Podcasts about athletic bands

This week on The Football Letter Podcast we're talking about the Penn State Blue Band with Associate Director of Athletic Bands, Micki Potlunas Ferguson '07, '21g! In addition to her duties with the Blue Band, Micki is also a Penn State faculty member for the School of Music in the College of Arts & Architecture. If you love the Blue Band (who doesn't?!), this is the episode for you! Also, Football Letter Editor Emeritus John Black '62 reads from The Letter he wrote following Penn State's 2017 Fiesta Bowl win over Washington, which capped off an 11-2 season for the Nittany Lions. Learn more about the Penn State Alumni Association: alumni.psu.edu. Follow the Penn State Alumni Association on:FacebookX (Twitter)InstagramLinkedIn

This week on the LU Moment, we sit down with Lamar University's Director of Athletic Bands, Eric Shannon.For updates on the latest news and events at Lamar University, visit lamar.edu/news.

Marching bands are now a staple at halftimes. But why? This hour, we discuss the art of the marching band. We'll talk about all of the work that goes into coordinating them, and the evolution of marching band music and competitions. Plus, a look at the history of halftime. GUESTS:  Justin McManus: Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Connecticut Dylan Reyes: Occasional board operator for The Colin McEnroe Show who marched competitively through high school Mark Dyreson: Professor of Kinesiology and Affiliate Professor of History at Penn State, where he is also Co-Director of Research and Educational Programs for the Penn State Center for the Study of Sports in Society. He is the author of numerous books and articles about the history of sport Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.  Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired on November 13, 2023.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 003 • March 11, 2024 • “Enjoy (Band) Life”   FIRST STRAIN: News ‘n' Notes • West Virginia University band practice facility controversy: https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/wvu-marching-band-alumni-disappointed-over-universitys-new-plan-build-practice-field-off-campus/6P2VERYPGNB4HGFTFXSOTDCJ6E/ https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/wvu-addresses-transportation-community-use-concerns-regarding-new-band-facility/ https://bands.wvu.edu/ensembles/mountaineer-marching-band/pride-practice-facility/pride-practice-facility-faq? https://www.wvuf.org/news-publications/news/2019/11/11/wvu-seeks-to-build-pride-of-west-virginia-practice-facility https://arts.wvu.edu/news/2023/10/24/ppff-deans-letter   SECOND STRAIN: a Twitter tweet about studying literature and the arts, and STEM, and community bands   TRIO: Interview with EVREN GUNDUZ, CEO and co-founder of Enjoy Life Education, Inc.   Evren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evrengunduz/   Enjoy Life Education, Inc.: https://www.enjoylifeeducation.org/   UMass Marching Band performing “Madonna Medley”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivJn3oJVKs0&pp=ygUkdW1hc3MgbWFyY2hpbmcgYmFuZCBtYWRvbm5hIG1pY2hpZ2Fu   DOGFIGHT: A new Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Delaware     CODA     FOLLOW US! BandWagon RSS feed: feed.podbean.com/heyband/feed.xml BandWagon website: heyband.podbean.com BandWagon on Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555170345309 Rob ("HammertonMedia") on Facebook: facebook.com/HammertonMedia Rob on X/Twitter: twitter.com/DrRob8487   SUBSCRIBE TO BANDWAGON! https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/eg706GUVzixV   SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK! Email: heybandwagon@yahoo.com Voicemail: speakpipe.com/HeyBandWagon

Marching bands are now a staple at halftimes. But why? This hour, we discuss the art of the marching band. We'll talk about all of the work that goes into coordinating them, and the evolution of marching band music and competitions. Plus, a look at the history of halftime. GUESTS:  Justin McManus: Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Connecticut Dylan Reyes: Student at the University of Hartford who marched competitively through high school. He is a former Colin McEnroe Show intern, and he occasionally fills in on the board Mark Dyreson: Professor of Kinesiology and Affiliate Professor of History at Penn State, where he is also Co-Director of Research and Educational Programs for the Penn State Center for the Study of Sports in Society. He is the author of numerous books and articles about the history of sport Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.  Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rowan University Football Coaches Show takes a look at the dramatic 9-7 win over TCNJ. Profs wide receiver Shane Martin joins the show to detail how he caught the game-winning Hail Mary. Also, Megan Cooney, Director of Athletic Bands, joins the show to talk about the Rowan University Marching Band - the newest addition to Profs gamedays.

This episode originally aired in August 2021. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin is Director of Wind Band Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Penn State University. In addition to conducting the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, overseeing the graduate wind conducting program, teaching courses in wind band literature and wind conducting, she oversees all aspects of the concert band programs at Penn State. Her appointment at PSU follows three years as Assistant Director of Bands and Associate Director of Athletic Bands at the University of South Carolina. Prior to her tenure at Uof SC, Mitchell-Spradlin taught at Valdosta State University as Director of Athletic Bands and was Director of Bands at Chamblee High School in Chamblee, Georgia. Mitchell-Spradlin has a diverse background as a clinician, adjudicator, educator, and speaker. She is a frequent guest conductor, and has presented regionally at the South Carolina Music Educators Association Conference, nationally at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, internationally at the International Society for the Promotion of Wind Band in Austria, and has served as Tau Beta Sigma's local and national Women in Music Speaker. As a proponent of new music, she is engaged in building the wind band medium. She led the consortium and premiere of Aaron Perrine's Beneath a Canvas of Green for wind ensemble and percussion quartet which was also the source of her doctoral dissertation. Additionally, she is active in a number of premieres and consortiums for new music. Mitchell-Spradlin serves as the National Vice President of Professional Relations for Tau Beta Sigma: National Honorary Band Sorority. She also holds memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi, the College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Education, and Women Band Directors International. Learn more about the Penn State Music program here! https://music.psu.edu/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicast-podcast/support

The One About The Start of Marching Band. This week, our hosts are joined once again by co-host Trevor Bailey! Trevor Bailey serves as the Assistant Professor of Music/Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Western Carolina University, as well as Low Brass Coordinator of the Sacramento Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps. Together, the gang talks about their upcoming marching band seasons, as well as discusses DCA finals. Join us this week, On A Water Break!Meet our Hosts:Jackie Brown - @spintronixguardStephen McCarrick - @stephenmccarickBeth Beccone - @bether7189Cynthia Bernard - @cynthiabernAshlee Amos - @famousamossss_Whitney Stone - @dancerwhitThom Shearer - @tshearer74Trevor Bailey - @t_pain151Justin Surface - @J_dex07Nicole Younger - @o2bnpjs & @thecookoutcgChris Rutt - @wildhornbrass1Cindy Barry - @leandermommaFeaturing:Lexi Duda - Host for On A Water Break In Rhinestones - The Stories of the Twirlers @lexi_dudaJoshua Hecht - Drum Major Leadership Academy - @dmlatrainingBill Ives - @marching_pageantry_arts_museumTo learn more about our history: - marchingpageantryartsmuseum.orgThank you also to @guardcloset and @marchingartseducation#marchingband #colorguard #dci #podcast #onawaterbreak #wgi #drumline

Dan and Brian speak with Chad Shoopman, the Director of Athletic Bands for the University of Arizona, about why so many of the stories in the Arizona Musical Memory archive celebrate being in a band. His experiences in marching bands and working for many different Disney ensembles, both as a leader, and as a session player, give him an interesting perspective on the stories we share from the interviews we have collected. Many musical memories speak of the significance of marching bands, but Chad's insights teach Dan and Brian a thing or two about the transformative power of marching band, and the way it shapes people lives. Stories from Alexlis Rivera-Jinel, Khris Dodge, and Ashley Rodriguez answer why people might give hours in the heat, wearing uncomfortable uniforms, in an attempt to do something excellent together that they couldn't do on their own. Marching bands are more than just an elective in school; they may hold a secret on how to make the world a better place.

In this episode, Assistant Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Florida State University Dr. Chandler L. Wilson joins us for a conversation on his extensive collegiate journey, his multi-faceted career, and his philosophy on balancing life as a musician. #keepitrelative-- SOCIALS: Facebook: www.facebook.com/relativepitchpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/relativepitchpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/relativepitch_ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sIViEI... Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Website: relativepitchpodcast.com

In this week's episode, Eric and Justin get the chance to interview Dr. Jack Eaddy. Dr. Eaddy is the Director of Athletic Bands and the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band at Western Carolina University and has a similar mindset to both Eric and Justin. Dr. Eaddy is a stark believer of authentic relationships and that they are the foundation of any level of success for a band program. This week's episode gets into the nuts and bolts of real relationship building that help construct a program of respect , trust and partnership. Tune in and check out this week's episode. Enjoy and share!!!In Rotation:"La Formula" - Maluma & Marc Anthony- Eric"21 Savage" - J. Monty- Justin"Thundercat"- JackContact Jack: Jackeaddy.com- emailSupport the showConnect with us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram: @podthescoreEmail: podthescore@gmail.com | The Score Podcast WebsiteSupport The Score on Patreon or PaypalMusic Credits:Intro: Justin McLean In Rotation & Outro: Ben Bohorquez - @jamin_music

Join an amazing panel of women who love band and talk about the highs and lows of being females in the band world.Dr. Amy Knopps - Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at MizzouJulie Angelis Boehler - Timpanist at Brass Band of Battle Creek & Former Principal Timpanist Retired at U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"

Introducing Gregory Drane. Gregory is the new Director of Athletic Bands at Pennsylvania State University. Gregory also marched for one of our major HBCU marching bands and shares a similar bond with our host. Tonight, we find out where Gregory is from, where he marched in college and how he became the Head Band Director in the Big Ten Conference. This podcast is brought to you by SAY Marketing and Promotions, Block Band Music & Publishing, Kevin Peete of ReMax Patriots, Block Us Up - Band Blog, Smokee O's BBQ, Math-Sci Tutoring and Educational Services, Lamik's Video Sofia's BBQ and Fish, Bull City Music School, HBCU Recruitment Center, and Prodigious Music Concepts LLC Check out our website http://www.themarchingpodcast.com/ you can email the show at marchingpodcast@gmail.com, find us on IG at themarchingpodcast, subscribe to us on Facebook at The Marching Podcast or tweet us @marchingpodcast, We hope you enjoy the show!  

Associate Dean Barclay Barrios, fills in for regular host Dean Michael Horswell, and engages In Conversation with Marc Decker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands. Dr. Decker is an active arranger, drill writer, guest conductor and adjudicator. He has also published journal articles and presented at national conferences one a variety of subjects, including the works of various composers, teaching pedagogy and recruiting strategies for college marching bands.

In this week's episode, Director of Athletic Bands at Western Carolina University Dr. Jack Eaddy joins us for a conversation surrounding the need for community and connection within music education. #keepitrelative -- SOCIALS: Facebook: www.facebook.com/relativepitchpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/relativepitchpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/relativepitch_ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sIViEI... Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Website: relativepitchpodcast.com

Eckstine highlights the upcoming performance at the Monmouth American Legion on Veteran' Day, their upcoming Symphonic Concert Bank on November 20th, and more on the WRAM Morning Show.

Dr. Quintus F. Wrighten, Jr. is the Assistant Director of Bands and Associate Director of Athletic Bands at the University of South Carolina. In addition to conducting the University Bands, he teaches courses in conducting and band methods, supervises student teachers, co-directs the basketball bands, and coordinates the volleyball band. While completing doctoral study, he served as the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Memphis, where he directed the marching band, conducted the Symphonic Band, and taught courses in undergraduate conducting and instrumental materials and methods. His appointment at the University of South Carolina follows public school teaching experience that spans thirteen years in middle and high schools of South Carolina, with his ensembles being recognized on state, regional, and national levels for consistent performance excellence. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/set-to-fire/support

Steve McKeithen is the Director of Athletic Bands at Fresno State along with a variety of other titles and responsibilities within the music department at the university. Steve joined the program to talk about the always outstanding Bulldog Marching Band - what they do in the summer, auditions, how the size of the band is determined and a significant honor for them coming January 1st, 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve McKeithen is the Director of Athletic Bands at Fresno State along with a variety of other titles and responsibilities within the music department at the university. Steve joined the program to talk about the always outstanding Bulldog Marching Band - what they do in the summer, auditions, how the size of the band is determined and a significant honor for them coming January 1st, 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joey reminisces about his band days with SU's new Director of Athletic Bands, Shaun Evans! The group discuses their fun weekend after the Apple Blossom Festival. Shaun also gives some hidden knowledge about Google Calendar that everyone should know. Enjoy!!   Hosts: Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft, and Scott King Producer: Sean Kelly Music: Powerful EDM Future Bass - Ivymusic

This week Nick Averwater talks with Randy Dale, Assistant Professor of Music, Associate Director of Bands, and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Mississippi, to get some ideas about recruiting new students for your band program. Our conversation was recorded April 8, 2022 in downtown Memphis, where Randy was giving a presentation for Amro University.

Women, all around the world, are paving the way toward a society that fostersinclusivity, diversity and equality.In this episode, we'll get a chance to listen to Julia Baumanis. She's going to share with us how her initial passion for music became the guiding light to her career as a band director.Aside from discussing her rise to the musical world, she's going to elaborate on her aspirations, navigating through the pandemic and why she is embracing her gender as a medium to raise awareness and encourage more women to be leaders in their expertise.Dr. Julia Baumanis is Assistant Director of Bands at Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts and is the first female band director in the university's history. Previously, she served as Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Central Missouri and served as Multicultural Chair for the Missouri Music Educators Association. She has presented her research nationally and most recently has focused on developing a conductor's baton that records data collected from a conductor's expressive gestures. She is a graduate of Florida State University, where she received her PhD in Music Education and Instrumental Conducting.Audio Editing: Podcast Engineers

After a long wait, we are finally introducing our not-so-new Director of Athletic Bands, Dr. Patrick Coughlin, who is nearly finished with his first academic year at Carroll! He's talking about the unique marching band at Carroll, his connection to the Green Bay Packers, and how a student can get involved in one of our athletic bands!

Director for Athletic Bands at UW-Madison, Dr. Corey Pompey, joins the Cripescast to discuss his career path, the audition process, upholding important Badger traditions, and his goals for promoting diversity in the band.

Since 2008, Dr. Sigurd Johnson has been an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Athletic Bands and Percussion Studies at North Dakota State University. Prior to his appointment at NDSU, he served as Director of Bands and Percussion at Valley City State University in Valley City, ND; Director of Bands and Instrumental Music at Rust College in Holly Springs, MS; and as a percussion arranger and instructor on the staff of the University of Memphis Marching Band. While living in the mid-south, Dr. Johnson was a member of the percussion section of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, an active jazz and theater freelance performer and a clinician/adjudicator. He also spent four years teaching and performing in Norway. Currently, Dr. Johnson spends a portion of his summer teaching percussion at the International Music Camp, where he is also an executive member of the IMC board and President of the IMC US Corporation. He has served as the East Region Band Representative for the North Dakota Music Education Association, is a past president of the North Dakota National Band Association; and has served as North Dakota State Chair for the collegiate chapters of the Music Educators National Conference (NAFME). Johnson has also served as Chapter President of the North Dakota Percussive Arts Society. He is active in the upper Midwest as a percussion, jazz ensemble and marching/concert band clinician and adjudicator, as well as a guest conductor of Festival and Honor bands. Dr. Johnson is a Yamaha Percussion Instruments, Sabian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads and Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets artist as well as a member of the Black Swamp Percussion Instruments Education Team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Perry Ditch interviews Director of Athletic Bands at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC, Tim Heath! Tim and Perry take the time to talk about an interesting program called Shared Experience at Wake Forest. This program allows students at different 2 or 4 year colleges who do not offer a marching band program to continue to play their instruments. Listen as they dive into the specifics of this program and what rewards it entails for students in the surrounding area of Wake Forest University.

Earlier this month, the Ohio State University marching band performed a halftime show featuring the music of Rush. Rush fans everywhere were delighted with the show. So we invited Dr. Christopher Hoch, Director of Marching and Athletic Bands at OSU, to talk about the show, the difficulty of performing Rush songs, and the positive feedback the performance received--including from the official Rush social media accounts!

What can we do to combat teacher burnout? That's what I chatted with James Robinson, II about on this week's episode of That Music Podcast. Unfortunately, burnout is a very real problem within the teaching profession as a whole. Add on the fact that music teachers are often isolated on our own 'islands' and you have an even more exacerbated problem. James Robinson, II received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Limestone University in Gaffney, South Carolina, where he currently serves as the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands and Instrumental Music, the faculty advisor for the LU Collegiate NAfME chapter, and teaches the non-major percussion studio. Previously, he taught 2nd through 5th-grade general music, including an all-age honor choir, handbell ensemble, and the world-percussion club, in Gaston County, North Carolina. Robinson has presented professional development sessions for various state and local education associations with topics including relevant repertoire for elementary students, music tech in the elementary classroom, music teacher burnout causes and prevention, and the impact arts programs have on student mental health. Links and Resources: Grab your FREE copy of the Elementary Music Newbie Guide Follow James on Instagram Follow James on Twitter

What can we do to combat teacher burnout? That's what I chatted with James Robinson, II about on this week's episode of That Music Podcast. Unfortunately, burnout is a very real problem within the teaching profession as a whole. Add on the fact that music teachers are often isolated on our own 'islands' and you have an even more exacerbated problem. James Robinson, II received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Limestone University in Gaffney, South Carolina, where he currently serves as the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands and Instrumental Music, the faculty advisor for the LU Collegiate NAfME chapter, and teaches the non-major percussion studio. Previously, he taught 2nd through 5th-grade general music, including an all-age honor choir, handbell ensemble, and the world-percussion club, in Gaston County, North Carolina. Robinson has presented professional development sessions for various state and local education associations with topics including relevant repertoire for elementary students, music tech in the elementary classroom, music teacher burnout causes and prevention, and the impact arts programs have on student mental health. Links and Resources: Grab your FREE copy of the Elementary Music Newbie Guide Follow James on Instagram Follow James on Twitter

Dr. Michquelena Potlunas Ferguson currently serves as an Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at the Pennsylvania State University. In her role, she assists with the direction of the Penn State Marching Blue Band, the “Pride of the Lions” Pep Band, the Campus Band, teaches music courses, and supervises student teachers. Prior to her current appointment, she was a Lecturer of Music, teaching courses in music education and assisting with the direction of athletic and concert bands while concurrently completing her Ph.D. in Music Education from Penn State. Ferguson holds a Master of Music degree in Music Education from West Chester University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Alvernia University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Penn State. Ferguson's research interests include Title IX's effects on women in collegiate athletic bands, investigating the role of women as leaders in music education, and athletic band musicianship. She has presented her research at state, national, and international music education conferences. Prior to returning to higher education, Ferguson taught in the Pennsylvania Public Schools for ten years, primarily in high school instrumental music. Ferguson previously served as the Senior High School Band Director and Music Department K-12 Chairperson in the Exeter Township School District in Reading, PA. At Exeter Township, Ferguson was responsible for directing the marching band, the concert band, the auditioned wind ensemble, jazz bands, AP Music Theory, and general music courses in popular music and music technology. You can read Dr. Potlunas Ferguson's dissertation via link on the F-flat Books Website. You can access a NAfME Session/ more information on action research by reaching out to Marissa Guarriello, Maggie Harrigan, Sarah Gulish, Matt Clauhs, or Erik Piazza. Their contact info is available via the F-flat Books Website --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicast-podcast/support

Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin is Director of Wind Band Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Penn State University. In addition to conducting the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, overseeing the graduate wind conducting program, teaching courses in wind band literature and wind conducting, she oversees all aspects of the concert band programs at Penn State. Her appointment at PSU follows three years as Assistant Director of Bands and Associate Director of Athletic Bands at the University of South Carolina. Prior to her tenure at Uof SC, Mitchell-Spradlin taught at Valdosta State University as Director of Athletic Bands and was Director of Bands at Chamblee High School in Chamblee, Georgia. Mitchell-Spradlin has a diverse background as a clinician, adjudicator, educator, and speaker. She is a frequent guest conductor, and has presented regionally at the South Carolina Music Educators Association Conference, nationally at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, internationally at the International Society for the Promotion of Wind Band in Austria, and has served as Tau Beta Sigma's local and national Women in Music Speaker. As a proponent of new music, she is engaged in building the wind band medium. She led the consortium and premiere of Aaron Perrine's Beneath a Canvas of Green for wind ensemble and percussion quartet which was also the source of her doctoral dissertation. Additionally, she is active in a number of premieres and consortiums for new music. Mitchell-Spradlin serves as the National Vice President of Professional Relations for Tau Beta Sigma: National Honorary Band Sorority. She also holds memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi, the College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Education, and Women Band Directors International. Learn more about the Penn State Music program here! https://music.psu.edu/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicast-podcast/support

On this episode of “One More Time,” we’re talking about wind band works that have been dedicated to people, movements, and ideas, with a specific focus on environmentalism and sustainability. We’re joined by Steven Bryant, a freelance composer who’s studied composition at the Juilliard School, North Texas University, and Ouachita University and the composer of “The Automatic Earth;” Viet Cuong, the California Symphony’s 2020-2023 Young American Composer-in-Residence and composer of “Re(new)al;”and Dr. Jay Watkins, who works at the University of Florida as the Associate Director of Bands, Director of Athletic Bands, Assistant Professor in the School of Music and as the Director of the “Pride of the Sunshine” - The Gator Marching Band. Cindy Severino provides us with our Two Minute Rehearsal Technique, and Scott Schwartz of the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music joins to tell us about pieces that Sousa wrote and dedicated.

Jordan Dollenger sits down with Assistant Professor of Music, Associate Director of Bands, and Director of Athletic Bands for the University of Mississippi Randy Dale to talk about all things Pride of the South. Feature Twirlers Alexa Tamburlin and Sydney Spencer also join the show to talk about their unique sport and how important it is to the Ole Miss Marching Band.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the Pandemic Pedagogy Podcast, we'll be talking about the effect of the pandemic on marching and pep bands. Joining me this week to talk about the ways we learn in this era are two of my students from the Audio Production 2 class, Sara Brown and Joshua Pruett. Also joining us for discussion this week is Dr. Steven Riley, Assistant Director of Bands, and Director of Athletic Bands at Arkansas State University. Pandemic Pedagogy Podcast is produced in association with the Audio Production 2 class in the School of Media and Journalism at Arkansas State University.

Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin is the director of bands at Penn State University. She joined the show to share the story of her career, challenges that she has faced, and some thoughts about concert band programming. Topics: Tonya's background and education. Representation matters! Programming music. Thoughts about teaching and conducting. Links: Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin Association of Black Women Band Directors Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium Biography: Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin is Director of Wind Band Studies and Assistant Professor of Music. In addition to conducting the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, overseeing the graduate wind conducting program, teaching courses in wind band literature and wind conducting, she oversees all aspects of the concert band programs at Penn State. Her appointment at PSU follows three years as Assistant Director of Bands and Associate Director of Athletic Bands at the University of South Carolina. Prior to her tenure at UofSC, Mitchell-Spradlin taught at Valdosta State University as Director of Athletic Bands and was Director of Bands at Chamblee High School in Chamblee, Georgia. Mitchell-Spradlin has a diverse background as a clinician, adjudicator, educator, and speaker. She is a frequent guest conductor, and has presented regionally at the South Carolina Music Educators Association Conference, nationally at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, internationally at the International Society for the Promotion of Wind Band in Austria, and has served as Tau Beta Sigma’s local and national Women in Music Speaker. As a proponent of new music, she is engaged in building the wind band medium. She led the consortium and premiere of Aaron Perrine’s Beneath a Canvas of Green for wind ensemble and percussion quartet which was also the source of her doctoral dissertation. Additionally, she is active in a number of premieres and consortiums for new music. Mitchell-Spradlin serves as the National Vice President of Professional Relations for Tau Beta Sigma: National Honorary Band Sorority. She also holds memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi, the College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Education, and Women Band Directors International. ------- Are you planning to travel with your group sometime soon? If so, please consider my sponsor, Kaleidoscope Adventures, a full service tour company specializing in student group travel. With a former educator as its CEO, Kaleidoscope Adventures is dedicated to changing student lives through travel and they offer high quality service and an attention to detail that comes from more than 25 years of student travel experience. Trust Kaleidoscope’s outstanding staff to focus on your group’s one-of-a-kind adventure, so that you can focus on everything else! The Everything Band Podcast Team: Host and Creator: Mark Connor Outreach Manager: Colin Peters Creative Director: Jake Walker  

This episode features Amy Knopps, DMA. Dr. Knopps serves as Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Missouri. Prior to her time at Mizzou, she served as Associate Professor of Music, Associate Director of Bands, and Director of Athletic Bands at Eastern Michigan University. In this episode we talk about the importance of revisiting repertoire, how life experiences can shape our musical interpretation, and ways to champion diversity within our band programs. Ic2us is your source for any and everything conducting, listening, teaching, and music making. Treat yourself to a weekly dose of musical inspiration as we pick the minds of great conductors and delve into note worthy repertoire. If you’re a musician, teacher, or conductor: you’ve found your people. Find Ic2us on your favorite streaming platform and don’t forget to check out our Spotify and YouTube playlists: https://linktr.ee/ic2us

Looking for some tips on Spirit Program collaboration?! In this episode we chat with Dr. Paul Koch, Director of Bands, on ways Dance Teams and Athletic Bands can work together in creating an exciting Game Day atmosphere!

On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Brett Keating, the Director of Athletic Bands here at Carroll. Although sporting events have been cancelled this year, the marching band has continued to spread school spirit to our community with many socially-distant and virtual events, such as the Friday After Class series. Dr. Keating also talks about the challenges of building a tradition and visibility for a relatively new program, as well as some traditions that have already begun! Stay until the end of the episode to hear a performance of the opening of Motown played by the Carroll University Marching Pioneers!  You can find more information about the marching band scholarship here. You can also check out the marching band website and these videos of band performances.   

Nicholas Williams is an Associate Professor of Music, Music Director and Conductor of the Wind Symphony and Concert Band at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. He joins the show to talk about growing up and starting his career in Texas and his recent move to Australia. Topics: Nick’s origin story growing up in Texas, the role of the church in his early musical development, and why his Mom wouldn’t let him play the clarinet. Going to the University of North Texas as an undergraduate and Nick’s first teaching job. Teaching only 9th and 10th graders at Clark High School in Plano, Texas. The story of how Nick ended up in Australia and his early observations about the differences between his experience there versus his experiences in Texas. Links: Nicholas Williams Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Persichetti: Symphony no. 6 for Band Barnes: Symphony no. 3, Lento Biography: Dr Nicholas Enrico Williams is an Associate Professor of Music, Music Director and Conductor of the Wind Symphony and Concert Band at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in Melbourne, Australia. Before moving to Melbourne, for sixteen years Dr Williams was the Assistant Director of Wind Studies, Conductor of the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and the Director of Athletic Bands at the University of North Texas. For a decade, he was the Conductor of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony. In addition, he is a frequent guest conductor for the Dallas Winds (formerly Dallas Wind Symphony). As an advocate of chamber music, Dr Williams was the founder and conductor of the East Plano Brass and was the principal guest conductor for the Harmoniemusik chamber ensemble. In the wind band world, he has been a guest conductor with the United States Air Force Band; Dallas Wind Symphony; Lone Star Wind Orchestra; at the annual Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois; the College Band Directors National Association regional conference; the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention; and the Texas Music Educators Association Annual Clinic in San Antonio, Texas. Dr Williams is active in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, and Southeast Asia as a conductor, clinician, adjudicator, consultant, and arranger; his arrangements and transcriptions for wind band, percussion ensembles, drum corps, and school pagentry ensembles are performed by outstanding organizations throughout the world. Dr Williams is a sought-after recording session producer, associate producer, and editor, having been involved with numerous CDs and DVDs on the Klavier, Mark Records, GIA labels, as well as UNT projects. In addition to his work in the recording arts, he has written several conductor study guides that are published in the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. He is a primary consultant of Women of Influence in Contemporary Music and is an honorary member of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity. His professional affiliations include the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors National Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Phi Beta Mu, an international bandmasters fraternity.

Dr. Andrea E. Brown was appointed the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Maryland in 2018. In this position, she conducts the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble and serves as the Director of Athletic Bands. Brown is formerly a member of the conducting faculty at the University of Michigan where she served as the assistant director of bands and was a faculty sponsor of a College of Engineering Multidisciplinary Design Project team researching conducting pedagogy technology. Previously Brown was the director of orchestra and assistant director of bands at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. She is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in the US, Europe, and Asia. Brown completed a DMA in instrumental conducting at UNC Greensboro where she was a student of John Locke and Kevin Geraldi. While at UNCG, she was both guest conductor and principal horn on UNCG Wind Ensemble's fireworks! and finish line! CDs released on the Equilibrium label. Brown has also had several rehearsal guides published in the popular GIA Publications series, "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band" and has presented at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Music For All Summer Symposium, the Yamaha Bläserklasse in Schlitz, Germany, the International Computer Music Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the College Music Society International Conference in Sydney, Australia, and multiple times at the College Band Directors National Association National Conference. A proponent of inclusion and equity issues in the music profession, Brown is a frequent guest speaker on these topics. She currently serves on the CBDNA Diversity Committee and is a member of the Drum Corps International Women’s In Step Committee. Brown is the founder of “Women Rising to the Podium”- an online group of over 3600 members supporting and celebrating women band directors. Additionally, she also serves the chair of the Sigma Alpha Iota Women’s Music Fraternity Graduate Conducting Grant and an advisor of the SAI chapter at the University of Maryland. Brown previously served on the brass and conducting instructional staff of the DCI World Champion Phantom Regiment (2004 – 2017). Other marching organizations she has instructed include the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band, Carolina Crown, and Spirit of Atlanta. Brown will serve a music judge for DCI for the 2021 season. As a performer, Brown was a member of the AA Brass Quintet, which won the International Brass Quintet Competition hosted by Fred Mills at the University of Georgia. She performed with the horn sections of the Boston Brass All-Stars Big Band, North Carolina Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Brown has studied brass performance and pedagogy with Abigail Pack, J.D. Shaw, Jack Masarie, Freddy Martin, Dottie Bennett, Randy Kohlenberg, Richard Steffen, and Ed Bach. Originally from Milan, Tennessee, she is a graduate of Austin Peay State University and earned a master of music degree in horn performance and a master of music education degree with a cognate in instrumental conducting from UNCG. Prior to her position at Georgia Tech, Brown was the assistant director of bands at Austin Peay State University and taught public school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Dallas, Texas. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda, NAfME, and CBDNA. She was awarded the Rose of Honor as a member of Sigma Alpha Iota Women's Music Fraternity and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message

In this week's episode we are hearing from the Chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Professor Jennifer Dobby along with the Director of Athletic Bands, Dr. Brett Keating, about how the department has prepared to welcome students back in a few short weeks. Performing Arts Aerosol Study  Stay up to date on all of our events and subscribe to our newsletter here: Carrollu.edu/arts

My conversation with my friend, Mike King. Mike is the Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at Bowling Green State University. In this episode we discuss: Brining mentors into your rehearsal, transitioning from public school to college teaching, and balancing family and career. I hope you enjoy!

The latest Tim May Podcast is loaded with Ohio State news and notes. Tim is joined by Dr. Christopher Hoch, the director of the Ohio State Marching and Athletic Bands, for a conversation about what The Best Damn Band In The Land has in store for the season despite the ongoing pandemic. Tim and Dr. Hock talk about Script Ohio, the crazy halftime shows put on by the band and what the band plans on doing if there are no fans at Ohio Stadium this fall. Lettermen Row senior writer Austin Ward also stopped by to break down the Buckeyes as they return to the practice field following a week-long shutdown. The guys talk about the latest news surrounding the team. Don't miss this jam-packed episode. Download our mobile app: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lettermen-row/id1480909645 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whiz.lettermenrow&hl=en_US #OhioStateFootball #OhioState #Buckeyes #LettermenRow Follow Lettermen Row here: Website: https://lettermenrow.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LettermenRow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LettermenRow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lettermenrow/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Andrea Brown is the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD. At UM, Dr. Brown conducts several ensembles including the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble and the Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching Band.    Topics include: - Andrea discusses her experiences working as the Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Michigan and making the transition to leading ensembles at the University of Maryland  - Designing shows for marching band - Promoting diversity of gender in the field of music education   Links:  Andrea’s UM page: https://music.umd.edu/directory/andrea-brown UM Bands: https://music.umd.edu/ensembles/bands   Bio:  Dr. Andrea E. Brown was appointed the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Maryland in 2018. In this position she conducts the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble and serves as the Director of Athletic Bands in which she leads the “Mighty Sound of Maryland” and all aspects of the athletic band program. Brown is formerly a member of the conducting faculty at the University of Michigan where she served as the assistant director of bands. In this position, she was the conductor of the Campus Bands and director of the Campus Band Chamber Ensembles, associate director of the Michigan Marching and Athletic Bands, director of the Men's Basketball Band, guest conductor with the Symphony Band and Concert Band, taught conducting, and was a faculty sponsor of a College of Engineering Multidisciplinary Design Project team researching conducting pedagogy technology. Previously Brown was the director of orchestra and assistant director of bands at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta where she also led research in conducting pedagogy technology and was a member of the Oxford Program faculty. She is a frequent guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in the US, Europe, and Asia.    Brown completed a DMA in instrumental conducting at UNC Greensboro where she was a student of John Locke and Kevin Geraldi. While at UNCG, she was named Outstanding Teaching Assistant and was both guest conductor and principal horn on UNCG Wind Ensemble's fireworks! and finish line! CDs released on the Equilibrium label. Brown has also had several rehearsal guides published in the popular GIA Publications series, "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band" and has presented at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Music For All Summer Symposium, the Yamaha Bläserklasse in Schlitz, Germany, the International Computer Music Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the College Music Society International Conference in Sydney, Australia, and multiple times at the College Band Directors National Association National Conference.   A proponent of inclusion and equity issues in the music profession, Brown is a frequent guest speaker on these topics. She currently serves on the CBDNA Gender and Ethnic Minority Committee, and as a member of the recently formed Drum Corps International Women’s In Step Committee. Brown is also the founder of “Women Rising to the Podium” - an online group of 2300 members supporting and celebrating women band directors. She also serves the chair of the Sigma Alpha Iota Women’s Music Fraternity Graduate Conducting Grant.   Brown currently serves as a brass consultant for Phantom Regiment and Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps. She has been on the brass and conducting instructional staff of the DCI World Champion Phantom Regiment since 2004. Other marching organizations with which she has instructed are the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band, Carolina Crown, Kennesaw Mountain High School (GA), Father Ryan High School (TN), and McGavock High School (TN).   As a performer, Brown was a member of the AA Brass Quintet, which won the International Brass Quintet Competition hosted by Fred Mills at the University of Georgia. She performed with the horn sections of the Boston Brass All Stars Big Band, North Carolina Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Brown has studied brass performance and pedagogy with Abigail Pack, Jack Masarie, Freddy Martin, J.D. Shaw, Dottie Bennett, Randy Kohlenberg, Richard Steffen, and Ed Bach.   Originally from Milan, Tennessee, she is a graduate of Austin Peay State University where she was named "Outstanding Student in Music." Brown earned a master of music degree in horn performance and a master of music education degree with a cognate in instrumental conducting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to her position at Georgia Tech, Brown was the assistant director of bands at Austin Peay State University and taught public school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Dallas, Texas. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda, and CBDNA. She was awarded the Rose of Honor as a member of Sigma Alpha Iota and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.    

In this Spotlight Series episode, our co-host, Tony Waller interviews Dr. Brett Bawcum, Assistant Director of Bands and Associate Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Georgia. He shares responsibility for design, instruction, and administration of the Redcoat Marching Band and serves as its primary drill-writer. He also directs the Basketball and Volleyball Pep Bands, conducts various concert bands, and teaches courses in a variety of areas including Instrumentation/Arranging and Marching Band Techniques. Thanks to Tony and Dr. Bawcum for providing us Georgia fans with this amazing interview. WSLS Twitter: https://twitter.com/wslspodcast Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/wslspodcast

Amy Knopps is the Associate Director of Bands and the Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Missouri, Columbia. In this episode, Amy shares her story of growing up in the Kansas City area and how she found her way to her dream job as the director of the Marching Mizzou. Topics: Amy’s background growing up in Lee’s Summit through her college experience as a student at the University of Missouri. Amy’s first job, the connections that made her first teaching job in Kansas City so special, and her first college teaching job at Eastern Michigan University. Some lessons that we can apply to our own teaching from her story. The Marching Mizzou, leadership, community, and the advantages of being the athletic band director at the flagship university of her native state. The challenges of being a female band athletic band director and words of encouragement for young female band directors. Links: Amy Knopps The Marching Mizzou Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry Biography: Amy M. Knopps is the Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Missouri where she directs Marching Mizzou, Mini Mizzou, Symphonic Band, and teaches courses in the music education curriculum of the School of Music. Prior to her appointment in the fall of 2017, Dr. Knopps served for seven years as Associate Professor of Music, Associate Director of Bands, and Director of Athletic Bands in the School of Music and Dance at Eastern Michigan University. While at Eastern Michigan she was a Faculty Spotlight Recipient, the Eastern Michigan University Thank-A-Teacher Inaugural Recipient, and featured in a historic exhibition titled, "In Her Shoes: Forging Paths at EMU" as she was the first woman to direct the Eastern Michigan University Marching Band and serve as Associate Director of Bands.   Dr. Knopps earned degrees from The University of Georgia (DMA), the University of Kansas (MM), and the University of Missouri (BS, Ed.) where her principal conducting teachers were Dr. John P. Lynch and Dr. Dale J. Lonis. While at Georgia and Kansas she held conducting associate positions that involved conducting both concert and athletic bands as well as teaching courses in the music curriculum. During her time at The University of Georgia, Dr. Knopps received the Hugh Hodgson School of Music Director’s Excellence Award and at the University of Kansas she received the Russell L. Wiley Graduate Conducting Award. Additional teaching experience includes numerous years as Director of Bands at Center High School and Center Middle School in her hometown of Kansas City, Missouri where she guided all aspects of the diverse and award winning band program. While in the Center School District, Dr. Knopps received the 2003 Missouri Fine Arts Outstanding Teacher Award and the 2004 You Make the Difference Award for her dedication and commitment to excellence in education. As an advocate for new wind music she solely commissioned and premiered Jonathan Newman’s 1861 for concert band in 2003 and continues her commitment to contributing to the wind band repertoire through additional commissions for Symphonic Band at the University of Missouri.  Dr. Knopps continues to be an active conductor, clinician, and adjudicator across the United States and internationally having worked and performed throughout Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, and South America. Each summer she serves as a clinician/instructor at the Smith-Walbridge Clinics held in Charleston, Illinois working with high school and college drum majors from across the country. Dr. Knopps is also known for her published contributions as she has authored several articles for School Band and Orchestra Magazine, and has contributed to seven volumes of the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. In addition to her published articles she has completed extensive research on American-Sponsored overseas secondary band programs in the People’s Republic of China.  Dr. Knopps maintains professional affiliations with the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), currently serving on the CBDNA Athletic Bands Committee, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), National Band Association (NBA), currently serving as the Missouri State Chair, Phi Beta Mu, Tau Beta Sigma, Kappa Kappa Psi, currently serving as the sponsor for the Eta Upsilon chapter, the Griffiths Leadership Society for Women, currently serving on the Executive Committee, and QEBH, the oldest of six secret honor societies at the University of Missouri. She currently resides in Columbia, Missouri with her two cats Buddy and Rocky.

Mary Kate McNally is the Director of Athletic bands at Ohio Wesleyan University, a co-founder of the And We Were Heard project, and a tireless advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the band community. Topics: The band program at Ohio Wesleyan University, Mary Kate’s musical origin story, and a high school band director that had a tremendous influence on her career. Gender stereotypes in musical instruments and what we can do to help our boys feel comfortable with playing any instruments. Advice for working with transgender and nonbinary students and creating meaningful dialogues to best serve all of our communities. The Twin Bands of Kent State in the 1940s and being willing to learn from our mistakes and grow as music educators. Mary Kate’s experiences teaching in rural Eastern Colorado and some strategies for differentiating instruction when you have homogeneous students at different levels. A report on And We Were Heard a year after its founding. Links: Ohio Wesleyan University And We Were Heard Ray Chapa’s Clarinet Gymnastics Holst: Second Suite in F Biography: Mary Kate McNally has been the Director of Athletic Bands at Ohio Wesleyan University since the fall of 2017. Under her leadership, the university's marching band performed in the fall of 2018 for the first time in almost six decades. Mary Kate earned her Bachelor of Music Education summa cum laude and with honors from Henderson State University in 2012 and her Master of Music in Wind Band Conducting from Kent State University in 2017. She was a public school teacher in Colorado for three years, where she was the K-12 music teacher for a small rural school district. She is an active member of the professional band directing community with memberships in the National Association for Music Education, the Ohio Music Education Association, and the College Band Directors National Assocation. She is also a board member for And We Were Heard, a digital recording project dedicated to promoting wind band works by underrepresented composers. Mary Kate is a self-professed crochet addict and lives with her hedgehog, Maestro. ------- Are you planning to travel with your group sometime soon? If so, please consider my sponsor, Kaleidoscope Adventures, a full service tour company specializing in student group travel. With a former educator as its CEO, Kaleidoscope Adventures is dedicated to changing student lives through travel and they offer high quality service and an attention to detail that comes from more than 25 years of student travel experience. Trust Kaleidoscope’s outstanding staff to focus on your group’s one-of-a-kind adventure, so that you can focus on everything else!

Tim Heath is the Director of Athletic Bands at Wake Forest University. Topics: Tim’s background growing up in Eastern North Carolina playing trumpet in the high school band and drum set on the side and how he ended up becoming a music teacher. Tim’s early teaching jobs, his decision to go back to school to earn a doctorate, and why that led him to teaching middle school for a year. Thoughts about how to communicate the value of the arts. Being a doctoral student at the University of Alabama and working with the Million Dollar Band. Moving from Samford University to Wake Forest University and what he’s learned as a college athletic band director that he would apply if he could go back to his days as a high school band director. Links: Wake Forest Athletic Bands Maslanka: Concerto for Clarinet and Band Biography: Dr. Tim Heath is the Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Teaching Professor at Wake Forest University. Prior to Wake Forest, he was the Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at Samford University. He also served as Assistant Director of the Wind Ensemble and was a member of the conducting faculty during his tenure at Samford. Prior to teaching at Samford University, Dr. Heath was a graduate teaching assistant with The University of Alabama Bands. At the University of Alabama, Dr. Heath conducted the pep bands for all major sports, The University of Alabama Concert Band, and served as a staff member with The Million Dollar Band where he also arranged for the Million Dollar Band’s Front Ensemble. Dr. Heath received the Outstanding Instrumental Music Education Graduate Student awarded for the 2016-2017 academic school year. Dr. Heath served as the front ensemble coordinator for the Music City Drum & Bugle Corps for the 2014 season and has held staff positions with Methodist University’s “Pride of the Carolina’s” in Fayetteville, North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s “Spirit of the Carolina’s” in Pembroke, North Carolina. Dr. Heath’s previous collegiate teaching experience includes instructor of music at The University of Mount Olive in Mount Olive, North Carolina where he directed the pep band and instructed music education courses. Dr. Heath is an active clinician and adjudicator for both concert band and marching band and is a regular conductor for the Cookeville (Tennessee) Community Band’s Summer Concert Series. As a music educator, Dr. Heath has presented sessions and research at both the state and national levels and is published in Percussive Notes and The Instrumentalist. Dr. Heath holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and a Doctorate from The University of Alabama. Dr. Heath is an active member of the National Association for Music Education, College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, College Music Society, Kappa Delta Epsilon Education Fraternity, Mu Phi Epsilon, the Percussive Arts Society’s Scholarly Research Committee, and is an Honorary Member of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity at the University of Alabama.

Widener University (PA) Director of Athletic Bands and Boston Crusaders Front Ensemble Arranger Iain Moyer stops by to talk about the PASIC Marching Panel he just moderated (02:40), his teaching position at Widener and his previous work at the University of North Alabama (12:20), his career in DCI groups (26:15), growing up in Vermont, his history playing guitar, and his undergrad years at UMass-Amherst (37:45), going to the University of Oklahoma for this master’s and doctorate (51:00), and takes time for the Random Ass Questions (01:19:10).Finishing with a Rave on the podcast Slow Burn (01:35:20).Links:Iain Moyer’s Widener pageIain Moyer’s Boston Crusaders pageJim AnconaColin McNuttPaul RennickVandegrift High School BandSanta Clara VanguardOmar CarmenatesTracy WigginsLloyd JonesThom HannumRichard GipsonLance DregeNeil LarriveePat MethenyGrant BraddockMax Richter’s Four SeasonsRaves:Slow Burn Season Three

For many Americans, the marching band drumline is the sound of fall – mixed with colliding helmets and crowds cheering. The marching band, and specifically the drumline, bring an energy, school spirit, and game mood to the college football experience.  We are talking today about the college drumline and its integral role in football game spirit. Links and notes related to this episode can be found at https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/episode13   Facebook Page Instagram LinkedIn

Corey Pompey is the director of athletic bands and associate director of bands at the University of Wisconsin. Topics: Corey’s background and how he started with violin, switched to cello, then trumpet, and then finally the saxophone. Corey’s experiences as an undergraduate at the University of Alabama and as a member and drum major of the “Million Dollar Band.” Corey’s K-12 teaching experience and his doctorate at the University of Texas as a student of Jerry Junkin. The importance of marching band and what great marching programs have in common with each other. The marching program at the University of Wisconsin and taking over for Mike Leckrone and becoming only the second marching band director since 1969! Links: Corey Pompey Corey dances the polka! Holst: First Suite in E-flat Biography: In the spring of 2019, Corey Pompey was appointed associate director of bands at UW-Madison, succeeding longtime director Mike Leckrone. Most recently, Dr. Pompey was assistant professor of music, associate director of bands/director of athletic bands at the University of Nevada-Reno. Prior, he served as the assistant director of bands at Pennsylvania State University, where he assisted with the Penn State Marching Blue Band and Athletic Bands, conducted the Concert Band, taught undergraduate conducting, and assisted with student teacher supervision. Dr. Pompey also served as an assistant instructor with University Bands at The University of Texas at Austin. He was involved in all creative and administrative aspects of the program, some of which include The University of Texas Wind Ensemble and The Longhorn Band. Dr. Pompey taught in the public schools of Alabama for seven years prior to moving to Texas. Dr. Pompey holds the bachelor of science degree in music education and the master of arts degree in music education from The University of Alabama. He earned his doctor of musical arts degree in wind conducting at The University of Texas. Principal conducting teachers include Jerry F. Junkin, Kenneth Ozzello, and Gerald L. Welker. Professional affiliations include the College Band Directors National Association, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, and Phi Mu Alpha.

Olin Hannum is the Director of Athletic Bands at Oregon State University and one of the hosts of the AMusEd: A Music Educator’s Podcast. He joins the show to talk about the program at Oregon State and share his thoughts about developing student leaders. Topics: Olin’s background growing up in Northern California as a horn player. What his job at Oregon State looks like and the challenges he faces in that position including a discussion of OSU’s football fortunes, the types of athletic events the band program supports, and a geography lesson. Some of the ways that the Oregon State Bands use Google Sheets to to stay organized and to automate the mundane tasks required to organize such a large organization. A discussion student leadership and motivation. Olin’s own compositions, the importance of original arrangements for college bands, and a brief discussion of copyright and licensing and why things have changed in recent years. Links: Olin Hannum Oregon State Bands John Wooden: On Leadership Hearshen: Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa AMusEd: A Music Educators Podcast Biography: Olin Hannum, director of athletics bands at Oregon State University, joined the program during its marquee 125th anniversary year as only the seventh director in the history of the OSU Marching Band. In this capacity he oversees and directs all aspects of the OSU athletics bands program including the OSUMB, Basketball Band, the Rhythm and Beavs Travel Band, and other campus athletics-related musical groups. Prior to joining the faculty at OSU, Hannum was director of athletics bands at the University of California, Davis. During his time there the California Aggie Marching Band increased in membership to a record 322 participants. Under his direction the ensemble was featured at its first National Football League games and developed a state-wide performance presence. In addition to leading the CAMB he founded and directed the University Campus Band, a symphonic style concert ensemble. Hannum is a sought-after arranger for marching ensemble. His arrangements have been performed by competitive and non-competitive groups at the middle school, high school, and collegiate level in California and throughout the west coast. In addition to writing for marching ensembles, Hannum is an active composer for wind ensembles, brass ensembles and chamber music for solo instruments and piano. Prior to his appointment at UC Davis he was a graduate teaching assistant with the Oregon State University athletic and symphonic band programs, completing the master of arts in teaching at OSU in 2011. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in horn performance from UC Davis. Performance credits include notable appearances with the Golden State Wind Orchestra, the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Wind Ensemble.

This episode of One More Time discusses why representation in music is important and what educators can do to better allow for representation in our ensembles and talks with composer Jodie Blackshaw; Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Minnesota, Prof. Betsy McCann; and Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Joyce McCall. Scott Schwartz (Director of the Sousa Archive and Center for American Music) shares stories of the Sousa’s hobbies and how they influenced the band. Dr. Michael Mapp, Director of Bands at New Mexico State University, provides our two-minute technique for the month. Thank you again to Jodie Blackshaw, Dr. Betsy McCann, Dr. Joyce McCall, Dr. Michael Mapp, and Scott Schwartz for all of their input for this episode!

Courtney Snyder is the Associate Director of Bands at the University of Michigan, the president-elect of the Women Band Directors International, and a panelist for the brand new ...And We Were Heard project. Topics: Courtney’s background and the stories of some of the teachers who influenced her career. The story of “And We Were Heard”, a new project designed to record and promote the music of composers from underrepresented communities. The value and importance of programming music by a diverse group of composers. Challenges faced by women conductors and Courtney’s advice for young women who are interested in a career as a composer or a conductor. Building connections and being aware of our surroundings so that we can find and offer the help that we and others need. Links: Courtney Snyder …And We Were Heard Schachter: "Karnatakamallika" Valerie Coleman Schwantner: “...And the Mountains Rising Nowhere” Women Band Directors International Composition Competition Biography: Dr. Courtney Snyder is associate director of bands and assistant professor of conducting at the University of Michigan, where she directs the Concert Band, teaches conducting, and directs the Michigan Youth Wind Band – a group of select, auditioned high school students from area high schools. Under her direction, the Concert Band was invited to perform at the College Band Directors Association North-Central Division Conference. Previously, Snyder served as the Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Nebraska – Omaha where she directed the “Maverick” Marching Band, was conductor of the Concert Band and associate conductor of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and taught courses in conducting, music education, and brass methods. While in Omaha, Snyder served as Music Director for the Nebraska Wind Symphony, which, also under her direction, was invited to perform at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association Annual Conference. Prior to directing college ensembles, Snyder taught high school and middle school band and orchestra in the Michigan public schools.

Download Episode! Mankato State University Michael Thursby - Director of Athletic Bands Today I am chatting with Michael Thursby, director of Athletic Bands and Percussion at the Minnesota State University in Mankato, MN. Mike is my first, of what I hope to be many, collegiate guests. In this episode he shares about the athletic band program at MSU, talks about what makes MSU an attractive music school, and shares some great percussion resources. Check out the show notes for more details and links to some of the things Mike has to share. This was a great interview so I hope that you will tune in! Episode Overview Introduction and Background (1:10) Athletic Bands at MSU (4:50) Pep Band & Marching Band College Freshman Profile (9:45) Not Enough time for band Music at MSU (12:49) Outreach, Honor Band, Leadership Seminar (16:20) Advice for preparing students for college music and beyond (18:10) What to do with a band and a lot of percussionists? (19:20) Percussion Resources (21:31) Favorite Budget Purchases (30:47) Balancing Career and Family (31:40) What Makes a Great Band Program? (35:53) Other Resources Michael Thursby(Guest) Logan Burnside (Show Host) https://www.facebook.com/TheBandDirectorsLounge/ (Podcast FB Website) MSU Band Student Leadership Summit  MSU Honor Band  Rowloff  Honeyrock  Tapspace  http://thebanddirectorslounge.com (Podcast Website) https://www.facebook.com/TheBandDirectorsLounge/ (FB Website) Nominate someone to be interviewed Support The Band Director's Lounge Eargasm Earplugs Audible - 30 days free + 2 free books Donate to support the podcast Books from episodes

Dr. Michael Nickens, aka "Doc Nix" is the Director of Athletic Bands at George Mason University. He joins the show to discuss the incredible variety of bands at GMU and share his thoughts about inclusiveness and building community. Topics: The Green Machine Bands and Ensembles The birth of the “Doc Nix” and how the persona and wardrobe have become a part of making the Green Machine pep band a signature part of the George Mason basketball games. How a student violist who wanted to become part of the group led to a diverse ensemble that includes the standard band instrumentation but also features vocalists, rappers, string players, and more. The importance of building and being present as part of a community both to build a program and also to rely on the community in times of need. Michael’s musical background growing up in Northern Virginia as a tuba player, high school drum major, student conductor, and even a composer and how his varied experiences have led him to his current success Links: Dr. Michael Nickens The George Mason Green Machine Doc Nix and The Green Machine Music, identity, diversity, convergence - TEDxGeorgeMasonU Biography: Serving as Director of Campus Life Ensembles and Collaborative Arts, and as an Associate Professor of Music, Dr. Michael W. Nickens (a.k.a. Doc Nix) is most recognized as the leader of the “Green Machine”, which in 2015 was named the #1 pep band in college basketball by the NCAA and commended by the Senate and House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition, Dr. Nickens launched Mason’s fife and drum corps and WGI world-champion drumline, and oversees Mason’s winterguard. This collection of performing units, known as the “Green Machine Ensembles”, are internationally known for their thrilling, high-energy performances at Mason ceremonies and basketball games, professional sports games and events (Capitals, Nationals, Wizards, and Redskins), community events (Celebrate Fairfax, and the Nike Womens’ Half Marathon), and marching competitions, as well as their popular internet videos that have over 100 million views collectively.   Dr. Nickens was named the 2016 Faculty Member of the Year by the George Mason University Alumni Association. He served as a Faculty Representative to the Board of Visitors, Chair of the Faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Chair of the CVPA  Diversity Committee, and as a member of the School of Music’s Graduate Committee. Having joined the faculty of Mason’s School of Music in fall 2006, he has taught courses in sight-singing/ear training, popular music in America, improvisatory music, brass methods, applied tuba, composition, chamber music, and jazz improvisation, as well as collaborations with Mason’s School of Dance. In addition, he was a co-founder and co-conductor of the Colonial Athletic Association’s “Breakfast with the Bands” intercollegiate pep band showcase.   During summers, he has taught tuba and euphonium, conducting, jazz performance, composition, improvisation, chamber music, large ensemble performance, and theory at the Performing Arts Institute at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania, the Music, Art, and Theatre (MAT) Camp in Evanston, Wyoming, and the Northern Arizona University Music Camp in Flagstaff, Arizona, and at Mason’s Potomac Arts Academy.  He has also coached a professional marching ensemble, “Mix It Up”, at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia.   Dr. Nickens was born in Washington DC and grew up in the Fairfax County Public Schools in Alexandria, Virginia. He completed his academic degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, Yale University, and the University of Michigan.   -------- Special thanks to VanderCook College of Music for sponsoring this episode. With a world-class faculty, a location just minutes from downtown Chicago, and an intensive summers-only masters program, it's no wonder VanderCook College of Music has graduates teaching music in all 50 states, 21 countries, and 6 continents.  Make next summer your most inspiring summer yet by pursuing a Masters in Music Education at VanderCook College of Music. And for the next generation of music educators, VanderCook offers an exceptional, comprehensive 4-year Bachelor of Music Education program. VanderCook Admissions information is available at www.vandercook.edu.

This MiniBand features a full episode of Mark Connor's "Everything Band" podcast. During the episode, he interviews middle school band director Tiffany Hitz. Mark was featured on our previous episode, and he recently released an episode featuring Sean Smith, Executive Producer of "One More Time" and Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Illinois.

Sean Smith is the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Illinois and a recent graduate of that program. Sean recounts his experiences at his first job, describes the transition from high school teacher to graduate student, and shares his opinion about the larger issues facing music education. Topics: Sean’s experience as a young band director learning the ropes in Conneaut, Ohio, including both his best decision and his worst decision in his first year on the job. The decision to leave his position as a high school band director and return to school to pursue a master and doctorate. The history and importance of the University of Illinois band program and its influence on the college band tradition. The University of Illinois Band Podcast. Links: Sean Smith The University of Illinois Bands Podcast Transforming Music Study from its Foundations: A Manifesto for Progressive Change in the Undergraduate Preparation of Music Majors The Problems of Band: An Inquiry into the Future of Instrumental Music Education Biography: A native of Illinois, Sean Smith is the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Illinois. Sean completed a year of coursework at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York prior to coming to the University of Illinois to continue his Master's degree with Dr. Stephen Peterson, which he finished in 2017. He has six years of public school teaching experience as Director of Bands in the Conneaut Area City Schools in Conneaut, Ohio. While in Conneaut, Sean taught bands from fifth grade through high school, directed the Conneaut High School Marching Band, and developed the music technology, guitar, and piano courses offered by the high school. Before teaching, Sean studied at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Music Education. Sean received much conducting experience at Baldwin Wallace as Conducting Apprentice for the Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble and student conductor for the Brass Choir and the Contemporary Ensemble. Sean’s professional experiences include serving as Music Director of the Euclid Civic Orchestra and working as a National Director for Bugles Across America. In August of 2015, The Instrumentalist Magazine published an article Sean authored titled “The Ideal Marching Schedule.” He had previously presented on the topic at the Ohio Music Education State Conference and at the Whalen Symposium at Ithaca College.

We welcome back Gregory Drane Director of Athletic Bands at Penn State University. We catch up with Greg to see how he is doing since our first interview from back in July 2015. We get his most memorable experience since taking over, and we talk about politics and the positives and negatives of his job. We touch on the Bethune Cookman commencement from 2017 and we find out his goals for the future in his current position. This podcast is brought to you by SAY Marketing and Promotions, and Block Band Music & Publishing. RE/MAX PATRIOTS and BlockUsUp.com Check out our website http://www.themarchingpodcast.com/ you can email the show at marchingpodcast@gmail.com, tweet us @marchingpodcast, and follow our blog at http://bit.ly/17Gl2e2t

This episode focuses on the relationship between bands and athletic activities. We will be visited by several guests, including Scott Schwartz (Director, Sousa Archives and Center for American Music), Prof. Bernhard Scully (Professor of Horn, University of Illinois and Member of the Canadian Brass), Prof. Betsy McCann (Director of Athletic Bands, University of Minnesota), Prof. Barry Houser (Director of Athletic Bands, University of Illinois), Quinten Breach (Member, Marching Illini), and Josh Whitman (Director of Athletics, University of Illinois).

After a long hiatus, we're ready to get back into it.  Steve and I visited the University of Illinois and sat down with Professor Barry Houser in the historic Harding Band building.   Professor Houser talks about his journey to the Big Ten, going digital with the marching band, things that go "bump in the night" in the Harding Band building, and much more!  BIO Barry L. Houser is the Associate Director of Bands, Director of the Marching Illini, and Director of the Fighting Illini Athletic Bands where his responsibilities include conducting the Hindsley Symphonic Band, the Athletic Bands, and the 375 member Marching Illini in addition to teaching marching band procedures. Professor Houser's teaching experience encompasses both extensive public school and university experiences. A native of Indiana, Professor Houser served as Director of Bands and Performing Arts Director at NorthWood High School in Nappanee, Indiana, where his bands developed a reputation for great musicianship which in turn earned the program state and national recognition. Prior to his position at NorthWood, Houser served as the Assistant Director of Bands at Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Florida. Bands under Houser have performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the NBC Today Show, the ISSMA State Marching Finals, and the IMEA State Convention. Other performances include the Indianapolis 500 Parade, the Target Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Outback Bowl Parade and Half-Time Show, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Washington DC National Memorial Parade, Chicago Bears Game, and performances with Maynard Ferguson, the Dallas Brass, Canadian Brass, Gregg Potter as well as many other talented artists. Houser holds professional memberships in the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, MENC, Golden Key National Honor Society, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi International Band Fraternity, Honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and has been honored by the Indiana General Assembly and the US House of Representatives. He is the recipient of the Indianapolis Star Academic All Star Award, the WNDU Channel 16 Excellence in Education Award, as well as being listed in various “Who's Who” publications throughout his career. Professor Houser is active nationally as a guest conductor and clinician in both the marching and concert mediums.  He has served on the staff of the Macy's Great American Marching Band and the National Events Mass Band, which performs annually at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a contributing author to the popular marching band textbook The System by Gary Smith as well as numerous submissions to the Teaching Music through Performance in Band series.  Houser has served as Governor of the North Central District of Kappa Kappa Psi and currently serves as chapter advisor for the Nu Xi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi on our campus as well as Chapter Advisor for the Phi Mu Alpha Chapter. He is currently serving on the Athletic Band Board for the College Band Directors National Association and as the North Central Division Chair for the National Band Association. During the summer, Professor Houser is the Director and President of the renowned Smith Walbridge Clinics, one of the largest marching band | leadership camps of its type in the country with locations in Illinois and Florida, attracting over 1000 students each year.  Professor Houser is an Educational Clinician for Conn-Selmer.

This week, the guys talk about ACC Tournament and FSU Basketball. Tim Linafelt and David Plack, Director of Athletic Bands at FSU, are the guests this week.

We invite a guest, Travis Maslen the director at Christian Brothers High School, who has tons of questions (for Olin) about Marching Bands. 

Connor Tapp and The Feathered Warrior go behind the scenes with the Director of of Athletic Bands to find out what the Mighty Sound of the Southeast experiences on a typical college football game day.