The Growing Band Director

⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ How do you make the important choices for your marching band that will set them up for success during the season? Do you compete in competitions? Do you perform at football games? Do you buy a stock show, or custom design one for yourself? What are your tools and what type of show is right for your students right now? These are all questions that band directors ask themse...

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⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ Matthew Arau joins Kyle for a discussion involving ways to allow your work to live in harmony with your whole being - and find ways to continue to focus our energy on what matters. Leadership Quiz Skool Community - Free Upbeat Leadership Academy To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - u...

Legendary retired band director, and current clinician for Music for All Joel Denton (Ooltawah HS, TN) joins the show to discuss the biggest task of a band director - creating a continuing, or perennial, culture in your band. Through his time as a band director (37 years) he learned many ways to grow the culture in his bands, and shares how his collaboration with some of the great band directors i...

Submit Your Ten Minute Tip Here Support the Show Here 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 thegrowingbanddirector.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 stud...

Two Chord Jams Peter Sciaino is a veteran high school band director from New Jersey, and a well known composer with works for Concert Band and Jazz Band at all levels. He joins the show to discuss his new improv book, as well as four of his pieces. Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreon - us...

Anne and Ben Chambers are a husband/wife team of band directors who co-teach grades 7-12 at Light of Christ Catholic Schools in Bismark, ND. They join Kyle and Krystle (also a husband and wife team of band directors) for a conversation surrounding co-teaching, balancing teaching with being a parent, running a cohesive program that spans multiple schools, and so much more! Support the Show Here To...

Submit Your Ten Minute Tip Here Support the Show Here 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 thegrowingbanddirector.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 stud...

⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ Dr Shawn Knopp is an experienced band director of 24 years and teaches at Friends University in Wichita, KS. he joins Kyle to discuss some strategies he has learned along his journey to help give our family and students the best version of ourselves. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider supporting the show on Patreo...

Support the Show Here Philip Walters is a middle school band director in Anchorage, Alaska. He joins the show to discuss the age level that is middle school - how to teach them and what to expect from them. As a Make Music Cloud user (formally known as Smart Music) he walks us through ways that he uses it with his classroom. A wide ranging conversation covering so many band topics! To gain access...

⁠ Submit Your Ten Minute Tip Here ⁠ ⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ 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 ⁠ thegrowingbanddirector.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 ed...

Support the Show Here ⁠ Larry Clark is a veteran composer, editor, publisher, and owner of Excelcia Music Publishing. Learn ways to use your knowledge of score study to be sure the music you are selecting hits the sweet spot for your students. 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...

Veteran judge and band director Marc Whitlock joins Kyle for a discussion around best practices and rehearsal tips to have a productive, detail-oriented rehearsal that leads to successful performances, as well as methods to make sure your students understand how to play in time, no matter where they are on the marching band field. Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio fi...

⁠ Submit Your Ten Minute Tip Here ⁠ ⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ 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 ⁠ thegrowingbanddirector.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 ed...

⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ Renowned pianist Tom Snow joins the show to discuss ways to take your rhythm section players to the next level, as well as improvisation ideas and ways to freshen up the arrangements your students play. 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 thegrowingban...

Kyle's high school band director, mentor and friend, Craig Skeffington is known worldwide as a composer of great jazz ensemble music. Craig sits down to share some of his charts (complete with score and sound.). We also have a wide ranging conversation covering topics from starting at a program as a new teacher, to using your own personal strengths as your best way to model for your students,...

Submit Your Ten Minute Tip Here Support the Show Here 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 thegrowingbanddirector.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 stud...

⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ Lincoln Rowe joins the show to discuss ways to build a cohesive program at all levels in a sustainable way. 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 thegrowingbanddirector.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every...

Support the Show Here 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 thegrowingbanddirector.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...

⁠ Submit Your Ten Minute Tip Here ⁠ ⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ 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 ⁠ thegrowingbanddirector.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 ed...

Rachel Allen is a middle school band director in West Virginia. In addition to teaching middle school band, she finds her passion is creating content to help build community within the band world - both students and teachers. She has amassed an enormous following, helping people throughout the world with her social media content. Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio fil...

A well designed marching band show is the vehicle every student deserves - yet is one of the hardest tasks a band director undertakes - and are usually underprepared to accomplish! Veteran show designer and music educator Key Poulan joins the show to help teach methods of show design to maximize student achevment. Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscr...

⁠ Submit Your Ten Minute Tip Here ⁠ ⁠ Support the Show Here ⁠ 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 ⁠ thegrowingbanddirector.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 ed...

Support the Show Here ⁠ Timothy Loest is a composer who is well known for his young band compositions. He joins the show to discuss his approach and many of the things he does to make grade 1/2 music interesting. Also featured are three of his own works. 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 a...

Rick Stitzel is one of the best writers and arrangers for jazz ensemble that we have. He joins the show to share his experiences and charts. Featured are arrangements of great standard tunes for your jazz ensemble as well as original works available through ⁠ https://Rickstitzelmusic.com⁠ Support the Show Here To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and con...