PODCAST · education
That Band Life
by Jeff Young and Bobby Lambert
That Band Life is a podcast about making our careers as music educators more fulfilling so we can be happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative!
Episodes
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#82 Let's Talk about Culture
Jeff and Bobby chat (in the same room!) about marching band culture. Let's make students feel like they are part of the solution not a product of the environment. That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and…
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#81 Let Them Own It
How do we give students more voice, choice, responsibility, and control over their learning while still maintaining the high standards our ensembles demand? That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel...
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#80 Where is Everybody? Geo and the End of Manual Attendance
Taking attendance at rehearsals, camps, and trips can eat up time you don't have and can be less than accurate. In this episode, we sit down with Stuart from Arc to talk about Geo, a group events organizer app that uses GPS check-ins to track attendance automatically. We cover how it works, where...
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#79 Slow and Steady
What are you building right now - urgency or consistency? Jeff and Bobby are back after a 42-week break from podcasting! That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and...
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#78 Midwest Preview 2025 and Dinner Invite
Bobby is sick so in this episode Jeff's co-host is Dennis Crystal, Director of Bands at Newbury Park High School in Thousand Oaks, California. They talk about sessions that look exciting at Midwest this year and Jazz at the Bands of America Summer Camp. We’re excited to be at the Midwest Clinic...
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#77 The Dr. James Weaver Interview
In this episode, Jeff and Bobby talk with Dr. James Weaver, the newly appointed CEO and President of Music for All and a nationally respected leader in arts education. He is passionate about ensuring students in every community have access to life-changing musical experiences. That Band Life Be...
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#76 Now What Do I Do?
In this episode, Jeff and Bobby dive into the tough choices every band director faces — balancing what’s best for individual students with what’s best for the overall program. Learn how to make clear, confident, and compassionate decisions that keep your students growing and your program…
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#75 10 for 10... Tips for Winning October
Jeff and Bobby discuss ten high-impact strategies to help marching band directors make the most of October — the critical final stretch of the season. From maximizing GE and cleaning the “low-hanging fruit” to mastering show-day routines, these tips will help your ensemble finish stronger than...
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#74 Lessons from the First Month of School
Jeff and Bobby discuss lessons learned in the first month back to school. One in four college freshmen drop out—and the same is true in band: some kids quit. That doesn’t make you a bad director. In this episode, we talk defining success on your own terms, listening without catering, finding…
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#73 Vacation Thoughts
This is the time to reflect on the successes and shortcomings of the year and plan accordingly while it is fresh in your mind. We all need space from work, I know I do, but this should be a fun activity that will remind you why you do ALL you do. That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED...
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#72 Slipping Through the Cracks
Bobby and Jeff talk about things that “slip through the cracks” at work and in our personal lives. Who pays the price? That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and…
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#71 Midwest Clinic Preview and... Dinner?
Email Jeff if you want to enter to win dinner with Dynamic Marching at Midwest!* Also... Jeff and Bobby present a preview of what to see and hear at the 2024 Midwest Clinic. *Must be attending Midwest and available Thursday December 19th, 2024 at 7:00PM. Resources can be found here. That Band…
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#70 Adjudication 101
Jeff, Bobby, and Dani talk about the basics of adjudication (and some advanced topics) regarding the fall marching band season. Resources can be found here. That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel...
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#69 Gut Check
Jeff and Bobby talk about how important the "gut check" is in the middle of the fall marching band season. Resources can be found here. That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed,...
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#68 Continuing the High
Jeff and Bobby talk about continuing the high of summer after the start of school... keeping everyone going when the fall starts to be A LOT. Resources can be found here. That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and...
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#67 We're back...
Jeff and Bobby just catch up after a BUSY summer. That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music…
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#66 Jay Bocook
Jeff and Bobby talk with the amazingly talented composer and arranger, Jay Bocook! That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of…
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#65 Design that is Educational and Entertaining- with Michael Gray
Jeff and Bobby talk with the one and only Michael Gray about the big picture of designing marching band shows that are educational AND entertaining! That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more...
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#64 Marching Band Guide to the Big Parades (Macy's and Tournament of Roses)
Jeff and Bobby discuss applying for, practicing for, and performing in the 2 biggest parades for marching band - the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade. That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with...
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#63 Midwest Clinic Preview
Jeff and Bobby discuss what to expect at the 2023 Midwest Clinic. That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators.…
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#62 A Friend in Your Corner
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#60 Wandering Around the Fall
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#59 Darrin Davis
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#58 Jerell Horton
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#57 Making Time (Focus Mode)
episode #57 features Matt Black, Associate Director of Bands at Carmel High School (Carmel, IN) Download from this episode: https://dynamicmarching.com/that-band-life-podcast/ Matt Black's website. http://www.matthewblackmedia.com That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an...
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#56 Professional Development for People Who Hate Professional Development
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#55 That Middle School Band Life
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#54 Marching Health
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#53 Marching Season is Over... Now What?
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#52 Rehearsal Efficiency
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#51 Preparing and Selecting Drum Majors
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#50 Make Your Bed and Random Thoughts
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#49 The Courage to Fail
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#48 We Have Questions
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#47 Bobby and Jeff are Back!
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#46 Cam Stasa
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#45 Dan Acheson, Executive Director of DCI
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#44 Things going on in bands right now. (And How to Survive Them)
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#43 Richard Crain
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#42 Band Nerds and A Thousand No's with DJ Corchin
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. https://www.djcorchin.com/books Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu...
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#41 Robert Ambrose - Creative Repertoire Initiative and the North American Band Survey
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#40 Chris Mader and the History of Dynamic Marching
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#39 Where are we now??
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Chris Kreke's Email is [email protected] Intro Music Nostalgia by...
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#38 Returning Procedures with Chris Kreke
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Chris Kreke's Email is [email protected] Intro Music Nostalgia by...
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#37 The New Normal
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#36 Someone's Attention
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#35 That Band Life Late Night #2
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#34 The Joel Denton Interview
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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#33 Band Camp From Home
That Band Life Be less stressed and more ORGANIZED Become an ACCOMPLISHED communicator Improve relationships with parents and students. Feel more relaxed, organized, and fulfilled. Be a part of a COMMUNITY of dynamic educators. Intro Music Nostalgia by Tobu https://soundcloud.com/7obuCreative...
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