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Bandwidth
by Jason Chin
Bandwidth is a podcast about band directors and their unique challenges and solutions to burnout. Join us to hear about people's journeys and how they manage their lives while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the field of education.
Episodes
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Why Would You Marry a Band Director?
Bill Wynn is the Director of Bands at Heritage High School in Ringgold, Georgia. He is at the helm of a model program in a rural community which may seem like an atypical situation, but he's created a powerhouse, and still manages to compartmentalize his life to be excellent in his career and…
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What Do You Mean by, My Identity and Self Worth Aren't Tied to How the Band Performs at Festival? - Dana Varona, Andrew Foote, Alexandria Gilbert, Brennan Rudy
This is a illuminating and refreshing conversation with a younger cross section of the band director/former band director world. Already a little hardened and jaded, how do we envision the future of music education and our role in it?
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It's a Boys Club - Genice Matzke
Genice is the Director of Bands at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, CO. She leads a powerhouse program and has made a mark everywhere she's been, developing great programs. I get to chat a bit with her about the boys club and how she broke through the glass ceiling that far too...
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The Long Game, Part Two - Dr. Richard Mayne
This is the tail end of my interview with Dr. Mayne. I made a bit of a mistake in editing and thought I had a lot more recorded audio than I actually did, so this is going to be a short one. Please enjoy the tail end of this interview.
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The Long Game - Dr. Richard Mayne
This episode features Dr. Richard Mayne, retired band director from the University of Northern Colorado. A true master teacher and first class human, he continues to influence music education in the state. Nick, Britt, and I road tripped down to Sedona, AZ to visit he and his wife, Cindy, to find...
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Cognitive Offloading - Jonathan Grantham
I've long admired Jonathan Grantham, director of bands at Amador Valley High School. Not only are his bands simply amazing, but the culture in that program is something that has been intentionally and meticulously crafted. He truly is one of the master teachers of our time. Check out his blog at...
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We Need to Give it the Marie Kondo Treatment - Johnny and Sara Wynes, Nick Peterson
Nick is back, this time in a round table with Johnny and Sara Wynes, formerly of Campus Middle School and Cherry Creek High School, and now at Punahou School. We introduce a new discussion segment, called "Are You Buying or Selling", talking about like-instrument grouping and a band director...
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"Teaching is Such a Process" - Tim Libby
Tim Libby is one of the most highly respected band directors in the State of Colorado. His program at Cherry Creek High School has been a model program for a long time. That school comes with a lot of beneficial things that seem built in, but it also comes with different kinds of expectations…
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Travel is My Church - Keith Farmer
Keith Farmer is the Director of Bands at Grandview High School in Aurora, CO. Slight correction to my intro, but he is not the first director at that school, but has spent the majority of his career there, and continues to be active in the band community. He has continued to evolve his program…
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The Band Industrial Complex - Danny Schmidt and Mark Falzarano
Danny Schmidt is the retired Director of Bands at Northern Arizona University, and Mark Falzarano is a former colleague of mine in Hawaiʻi, having taught at Punahou School, and is now teaching in Germany at the International School of Frankfurt Rein-Main. We discuss the band industrial complex…
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We Have Finite Mental Energy - Dylan Ford
I get to chat with Dylan Ford, Director of Bands and Orchestras at Dakota Ridge HS in Littleton, Colorado. We discuss the toll of mental exhaustion, inequities in compensation, and teacher retention.
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Band Directors Could Take Over The World - Nick Peterson
Nick was at the helm of a Colorado 5A State Championship marching band program at Loveland High School, and despite much success, found himself needing to leave the classroom. He didn't leave band completely behind him. We talk in depth, during a road trip from Colorado to Arizona, with an...
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We Love Middle School - Britt Sawyer
Britt Sawyer has spent her entire career teaching in what is a hybrid community of suburbia and rural Colorado. She has come to love teaching middle school, and has found in recent years, a great way to balance out her personal and professional life, without sacrificing good teaching.
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Family Matters - Peter and Shanna Toews
Peter and Shanna Toews made some big decisions pretty early in their careers that dramatically shifted the direction of programs and family. Today, they're incredibly successful, with two bright kids who have accomplished amazing things. Listen as we discuss their decision making process and how...
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“Your career is a precious commodity" - Kathy and Doran Azari
Kathy and Doran Azari, recent retirees, share some wisdom from their long careers. We talk about having children and being music teachers, transitions in teaching lines, the "golden handcuffs", and minivans.
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Esprit de Corps - Col. Jason Fettig
Colonel Jason Fettig is the commander of the President's Own United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. and he joins me to discuss the culture in an ensemble, managing what might be the craziest schedule in the band world, and forgiveness towards ourselves. We pull back the curtain to see what...
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Making Connections - Cindy Romphf and Mandart Chan
Cindy and Mandart are from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada and bring in some stories that parallel some of the things we face here in the US, including working to keep programs and positions funded, revisioning our program focus, and making tough decisions about our own career paths.
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Coming Home - Julie Bounds
Julie Bounds is the director of bands at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon. We discuss moving schools, the boys club that is the band director profession, and making time for the people we love. I also breakdown my observation of her rehearsals.
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Cutting Your Teeth in a Small Town - Tate Sakamoto
Tate Sakamoto is the band director at Waiākea Intermediate School in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, on the Big Island. He's relatively new to teaching, but has learned and is learning a lot in a community that is supportive and closely knit. We have a lot of similar experiences having to figure a lot of things…
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Jeremy Lawi
Jeremy Lawi is the Director of Bands at Mid Pacific Institute in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Jeremy teaches band in grades 6-12 at this smaller private school, and has faced unique challenges and benefits of starting and keeping the same students through the entire Gr. 6-12 band experienced, as well as…
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Willie Harris
Willie Harris is the band director of the High School bands at Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Campus in Keaʻau on Hawaiʻi Island, commonly known as the Big Island. Jason and Willie talk through his transition from the middle school to high school and the changes he made in his life to fight the...
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Introduction - My Burnout Story
My name is Jason Chin, and I'm a recovering band director. After 14 years of teaching middle school band, I made a big career move to leave my full time music education job to pursue a job in IT to bring better balance to my life. While I loved my job, the people I got to work with, and truly...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Bandwidth is a podcast about band directors and their unique challenges and solutions to burnout. Join us to hear about people's journeys and how they manage their lives while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the field of education.
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