Everything Music Ed

In this podcast we talk to teachers, musicians and others about their experiences in learning and teaching music. We discuss a variety of teaching situations and hear from professionals in the fields of concert band, jazz band, marching band, chorus, orchestra, general music, music tech and much more!

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Update frequency: every 11 days
Average duration: 65 minutes
Episodes: 23
Years Active: 2023 - 2024

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Episode 21 - Rose Richard - Band, Chorus, Musical Theater, she does it all!

A Martha's Vineyard native, Rose Richard has taught 23 years on the outskirts of Cape Cod. She started has a 100% band nerd and moved on to chorus and musical theater. With her high energy and wonder…

01:19:20 | Thu 18 Apr 2024

Episode 20 - Paul Warnick - A guitarist that couldn't read music becomes a great teacher!

From a struggling non- music reading clarinetist and saxophonist to an avid gigging guitarist. Paul Warnick went to college and learned to read music and became a wonderful music educator.

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00:48:38 | Thu 04 Apr 2024

Episode 19 - Chris Holland - Band director, lawyer, CEO of Inspire Arts and DCI Corps Director

Chris Holland grew up in the city and attended a school without a band program. However, he found his group musical outlet in the form of drum and bugle corps. He attended UMASS as a math major, but …

01:21:07 | Thu 21 Mar 2024

Episode 18 - Kyle Spraker - What a journey, From sax to bugle to trumpet and from Music Ed major to Performance Major

Kyle Spraker has a very unique journey. Started on saxophone and joined a drum and bugle corps in high school so he naturally switched to trumpet. He went to college to be a music ed Major but switch…

01:34:49 | Thu 07 Mar 2024

Episode 17 - Randall Standridge - From band director to composer and publisher

Randy Standy!! What a person. Listen to his story of becoming a full time composer

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00:58:55 | Thu 22 Feb 2024

Episode 16 - Scotty West - A college art major turned private guitar teacher who created his own guitar, theory and ear training course

Scotty West is the only private guitar teacher I know of that has created his own guitar, theory and ear training course! Listen to his incredible story.

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01:06:53 | Thu 08 Feb 2024

Episode 15 - Dr. Kevin McDonald - From Euphonium to Choir to Jazz, he does it all!!

Dr. Kevin McDonald. An incredible musician who has an incredible experience being recruited to college all the way through grad school. Started as a euphonium major ended up a stellar choral conducto…

01:31:11 | Thu 25 Jan 2024

Episode 14 - Kate Margrave - Colorado Band and Orchestra teacher talks literature, building programs and learning from the best!

Former student, Kate Margrave, talks about moving from the east coast out the Colorado, building a program and conducting at the highest level!!

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01:07:40 | Thu 11 Jan 2024

Episode 13 - Sean Hagon - Berklee Professor discusses music business, composition, improvisation and more

Sean Hagon, a gifted musician, composer and educator discusses non-typical ways to teach music composition, improvisation and business.

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00:50:36 | Tue 21 Nov 2023

Episode 12 - Kerry Cutler - A 27 year teaching veteran discusses teaching strings

A 27 year teaching veteran, Kerry Cutler comes on and talks about her late start to playing an instrument and the incredible luck she had in attaining one. We also discuss her being a Black American …

01:02:37 | Thu 09 Nov 2023

Episode 11 - Sean O'Loughlin - Accomplished Composer and Conducter talks about his rise from a Syracuse Music Ed Major to a sought after LA orchestrator

Composer and Conductor, Sean O'Loughlin discusses how he became successful after his humble roots in Syracuse. From a music education degree to a masters in composition, then moving to LA and working…

01:09:29 | Thu 26 Oct 2023

Episode 10 - Dr. Rhoda Bernard - Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education discusses educating students with special needs

Dr. Rhoda Bernard is the founder and Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education. In this episode we talk about how this division at Berklee School of Music came to be, w…

00:43:45 | Thu 12 Oct 2023

Episode 9 - Alex Pendleton - Director of a top Marching Band discusses teaching, budget, staffing and show design

A 25 year veteran teacher, Alex Pendleton has brought the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School Marching Band to an elite level!! We discuss budget, staffing and show design.

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00:52:51 | Thu 28 Sep 2023

Episode 8.5 - Chris Trapper - Singer/Songwriter discusses his life navigating through an evolving music business

Singer / Songwriter, Chris Trapper discusses his life growing up singing in choirs and how he has navigated the ever changing music business over the last 30 years.

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01:18:20 | Thu 21 Sep 2023

Episode 8 - Aaron Bush - Director of a top high school jazz ensemble in the country talks Essentially Ellington and teaching jazz

In this episode we talk with the band director of one of the best high school jazz ensembles in the country, Aaron Bush. We discuss Essentially Ellington, the process of getting students ready to per…

01:13:38 | Thu 14 Sep 2023

Episode 007 - Damon Grant - "Discussions in Percussion" podcaster talks about teaching private lessons and race

Damon Grant is a percussionist and recording artist. We talk about him teaching private lessons, we talk about his podcast "Discussions in Percussion", we discuss his most memorable performances as w…

01:10:17 | Thu 31 Aug 2023