Aug 26, 2020
Cornelius Young teaches 4-8 band at Green Hedges School in Vienna, VA. Dr. Richard Miles is the retired Director of Bands at Morehead State University in Kentucky and the man who compiled and edited the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band book series. Though different stories to tell, there is a common thread...
Aug 18, 2020
Michael Levine, founder of the Dallas Brass, talks about Harmony Bridge, a program where students perform for impacted members of the community. Diane Koutsulis, the daughter of Greek immigrants shares how winning a brand-new Lincoln Continental at age 2 ½ changed her life and how The Go Go’s We’ve Got the Beat...
Aug 11, 2020
He began on a trumpet with only two valves and through his hard work and persistence, became one of our nation's finest high school band directors. Alfred Watkins talks about growing up and going to school in Jackson, Georgia and how he built the nationally acclaimed Lassiter High School Band program. He continues...
Aug 4, 2020
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser talks about the important role a teacher plays in a child's experience and discusses the new Essential Elements Band Talk podcast that has recently been released. Composer Willie Owens shares how he got the bug to own a Corvette and chats about the influence teachers made in his life and his wish...