Music (ed) Matters
A burst of energy for your commute! For future educators, those currently making music in any setting, or those wanting to see what really matters in the minds of music education professionals. *Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell but adapted for this platform.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 104
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 177: Episode 177 - Laura Stuart - The Weekly Warmup (and the aging voice)
Laura Stuart is an amazing vocal pedagogue who has tapped into a way to bring joy, technique, and self-trust to singing. In this conversation we hear how Laura got into the world of singing and then …
00:41:15 |
Tue 07 May 2024
Episode 176: Episode 176 - Cristina Marie Vivenzio, Broadway Producer on developing the new Broadway musical, THE OUTSIDERS.
Let’s explore exactly what goes into developing a new Broadway music with producer (and Tony voter) Cristina Maria Vivenzio! If you haven’t heard, there’s a new book musical hitting the Broadway main…
00:42:27 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
Episode 175: Episode 175 - Eric David Ackerman and Creativity, Getting Started, & an epic Album
Eric David Ackerman is an aspiring presence in the world of music, theatre, and film. Hailing from New Jersey, he is currently pursuing his BFA in Acting at the Savannah College of Art and Design and…
00:28:11 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Episode 174: Episode 174 - John Hughes and Letters to a Young Conductor
Meet conductor and author, John Hughes. In this conversation, we discuss John’s new book, Letters to a Young Conductor: Thoughts on Music and Life, all about how to maintain joy in music-making, care…
00:34:49 |
Tue 06 Feb 2024
![Episode 173: Episode 173 - Dr. Troy Robertson - Directing Choral Music and Mental Health [part 1] (An A&C Curated Episode)](https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/48/f1/emilywilliamsburch/1400x1400_16840686.png)
Episode 173: Episode 173 - Dr. Troy Robertson - Directing Choral Music and Mental Health [part 1] (An A&C Curated Episode)
Happy New Year! And what a way to start with this awesome episode! We’ve started this little mini-series on avoiding burnout thanks to feedback we are hearing as part of ACDA’s Advocacy and Collabora…
00:31:05 |
Tue 02 Jan 2024
Episode 24: Bonus Episode #24 - John Mlynczak - CEO and President of NAMM and the NAMM Foundation
Meet NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) CEO and President of the NAMM Foundation, John Mlynczak. In this conversation, we talk about what is NAMM and how important it is for us to know th…
00:46:17 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Episode 23: Bonus Episode #23 - Ruth Hart and Empowering Small-Budget Arts Leaders and the Urgency for Change
This conversation covers the recently released 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts from the NEA. The decline in arts audiences from 1982 - 2022 as well as an upcoming workshop series desi…
00:42:30 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Episode 172: Episode 172 - Dr. Peter Steenblik - Addressing Burnout! (An A&C Curated Episode)
You’ve met Dr. Steenblik before in his awesome episode about the sight-reading chorus as part of Florida All-State programming. We get to bring him back today, but this time addressing a BIG hot topi…
00:50:59 |
Tue 05 Dec 2023
Episode 171: Episode 171 - Dennis Carpenter - ACDA Director of Membership Programs & Services (and A&C Curated Episode)
Let’s talk about “customer value!” Meet the American Choral Directors Association's newest Director of Membership Programs & Services, Dennis Carpenter. In this episode, you’ll learn all about the pa…
00:51:42 |
Tue 07 Nov 2023
Episode 170: Episode 170 - Polly Paulusma - UK Singer/Songwriter
Meet UK Singer/Songwriter Polly Paulusma as we talk about songwriting, motherhood and the music business, mental health, wild swimming…and so much more! This conversation is a fun one!Learn more abou…
00:43:56 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
![Episode 169: Episode 169 - Ruth Hartt - Culture for Hire [an ACDA Advocacy & Collaboration Committee Curated Episode]](https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/72/48/f1/emilywilliamsburch/1400x1400_16732427.png)
Episode 169: Episode 169 - Ruth Hartt - Culture for Hire [an ACDA Advocacy & Collaboration Committee Curated Episode]
Meet Ruth—former opera singer, “compassionate truthteller”, relevance strategist, and arts champion. Her company, “Culture for hire,” addresses the eye-opening perspective shift for arts orgs - it’s …
00:47:05 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
Episode 168: Episode 168 - Allison Russo - The Critical Good
Let’s talk choir culture! Consultant, author, and educator Allison Russo has dedicated her career to creating more ethical and effective arts learning spaces. She has a BM from Ithaca College and an …
00:45:21 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Episode 167: Episode 167 - Erik Jacobs - Middle School Monster Musicians and The Choir Dude
Let’s talk about building thriving middle school choirs through authentic relationships, developing a culture of positivity, and keeping it FUN while creating monster musicians (Jacobs’ phrase in lie…
00:49:09 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
Episode 166: Episode 166 - Kevin Boushel: Championing Irish Choral Music (and more!)
Kevin Boushel is a conductor and music educator based in Dublin, Ireland. He is the Chamber Choir Director and a Government of Ireland Scholar at Dublin City University where he is pursuing a PhD und…
00:42:42 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
Episode 165: Episode 165 - Chronicles of a First-Year Teacher (made it to summer!) with Kyle Feather - PART FOUR
You first met first-year teacher, Mr. Kyle Feather, back in Episode 120 when we got a chance to talk to him on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! You heard from him again in Episode 132, after the first concer…
00:28:57 |
Tue 04 Jul 2023
Episode 164: Episode 164 - Jen Rafferty: Empowered, Aligned, and Taking Care of You!
Let’s talk about living into your most authentic version of YOU! Educator, author, and international public speaker, Jen Rafferty started as a middle school music teacher for 15 years in Central New …
00:41:58 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Episode 163: Episode 163 - An A&C Curated Episode: Composer/Author Dale Trombore - “Know Your Own Process”
Dale Trumbore is a Los Angeles-based composer and writer whose music has been called "devastatingly beautiful" (The Washington Post) and praised for its "soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies depl…
00:46:52 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
Episode 162: Episode 162 - LIVE From Choir Tour (featuring singers from Clemson University on tour with Perform International)
Ever wonder what the singers think after their FIRST international choir tour? Yea - me too! And in May, I got to go on tour as the “artistic advisor” with Clemson University Singers, under the direc…
00:21:42 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Episode 161: Episode 161 - “The Dr. Is In” Audio Book Sample
Kicking off summer with an audiobook sample from "The Business of Choir." Setting up the stage to tell your story and giving you ideas after we just left the Chorus America Conference super inspired.…
00:12:11 |
Tue 06 Jun 2023
Episode 160: Episode 160 - Jeff Wall - Developing Black-Belt Choral Musicians: Transferable Lessons from the Jiu-Jitsu Mats
Transferable lessons from the Jiu-Jitsu mat?! Yes, please!Meet Dr. Jeff Wall, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK but also an avid prac…
00:40:14 |
Tue 30 May 2023
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