Talking Up Music Education
Talking Up Music Education is a podcast from The NAMM Foundation hosted by Mary Luehrsen that celebrates music learning through conversations with artists, teachers and students, music business professionals, and thought leaders who are passionate about music education.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2020
057- Struck By Lightning! Bill Ivey Finds Meaning and Purpose in Homegrown Culture
American folklore scholar and former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Bill Ivey explores ideas for how to achieve meaning and purpose in life through art and music as American society …
00:28:30 |
Wed 18 Jul 2018
056- Iconic Jazz Vocalists The Manhattan Transfer LIVE from Summer NAMM
2018 American Eagle Award honorees Cheryl Bentyne, Alan Paul, and Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer share their musical origin stories, including the evolution of the iconic jazz vocal group. Th…
00:33:31 |
Wed 18 Jul 2018
055- Music as Purpose: Singer-songwriter Thomas Claxton's Path Was Set from the Start--LIVE from Summer NAMM
Professional vocalist and musician Thomas Claxton just might be the hardest working musician you haven't heard of... yet. With more than 300 performances per year, all over the U.S., Claxton performs…
00:35:12 |
Wed 18 Jul 2018
054- From Small Country Town to Big Country Sound: Following Parmalee's Star
Country music band Parmalee was raised on a diet of southern rock, country, and blues. They've played on country music’s biggest stages, landed on the top of Billboard’s Country chart, and have 30 mi…
00:36:28 |
Mon 16 Jul 2018
053- Adaptive Technology Levels the Playing Field for Quadriplegic Musicians
Mike DiCesare, co-founder and President of Jamboxx shares his commitment to making a product that allows everyone to play music, regardless of ability. The Jamboxx is an electronic, USB-powered, brea…
00:22:57 |
Mon 16 Jul 2018
052- Hunger to Do Something Amazing: From N.W.A. to Open Labs—Arabian Prince Gets Futuristic (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
Arabian Prince got his start in Compton where his mother was a piano teacher and his father was a radio talk show host. He developed an affinity for technology at a young age and began paying around …
00:26:45 |
Mon 12 Feb 2018
051- Forte Tenors Bring Opera to a New Generation with Their Pop-classical Crossover Style (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
Forte Tenors Josh Page, Alok Kumar, and Zach Page talk about finding their voices as young men; their musical influences; training like a tenor; performing in operas all over the world; and the role …
00:31:13 |
Mon 12 Feb 2018
050- Catching Up with Grammy-nominated Singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
Vanessa Carlton, 2018 NAMM Foundation SupportMusic Champion Award recipient, gets real with host Mary Luehrsen about becoming a super star before she was ready; settling in to her freedom as a songwr…
00:20:56 |
Mon 12 Feb 2018
049- Learning the Language of Music Education is the Next Step in Music Ed Advocacy, with NAfME Executive Director Mike Blakeslee and NAfME President Denese Odegaard (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
NAfME and The NAMM Foundation have worked together on music education advocacy initiatives for many years. In this episode of Talking Up Music Education, host Mary Luehrsen catches up with NAfME’s Mi…
00:23:24 |
Mon 12 Feb 2018
048- A Conversation with Director of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) Dr. Jane Best and Executive Director of the National Association for Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Dr. Earl Franks (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
Partners and collaborators from AEP, NAESP and The NAMM Foundation get specific on how to create resources that are accessible and informative for decision-makers in education—and how to spread the m…
00:20:07 |
Sun 11 Feb 2018
047- Country Music Star Hunter Hayes (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
Multi-instrumentalist and five-time Grammy-nominated CMA artist Hunter Hayes went from playing a toy accordion to becoming proficient in playing the guitar, piano, and actual accordion—among dozens o…
00:23:53 |
Sun 11 Feb 2018
046- Ok Go Drummer Dan Konopka Talks Innovation in Music Performance and Video (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
Iconic music and video innovators Ok Go performed at the 2018 NAMM Foundation Celebration for Music Education at The NAMM Show on January 25. Drummer Dan Konopka stopped by earlier that day to chat a…
00:25:34 |
Sun 11 Feb 2018
045- Jazz Great Bunny Brunel on Growing Up in France, His Musical Influences, and Cooking in the Kitchen and on the Bass Guitar (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
Bass guitarist Bunny Brunel’s musical journey was anything but a straight line to playing alongside jazz legends Chick Correa, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter. The two-time Grammy-nominated bass pl…
00:28:18 |
Tue 06 Feb 2018
044- What It Takes to Find Your Musical Tribe: A Conversation with the Masumi Trio, with a Special LIVE Performance (The 2018 NAMM Show Series)
International performance artists, the Masumi Trio, found each other against all odds while enrolled at the Los Angeles College of Music. Masumi, who is the trio’s lead singer is from Japan; Diego, d…
00:23:11 |
Tue 06 Feb 2018
043- Recognizing Extraordinary Parent Support with the Patrick John Hughes Parent/Booster Award: LIVE from Music for All/Bands of America Grand Nationals (episode 4 of 4)
The recipient of the 2017 Patrick John Hughes Parent/Booster Award, Greg Hooper of Powder Springs, GA, and Patrick John Hughes, who the award is named after, sat down with host Mary Luehrsen to share…
00:32:55 |
Tue 12 Dec 2017
042- Seven Buses, Two 18-wheelers, and 14 Hours: LIVE from Music for All/Bands of America Grand Nationals (episode 3 of 4)
Three band directors and three drum majors from three different states sit and chat with Host Mary Luehrsen about their journey to Music for All-Bands of America Grand Nationals Marching Band competi…
00:43:56 |
Tue 12 Dec 2017
041- Mark Goff: LIVE from the 2017 Music for All/Bands of America Grand Nationals Series (episode 2 of 4)
Indiana Arts Education Network (IAEN) founder, former NAMM Chair, and Owner of Paige’s Music Mark Goff explains how he remains “relentlessly positive” in his advocacy efforts with the Indiana State D…
00:34:13 |
Fri 17 Nov 2017
040- Eric Martin: LIVE from the 2017 Music for All/Bands of America Grand Nationals Series (episode 1 of 4)
While Indianapolis was transformed into a marching band city for the 2017 Grand Nationals championship, Music for All President Eric Martin talks with host Mary Luehrsen about the hard work, commitme…
00:26:12 |
Fri 17 Nov 2017
039- From high school drummer to playing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Phil Madeira
Phil Madeira is a multi-award winning, multi-instrumentalist, who has played alongside the likes of Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Garth Brooks, and more. In this podcast episode, Madeira talks abou…
00:31:00 |
Fri 22 Sep 2017
038- Legendary songwriter and producer Artie Kornfeld, on meeting Fats Domino and promoting the Woodstock Festival
Artie Kornfeld is a legendary songwriter, producer, and music promoter, and the man behind the Woodstock Festival. In this special episode recorded at Summer NAMM, Kornfeld reflects on making all-sta…
00:34:20 |
Fri 22 Sep 2017
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