All Episodes

Summer Check-In: Dad Books, AI, and the New Authenticity

Excellence Doesn’t Have a Number: Susan Smith on Small Band Empowerment

AI Can’t Play Your Trumpet: Why Music Education Matters More Than Ever

Cynthia Johnston Turner Live at IBA: Product, People, and Improvisation in the Band Room

Quick Pro Tip: Getting Students to Meet Deadlines

MindShifting for Music Teachers: Turning “I Can’t” into “Perhaps I Can” with Mitch Weisburgh

Quick Pro Tip: A Fast, Effective Way to Review This Year and Plan the Next

Beats, Bands, and Attention Spans: A Conversation with Amani Roberts

Lessons from Student Travel: Live from Walt Disney World with Alan & Steve

Teaching Today’s Kids: Inclusion, Accommodations, and Family Partnerships with Cortez Daniel

Quick Pro Tip: Giving Great Clinics and Fair Judging Comments

Quick Pro Tip: One Rule in Music - Make it Sound Good - but HOW?

Everyone Can Move: Michael Rosales on Movement for Every Music Program

Quick Pro Tip: Do You Hold Your Students to Standards you Sometime Miss Yourself?

Teaching the Bigger Picture: Russ Gershon on Context, Curiosity, and Ethiopian Grooves

Quick Pro Tip: Rethinking Flex Charts for All Ensembles

José Antonio Zayas Cabán connects Latin Jazz, Community Care, and Classroom Practice

Quick Pro Tip: Making the Most of Your Honor Ensemble Day

Building Musical Community: Stacey Ryan on School of Rock’s Social Impact

Classic Episode Re-Release: Lee Nelson on Choral Literature - and Way More!

Quick Pro Tip: When to be Human...and When to be Transactional

Quick Pro Tip: Handling Angry Parents Without Losing Your Cool

Quick Pro Tip: Why “Attitude Is Everything” Can Miss the Mark

Quick Pro Tip: Pride, Hubris, and Your Ensemble Culture

Quick Pro Tip: Make Your Program Notes Do More Work

Quick Pro Tip: Smarter Advocacy Without Sounding Like a Whiner

Why Have Ensembles in Schools? With Travis J. Cross (Part 2)

Why Have Ensembles in Schools? With Travis J. Cross (Part 1)

Unleashing Creativity: Accessible Music Education for All Students with Dr. Rhoda Bernard

Bonus Quick Pro Tip - What is the Grand Master Scale?

Quick Pro Tip: The Macro-Rehearsal Structure That Works for Everyone

Creativity in Teaching: Innovative Strategies for Ensembles of All Sizes with Mary Cogswell

Quick Pro Tip: How to Stop Making the Same Mistake Every Year

The Adaptive Music Teacher with Elisa Janson Jones: Navigating Technology, Advocacy, and Growth

Quick Pro Tip: Clarifying Concert Streaming Rules (Part 2)

Recording and Streaming: The Latest on What's Legal with Brenna Horn-Cronin

Quick Pro Tip: Keep Your Feedback Musical for Everyone

The Power of Parents in Their Children's Musical Development with Michael Hemsworth

Quick Pro Tip: Start Your School Year by Throwing Things Away

We’re Back! Reflections and Fresh Energy for Season Four

Summer Strategies: Combating Loneliness and Supporting New Teachers

How to do a Conference with Dr. Rodney Dorsey LIVE

Quick Pro Tip: The Value of Bringing in Outside Voices

Quick Pro Tip: How One School Made Professional Development Work for Music Teachers

Quick Pro Tip: Give Compliments – the Why and How

Quick Pro Tip: Are Secondary Music Teachers Doing Too Much?

Quick Pro Tip: How to Lead Well by Stepping Back During a Clinic

Empowering the Next Generation of Musicians with Chuck Dickerson

Quick Pro Tip: How to Prep Your Students for a Successful Clinic

Classroom Management Strategies with Jenny Gee

Does it hold up? Including Students with Special Needs with Alice Hammel

Does it hold up? The Non-Competitive Ensemble, three years later

Quick Pro Tip: Exploring the Pros and Cons of Loyalty in Music Programs

Quick Pro Tip: Selecting Quality Elementary Literature with Lucas Petersen

Quick Pro Tip: Rethinking Your Ensemble’s Seating Chart

Hip-Hop Integration with Kiran Vedula

Quick Pro Tip: Use "In Order to Do My Best Work" to Set Clear Expectations

Empowering Students in the Music Classroom with Theresa Hoover

Quick Pro Tip: Simplifying Copyright and Exploring the ArrangeMe Platform

Expanding the Choral Canon: Marques Garrett on Programming Choices Part 2

Expanding the Choral Canon: Marques Garrett on Programming Choices Part 1

2024 Year in Review

Keeping Ensembles in Time and in Tune

Quick Pro Tips: Why Articulations Matter—More Than You Think

Music as a Birthright: A Conversation with Leila Ramagopal Pertl

Quick Pro Tips: Engage Students and Reduce Stress by Delegating These Three Things

Easy Social/Emotional Learning Implementation in your Classroom with Ryan Scherber

Quick Pro Tips: Reduce Planning Time Stress with the "Pecking Order" Approach

Lessons from a Reflective Teacher: Kelli Pence on Engaging Students and Handling Challenges

Quick Pro Tips: Using nearby college students and staff to help your program

Inspiring the Next Generation of Music Educators with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser

Not Happy With Your Situation? You Have Three Choices.

Finding Success in Low-Income Schools with Tim Gonzalez

Quick Pro Tips: One Little Thing

Anger, Anxiety, and Burnout

Quick Pro Tips: Public Speaking Tips

Dealing with anxiety and relevance by embracing your inner Music Guerrilla

Alan and Steve do the Lightning Round

Summer Reading Series- Vocal Health for Music Teachers

Quick Pro Tips: Do Noise-Cancelling Ear Buds Protect Our Hearing?

“Are we Doing the Right Thing for Students with Trauma?” with Michael Linsin

Summer Reading Series – Michael Linsin’s “The Big Lie of Childhood Trauma”

Quick Pro Tips: Summer Selected Short Readings with James Clear

Student Leadership Trends This Summer

Quick Pro Tips: Create One Rubric

Bringing Joy and Creativity Back to the Classroom with the Orff Approach

Quick Pro Tips: Four Ways Music Educators Can Use ChatGPT

Optimizing Health, Wellness, and Happiness with Ann Smith

Quick Pro Tips- The "Bopping" Rehearsal Strategy for Better Ensemble Timing

Public Relations for Your Music Program with John Gallagher

Quick Pro Tips- One Way to Help Alleviate the Teacher Shortage

Energize your Classrooms with Peter Boonshaft

Quick Pro Tip: A Powerful Way to Rebuild Trust - Apologize

Making Music for All: Redefining Success through Inclusivity and Process with Annie Ray

State Jazz Championships: A Good Idea, or Corruption of an Art Form?

From the Classroom to the Podium: Supporting Aspiring Female Musicians with Jerianne Larson

Quick Pro Tips- Define and Stay Consistent with Boundaries

Spring Break LIVE FROM Central Florida

Beyond Measure: "UnGrading" Your Music Classroom with Chris Gleason

Quick Pro Tips- Dealing with a Staff Cut

Women in Music with Annie Booth

Quick Pro Tips- Email Etiquette Tips for Effective Communication

Consider the Ukulele with Clinician, Composer, and Musician Jenny Peters

Quick Pro Tips- One Rule in Music: Make it Sound Good! But HOW?

Marching Arts Excellence with Jeremy Spicer

Quick Pro Tip - Getting Along with My Principal

Hearing Health with Alyssa Ottmar

Alan and Steve looking ahead to next year

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

Groove and Expression with Sammy Miller

Reaching all students where they’re at with Rebecca Phillips and Ingrid Larragoity-Martin

Keep Learning and Know Your ”Why” with Erin Holmes

DEI in Teaching and Literature Selection with Will Talley and Chandler Wilson

Musicking, Christopher Small, and Relationships with Mary Cohen

Teachable Moments and Bridges with Lillie Feierabend

Making Music more Welcoming for Everyone with Philip Ewell

Measuring Teacher Success (Part Three)

Continuous Learning with Kyle Smith.

Music Licensing Issues, Resources, and ClicknClear with James Weaver