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AMusEd — 276 episodes
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The one where Olin forgets to turn on his mic
Reflections upon exiting "Survival Mode" this year.
Boundaries and Being the Best
Prism Concerts and Large Combined Events
Awards and other considerations
When Student Enrollment Drives Curriculum
Managing Student Expectations: Prestige vs Equity in you program
Mid Semester Check-in
The one where John forgets to Sub
Professional Trajectory Part 2
Professional Trajectory
Avoiding the Smundays
Normalizing, Benchmarking, Grace and Self- Compassion
Your Literature Bucket List
Season 8 S2 Welcome Back
Spicy Water and the Hegemony of Christmas
In-Person Concert Return.
Harnessing Anxiety for Student Success
Thanksgiving 2021
The Burden of Sharing Project Management.
Building a Bench for 2022-23
Scheduling for the Future
Recalibrating....
Biting Off More than Your Students Can Chew.
Teacher Triage
High Intensity Interval Workouts (Stimulus Variation).
Identifying the Values of Your Program
Making Accommodations for Students
18 Months Later...
Jazz Workshop Episode 8: A Jazz Chat with Ron Sikes
Professional Goals and Aspirations for 21-22
Welcome Back to Season 8
Season 7 Wrap-up
Getting Comfortable Being Behind
Old Wine in New Bottles: Teacher Preparation Programs during the Pandemic
To Concert or not To Concert
Returning to the Classroom
Sight Singing with Paul Kimball
Catching Up
Exploring Jacktrip with Russ Gavin
Elementary Music with Stephanie Sugano
Valuing Arts Education
Defining Success
Recruiting and Rebuilding after the Pandemic
Leadership Development
The Intersectional Conductor with Dr. Kaitlin Bove
Leveraging Laughter in Rehearsal
Bouncing Back with Band
"Needs Improvement": Owning our areas for growth
Semester 2 Welcome Back
Fall 2020 Semester Wrap
Winding Down the Term
Pandemic Pacing Meets Old Expectations
Reflections on Gratitude
Edspeak: Revisiting Education Jargon
Planning for the Winter during a Pandemic.
Teacher of the Year?
Mid-term Check in
Adjusting from Digital to Hybrid Learning.
Focusing on Community
Hybrid Models and What That Means for Rehearsal
Starting a New Band Program (during a Pandemic) with Patrick Neff
Eddie Ate Dynamite...
Season 7 Welcome Back
Surviving and Thriving in a Digital Environment
Season 6 Wrap
Looking Towards the Fall
Managing Student Projects
The Quarantine Chronicles: Episode 6
Once More Unto The (Digital) Breach
Sheltering in Place with a Music Teacher
University and Elementary teaching while SIP.
Student/Parent Feedback on Digital Learning
Digital/Distance Learning Week 1 Debrief
Digital/Distance Learning with Chad Zullinger
Ensemble Citizenship
Challenges with Beginning Students
CASMEC 2020 Debrief
Jazz Workshop Episode 7: Building your Bassists with Jim Mazzaferro
Informal Performances
Jazz Workshop Episode 6: Digging in with the Rhythm Section
Choosing Literature
2020 Welcome Back & Sem 2 Goals
Fall 2019 Wrap / Concert Post-mortems
Following Up
Concert Crunch
Thanksgiving 2019
Re-establishing Procedures
Jazz Workshop Episode 5: Dr. Clay Redfield
Alternative Evaluations
Of Bursars and Boosters
Jazz Workshop Episode 4: From First Steps to Continuing Education
Incorporating Musicianship Skills into Your Rehearsal.
Jazz Workshop Episode 3: Form and Developing a Curriculum
Teaching Problem Solving Skills with Younger Students
Jazz Workshop Episode 2: Getting Your Band to Swing
Staying On Top of it All.
Jazz Workshop Episode 1: Improvisation
Season 6 Kickoff
A Bridge Too Far: Band Directors stepping into Teaching Orchestra
End of Semester Potpourri Spring 2019
Teaching in a Rural Community
Advocating for Yourself
End of the Semester Units
What makes a Class a Program?
More than Just a Class
Ya like Jazz? How about Anxiety?
Adjudicators, Clinicians and Guest Conductors.
The Joys of Teaching Middle School with Selena Dalmacio
Pre-concert Practices: Dress Rehearsals, Calls etc.
Program Values and your Audition Process
Resources for the General Music Teacher with Anne Mileski
Curriculum Redesign
CASMEC Debrief (with Chelsie Chan)
Scheduling with Brandon Lee
Second Semester Goals for 2019
Tell Your Neighbor You Love Them
2018 Wrap-up: Getting Students to Practice over Break
Never Abandoning the Fundamentals with Bobby Rogers
Encouraging Students to get involved in the Music Community
When Performances are Postponed: Cancel or Reschedule?
How to defuse (or prepare for) parents who go above your head.
Marching Percussion with Justin Preece
Long Term Planning and the Tyranny of Immediacy
Integrating Composers into the curriculum
Stimulus Variation in Rehearsal
Developing a Process Oriented Curriculum
Collaboration Ups and Downs
Building a Healthy Community in your Program
Conflict Policies
Procedure for Music Teachers
Differentiated Instruction in the Music classroom
Getting Started
Season 5 Welcome - Leaving students you love
Season 4 Wrap-Up
Enabling Your Student Leadership to Teach
Defining the Purpose Behind End of the Year Trips
Reflections on Culture
No way! A String Specialist!?
When your predecessor comes to town.
Counting Systems and Count Singing
Percussion with Patrick Neff
NAfME/NCAS Model Cornerstone Assessments
Integrating Small Ensembles into Your Curriculum
More Brass Questions with Clyde Quick
Concert Planning... for 90 minutes.
What do you want in a brass methods class?
Student Teaching
Working with your Administration
Sending Kids to Honor Groups
Back to Work (On the Road Again)
Semester 2 2018 Goals
Sensitivity in Music Programming
Dealing with Loss on Campus
What Makes a Teaching position Desirable?
Incentivizing and Inspiring Student Practice
Serving our Students & "How to Human Better"
Students who do EVERYTHING
Vocal Health with Dr. Sandra Babb
Integrating Theory into an Ensemble
Barriers to Professional Development for new teachers
Choir Thiiiiiings!
First Impressions
Season 3 Wrap-Up, Summer Goals
End of Year Checklists and Equipment Management
End of Semester Brain Dump (Spring '17)
Retention Discussion
Concert Pacing
Non Repertoire/Musicianship Skills (Music Olympics)
Competition and Music Education with Wes Brewer
Reference Notebook Revisited
Programming the same arranger/composer on your concert
Teaching Blend and Balance
Developing a Relationship with your Feeder School
Macro Rehearsal Planning
Elementary Music with Cindy Teresi
Careers in Music
CASMEC Wrap-up/Clip show
Lessons Learned from our first five years of teaching and Q&A
The Job Search with Dr. Tina Bull
Social Emotional Learning with Amanda Craig
CMEA Bay Section Presentation: Developing Community
Struggling with Differentiated Instruction
Values of a Music Educator
Married to a Music Educator
Musical Rivalries
Communication
Teachers as Counselors
Make Up Assignments for Missed Performances
Taking Classics to Festival
How to Earn a Nobel Peace Prize (Getting a Middle School Band to Play in Tune)
Developing Emergency Sub Plans and Dealing with their Limitations
Establishing an AP Theory Program with Bobby Rogers
Performance Spaces
Warm-Ups as a Meal
Season 3: Welcome Back and Professional Goals for 2016-17
Jazz with Josh Murray
End of the year Self-Evaluation
"Your Second Five Years of Teaching" with Jonathan Grantham
Combating Senioritis
Improving the social aspect of your ensembles
"Band just isn't fun anymore"
Fundraising
Recording Your Ensemble
Performing as an educator
"Literature Review"
Vocal Modeling
Advanced Degrees and Summer Residency
Practice
Student Reflection on Performance
Balancing your concert programming
Grading for Participation
Tackling Talent
Sight Reading in the Choral Classroom with Emily Mercado
Percussion with Jonathan Withem
Julie Stephens (Again)
Midwest 2015 Interview no. 3: Brad Townsend
Midwest 2015 Interview #2: Michael Sweeney
Midwest 2015 Interview #1: Duane Hill
Discussing Differences
What? Me Teach Guitar? ....Sure? with George Pascoe
Core Literature and Rotation
Depth of Knowledge
D.E.V.O.L.S.O.N.
Halloween
Music and Human Learning with Julie Stephens
Curriculum Design - Pt. 2
Instruments and Stuff
Curriculum Design Pt. 1
Music Supervisors
Co-Curricular Conflicts and Grading Outside the School Day
Back to School Night
New Year, New Challenges
Getting Back into the Swing of Things
Summer Professional Development Opportunities with Anthony Dahl
Year End Wrap-up
Trip Planning and Administration with Jeff Kumagai
Preparing for Next Year
End of Semester Potpourri (2)
End of the Year Events
General Music with Brittany Iverson
Technology 2: The Technologing
Technology in the Music Classroom
Sacred Music in the classroom
Student Motivation pt. 2
Festivals & Adjudication
Student Motivation
Homogeneous v. Heterogeneous Beginning Ensembles
Starting Over with Heather Walkover
Recruiting in Ensemble Progams
Kodály Method in Elementary and Middle School
Process v. Product
General Music with Amanda Craig
Teaching Special Populations
General Music with a First Year Teacher
Interview with Dr. Martin Seggelke
Interview with Dr. Chris Chapman
Midwest Wrapup/Debrief
End of Semester Potpourri
Conferences and Professional Development
Standards Part 1
Personal Goals as a Professional Educator
Social Justice in the Music Classroom
Taking Care of Yourself
Literature Selection
Music Education Advocacy
Program Mission and Vision
Teacher Induction (BTSA)
Choral Questions / Vocal Health
Percussion Questions
Program Administration
Warm-ups and Method Books
Athletic Bands
Classroom Management
aMusEd Podcast Pilot