The Band Room Podcast

Send us Fan Mail We welcome composer, conductor and educator, Marie A. Douglas to The Band Room! We speak about her musical journey, music technology in the classroom, her CBDA consortium “I Am Enough”, balancing a multifaceted life and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Help support the Band Room Podcast by ge...

Send us Fan Mail We're on summer break for a couple of weeks but don't worry, we're leaving you with something to listen to! Throughout the summer we'll be sharing some of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes. We sit down with composer, educator and conductor, Aaron Perrine to Bonus Episode Land! Aaron brings not one, but two stories! We speak about his experience with America&...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome award-winning music educator, conductor and all around wonderful human, Jonathan Grantham to The Band Room! We spoke about his musical journey, celebrating 20 years at Amador Valley High School with a commission from past BRP guest John Mackey, the power of staying with it, his contributions to the Horizon Leans Forward, what he defines as a successful band program and...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome someone who is no stranger to The Band Room, conductor & educator Dylan Rook Maddix! Dylan and Cait speak about his musical journey, discovering his “why”, using failure as a vehicle for growth, entrepreneurship in music and life, and much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Hel...

Send us Fan Mail We are excited to welcome conductors and music educators, Pam Paddock and Melissa Doiron to talk about Glass Winds - Nova Scotia Women's Wind Ensemble! We spoke about how the two conductors met, how the ensemble started, repertoire, what they see in the future of Glass Winds and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome composer and educator, Roger Zare! We spoke about is early compositional beginnings, how he came to write for band, his involvement with the Blue Dot Collective, finding inspiration in science and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Help support the Band Room Podcast by gett...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome conductor, trumpeter and educator, Dr. Karen Gustafson to The Band Room! We spoke about her musical beginnings, studying trumpet and conducting with some of the best, teaching in Alaska (among many other places), balancing trumpet/conducting, making the best of what life gives us and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through...

Send us Fan Mail This week we share a previously aired Patreon bonus episode with composer, educator and trumpeter, Nicole Piunno! Nicole is known as an avid cyclist, but remember every hobby needs a beginning.  She tells us story of her first cycling adventure that didn't go exactly to plan... For less than a lattes worth of investment you can hear more episodes like this by supporting BRP t...

Send us Fan Mail It is with much sadness that we share the passing of past BRP guest and friend of the podcast, Dr. Dale Lonis. We share clips from old episodes with three of his past students, Dr. Darrin Oehlerking, Dr. Jacqueline Dawson and Dr. Jason Caslor, who share a little bit about their time with Dale and the impact he had on them. We also share Dale’s hilarious bonus episode with you. Dal...

Send us Fan Mail Dylan and Cait celebrate 1 year of being BRP co-hosts by taking a break from chatting with guests and ask each other BRP listener questions. Everything from what they would do as a career if they weren't in music, their most embarrassing moments, favorite works of band literature, to wheels or doors? Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: htt...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Dr. Melanie Brooks to The Band Room! We spoke about her path, her time at Arizona State University, time in Finland, making her way back to Minnesota to teach Winona State University, founding Leading Tones Music and much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Help support the Band Room Podcast...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Dr. Fraser Linklater to The Band Room! Fraser is now retired from the Desautels Faculty of Music  at the University of Manitoba, where he directed the bands and taught courses in music education from 1999 to 2016. We were able to speak about his unique path to UofM, some of his great resources through the Manitoba Band Association, highlights from his time at UofM, his...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome composer and educator, Katahj Copley to The Band Room! We spoke about his path, his compositional process, his involvement with the Millennium Composers Initiative, his social justice consortium for the California Band Directors Association and much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Help su...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! Join Dylan as he speaks with Cait about his first Midwest Clinic and his conversations with old and new friends: Keith Kelly, Nicole Piunno, Onsby Rose, Sean Murphy, Angela Schroeder, Rob Taylor and Gail Brechting, speaking about some of their favorite Midwest memories! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome, Dr. Danielle Gaudry to The Band Room! Danielle is Associate Professor of Music at California State University East Bay where she serves as Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Music. Dylan, Cait and Danielle spoke about her very unique path, being a Canadian teaching in the United States, being a military musician and band director, the famous ba...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome composer, conductor and educator, Aaron Perrine to to the Band Room! We spoke about his path, composing for winds, how being a collaborator fits into his identity, conducting his own/others music, balance and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Help support the Band Room Podcast by ge...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Dr. Dale Lonis to the Band Room! We spoke about Dale’s path, the influence of  Benjamin Bloom on his leadership philosophy, parallels between rugby and music, working as a guest conductor and teacher, founding Music Mentors International with Ardith Haley, reminding us to engage and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: h...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin, Director of Wind Band Studies and Assistant Professor of Music Penn State School of Music to the Band Room. We spoke about her path, her past work with Tau Beta Sigma: National Honorary Band Sorority, programming with inclusivity in mind, working with composers and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome composer, performer and educator, Catherine Likhuta to the Band Room! We spoke about her unique path to where she is today, how performance influences her compositions, the importance of collaboration, her new piece Planet B and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Help support the Ban...

Send us Fan Mail We had a great time speaking with conductor, clarinetist and educator, Dr. Karem Simon of the University of Prince Edward Island! We spoke about his musical beginnings, fostering a culture of community and excellence within a small community, being the best musician you can be, the UPEI Wind Symphony and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome educator, tubist and conductor, David Lum to the Band Room! We spoke about his musical journey, his involvement with the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra, the importance of developing student leaders, being a life long learner and so much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Help support the Band...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome composer and educator, Nicole Piunno to the Band Room! Dylan and Cait chat with Nicole about her musical journey, how trumpet performance influences her composing, overcoming injury, pivoting during the pandemic, the music biz and much more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod Help suppor...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome to the Band Room the two winners of the 2021 Canadian Band Association Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition: Jienan Chen and Nicholas Ryan Kelly. Dylan and Cait chat with the composers about their award-winning pieces, their musical journeys, how they each came to writing band music, and more! Help support the Band Room Podcast by becoming a patron throu...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 4 of the Band Room Podcast! For the first episode of season 4 we are joined by Director of Bands Emeritus at Arizona State University, Gary Hill! Dylan, Cait and Gary speak about his musical path, neuroscience and how it affects gesture, his time at ASU, dog training, going against the grain, how his repertoire selection has changed throughout his career and so m...

Send us Fan Mail We're on summer break but don't worry, we're leaving you with something to listen to! Throughout the summer we'll be sharing some of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes. This week we are joined by composer and educator, Jodie Blackshaw ! Jodie shares a story of when she stood up for artist recognition, but not in the way you might envision. Jodie is changing t...