The Growing Band Director

To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years. Connect with...

Come hang with one of the top jazz writers in the country, learn about some great big band music! https://www.bakersjazzandmore.com/ To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band d...

What do you look back on and wish you knew as you were starting your teaching career?  First year teacher Katie Spagnolo joins Kyle for a discussion and dive into a universal truth - You can't learn it all! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is...

To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years. Connect...

The Director of Bands at University of Oregon, Dennis Llinas sits down with Kyle and Jeff.  Get insight into a great new tool Dennis has conceived called "The Workshop" - plus many more insights to conducting, and all things music education! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the to...

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A must listen for any band director or percussion instructor who wants to learn more about how to put together a drumline from scratch, or improve a current drumline.  Tom LaPointe joins Jeff and Kyle and gives his wisdom that comes from decades of teaching high school drumlines. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show...

Supremely practice advice for band directors! In between Dr. Grogan's presentations at conventions in Georgia and Utah, he made time to bring his methods and materials to us to share with you.  To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share pra...

90% of success happens before the first note of the first rehearsal, because of the literature you select for your students. Dr. Onsby Rose joins Kyle for a discussion about programming for your band.   To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to...

Dr. Doug Owens joins the show to share the research, problems, and solutions around music induced hearing loss for band directors. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band dir...

Join Jeff as he has a conversation with Dr. Matt Doiron of Western Connecticut State University about a great method for teaching music ed students at the collegiate level!  Methods courses not just for instrument types, but for age levels as well!   To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the bu...

A great conversation from the car on the way to, and from and honors festival. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as m...

Glen Schneider shows us a great new way for your students to access private lessons!   Plus, Kyle details how to successfully manage an honor band, and why you should do it!   A great discussion that also includes programming advice for your band. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the butto...

A great hang with an amazing teacher!  Jeff Priest has so much wisdom to share about creative things he does with the Old Town High School Band that has allowed them be one of the top band programs in the Northeast. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our m...

Want to learn about 3 amazing music education technologies that will revolutionize your classroom?  Here they are!  UDB, STRIDE and BEAM!  Kyle and Jeff hang out with Josh Gall to learn all about these amazing opportunities for music educators. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the but...

Kyle is joined by three wonderful band directors - Hailey Francoeur, Joey Hendricks and Adam Newton - to reflect on their take aways from Midwest, and their Band Director New Years Resolutions!  To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share pr...

Six pieces of music (Three for Concert Band and Three for Jazz Band) that your students would benefit from working on and performing! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every band...

William Mason HS (OH) is performing at Midwest this year, and made top 5 at BOA Finals - all within a 5 week period!  In this episode Kyle meets with Ed Protzman, the Director of Bands at Mason, and discusses everything surrounding the Midwest performance, Bands of America and what when into their 2022 show, as well as many other tips for band directors who teach bands of every size and level...

In part 2/2 of our conversation with John McAllister of JohnMcAllistermusic.com - we hear the best ways to use his resources to help our students improve in their fundamentals.  Wise words from an experienced educator and innovating creator in the music education space! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon...

John McAllister is the man behind the great JohnMcAllistermusic.com where you can find backing tracks and free resources to make your job as a band director easier!  From beginner exercises to more advanced music, the play along videos are something that students LOVE! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon...

In Part 3/3 with Terry White, Kyle and Terry share tons of their favorite charts for Jazz Ensemble, from beginning level to advanced.  A must listen for any jazz teachers, and a great close to this three-part series! Don Zentz Jazz Literature List To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at...

In Part 2/3 of this great conversation Kyle and Terry dive into some very practical ways band directors can help their students succeed in Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble. Don Zentz - Best Charts to use with your band Master List! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingband....

Learn from one of the best Jazz Writers and Clinicians out there!  This is the first part of a THREE part series to take your Jazz Ensemble to the next level! A can't miss!   Don Zentz - Best Charts to use with your band Master List! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top o...

In this episode Kyle and Jeff show you how they reflect on their teaching, and keys to improving your program each day though this process.  Valuable for every band/choir/orchestra teacher!  Through refinement, improvement, artistry, mastery and planning your students can achieve at the highest of levels! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast an...

In this episode Kyle, Jeff and John talk about the best types of tunes for beginning improvisers: Major Blues, Minor Blues, Modal Tunes, and Rhythm Changes And they discuss many tunes you can use with your students in each category! To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - using the button at the top of growingba...