The Growing Band Director

In person interviews on Day 2 of The Midwest Clinic 2025 includeL Heath Wolf, Terry White, Jeff Jarvis, Mike Perez, Stephen Sholey, Mark Casperson, Brian Rhodes, Travis Weller, and Jerry Tolson. 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 sh...

Great guests include: Kameron Durr, Jackson Smith, Aaron Noe, Heather Hastings, John McAllister andDan Austin 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 matte...

Mike Perez is the band director at Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School in Fort Collins, Colorado. He joins Kyle to share his best practices with beginning band. Mike's Placement System You can find Mike's content at www.mikeperezband.com and find him on Youtube and Instagram @mastering_the_young_band To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consi...

Learn about this great process to arrange a piece of music with your full band class! Jake Sturtevant has been doing this project with this ensembles for over a decade and knows how invested students get in the process, the outcome, and how much ownership they take over it! ⁠Project Overview Paperwork⁠ Jake's Website⁠ To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast...

Carol Brittin Chambers joins Kyle to discuss some of her most popular pieces, as well as some of her brand new works for musicians of all ages! They also discuss practical solutions for marching band and concert band from the band director perspective. 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...

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 thegrowingbanddirector.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every...

Bentonville High School made Top 12 at Bands of America Grand Nationals in November, and are performing at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago in December! Their director, Tim Hendrix, joins the show to discuss the journey they went on, as well as preview their program for Midwest and discuss the process for their students. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subsc...

Ron Stary interviews Del Hubers - a veteran teacher of 39 years who has made it a mission to get more music written for beginning band! Hear his process, philosophies and some of the pieces that have been written recently! 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 thegrowingbanddirec...

Band BFFs Podcast creators Laura and Katie join Kyle to share about their score study based podcast that analyzes grade 1-3 pieces of music for band to help other band directors choose repertoire for their students, and to help them understand and teach the pieces the best way possible. BandBFFs Podcast To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consider s...

Matthew Arau is the founder of ⁠ Upbeat Global ⁠and shares many ways to maximize your student engagement during rehearsal. 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 direc...

Steve Nendza ( snendza@d142.org ) is a past band director and current principal. He joins Kyle to discuss advice for people interviewing for their first, or next, teaching position. 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...

As band directors, so many times we come across students who are not as motivated as we were as students. Music Educator and Doctoral Student Tyler Ehrlich has written in "Upbeat" as well as on ⁠tylerehrlich.com⁠ on just this - and shares many practical tips to helping foster these students in your program. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and consid...

Sally Wagner taught band for 40 years, including 34 years at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Maryland. She joins Kyle to discuss : Motivation - Your Best Feeder System The Adjudication Checklist Common Things Adjudicators Say from her book The Pursuit of Excellence-A Band Director's Guide to Success with Sally Wagner To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the pod...

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 thegrowingbanddirector.com Our mission is...

Canadian Band Director/Composer Dan Austin joins Kyle for a discussion around growing as a band director, and discussing some of his works for band Grades .5-3 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 t...

Follow the steps outlined in this session and your sax section will improve quickly! 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,...

Mark Connor is the creator and host of the Everything Band Podcast - which lead band directors around the world in their learning for 8 years! He joins Kyle to discuss so many lessons learned on his show, as well as some behind the scene details of Everything Band and what his program at school looks like. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and conside...

Hear from one of the countries leading composers, Andrew Boysen Jr. about some of his pieces that are attainable by younger 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 of thegrowingbanddirector.com Our mission is to share practical  advice and explore topics that will help every...

Part 2 of this Flex Band music series, with Colorado band director Nick Pierce, explores Grade 3-4 flex band music and strategies you can use to teach it to 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 of thegrowingbanddirector.com Our mission is to share practical  advice a...

Colorado band director Nick Pierce joins Kyle to discuss and listen to flex band music that might work for your students at the grade 1-2 level. 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...

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 in the coming years. C...

Harmony Bridge Michael Levine is the founder and longtime trombone player with the Dallas Brass. He joins Kyle for a discussion around ways to help students play in chamber music ensembles - and find much deeper meaning in their music education beyond concert performances in the typical school environment. To gain access to all show notes and audio files please Subscribe to the podcast and conside...

Kyle and Jeff as they meet with a great band director - Scott Kroll from Georgia! Scott walks us through the journey in developing a band program in a small rural school, and ways to make it happen with success! 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...

Guest Host Philip Walters (Alaska) joins band and orchestra director Andrea Cameron (Montgomery County, Maryland) to discuss all things middle school band and orchestra, as well as her school's upcoming Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic performance! 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...

Learn from two of the directors in one of the top programs in the US - The Carmel High School Band (Indiana) - Michael Pote and Kyle Young. -We discuss "teaching from the light", a method to help improve your career, your band, and your students experience in your program. ⁠“Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better”⁠ by Doug Lemov -Taking over a high level program from a leg...