Todd Dufault is a master motivator who strives to be a difference maker....

Download Episode! Today I welcome back Jim Callahan for a brief conversation about living in the community where you teach & lessons learned from the first few years of teaching. Daily focus and day...

Download Episode! Today’s guest is Miles Mortensen who teaches at Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka, MN. There are many great bands in the twin cities, but I would say that the MHS program is...

Download Episode! Dr. James Patrick Miller’s Background Dr. James Patrick Miller is the Douglas Nimmo Professor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. James oversees the music education...

Download Episode!   Hello and welcome to the Band Director’s Lounge! This week we are going to change gears a little bit and take a break from director interviews and explore a book. Peter...

Download Episode! Caleb Rebarchak is the Director of Bands at Bellefonte Area High School in Bellefonte, PA. He is a listener to the Band Director’s Lounge and we first connected when Caleb reached out...