band yap

don’t you think he could make a mean italian beef? eric rath is a phenomenal teacher, composer, and percussionist, and on top of that, a wonderful human being. he has dedicated his life not only to his own family (5 kids!) but also to music education and composing excellent works for band and percussion ensemble. with professional musicians as parents, music has always been part of his life. eric...

welcome to band yap 8: the ocho chris clifton knows more about military marching band than most people know about....anything. he's won multiple (consecutive) state titles, not to even mention that he's won honor band multiple times (also consecutive). chris' expertise is extraordinary, and he attributes some of his knowledge to the legendary east texas military marching band director...

jeff young is as connected to the marching arts as anyone. he is the director of camps for music for all, where he oversees the music for all summer symposium. he was the visual caption head for many years at carmel high school, his alma mater. he has both taught and judged within dci. additionally, he is the ceo of dynamic marching, a platform providing educational video content for band director...

this one will make you want a hot dog real bad. tami goss is one of one. she's hilarious, warm, intelligent, and a bad ass band director. her views on student experience and leadership are valuable beyond measure, and she and jose might be the exact same person. we yapped with her about hot dogs cooked in chili, being a voracious reader, mini schnauzers, the midwest clinic with julie giroux on pia...

no bluffing here. as a band director, you've undoubtedly heard jorge vargas' music. spanning many genres, his music is played in band halls and orchestra rooms across the land. while actively working as a composer, he has also been a full-time teacher, educating middle school band students for decades. his commitment to not only educating students but also creating quality literature for t...

and she's a badass. kendall is a master of efficiency. she fine tunes many aspects of her life, but her marching band systems and processes are top tier. she has the state championships to show for it, and has even given clinics over some of her processes. we yapped with kendall about advice she would give first year teachers, her love of cheese, her experience as a dci drum major, and her pas...

"we will do what is hard. we will achieve what is great." jed bartlet said it, and josh gall lives it. josh gall is a co-founder of ultimate drill book. if you want to talk about visionary, he's not only in the conversation- he is the conversation. josh has grinded for many years, selling sub sandwiches, hand printing and assembling dot books at kinkos, writing countless drills, and submerging his...

by grabthar's hammer...what an episode! jason truly is a jack-of-all-trades. band director, administrator, composer, arranger, podcast host, lego-builder....the list goes on. jason hosts two podcasts of his own, composer chats and beyond the belt: adventures from the outer rim . luckily, he sat down to yap with us! we covered all of the bases on this one: stepping out of the band hall and into the...

if you've never met nicole, you're missing out. luckily, we made this podcast for you. nicole is an inspiration. she's not originally from texas, but we are sure glad she is here. nicole has a vast and varied range of experiences through the marching arts. she has persevered through adversity with tenacity and grit. her perspective is infectious, and is a testament to what music educat...

she’s marvelous! dr. amy woody has experienced nearly every role in music education. with a master’s degree in clarinet from eastman, years of public school teaching, and her current position on the university of north texas faculty, dr. woody brings deep insight into the band world. she shares her philosophy on music education, her commitment to training future band directors, and her own journey...

you may have seen him on tiktok, and now you get to hear him yap. we covered just about everything with ryan: musicals, what it is like to be a disney adult, children eating old bay in rehearsal, the differences between texas and arkansas, band room vs. band hall, barbecue (as always), boll weevils, and woo pig sooie. sponsored by: shawn murphy⁠  with fanpledge the band blueprint⁠⁠  (use promo cod...

we really did get to ask mike! mike lunney is a west texas legend. now, he considers himself to be "band grandpa." we yapped with mike about the sky ryders drum and bugle corps (riding once again!), the west texas thunderdome, the formation of atssb, growing up as a military brat, and his love of shark tank. sponsored by: shawn murphy⁠  with fanpledge the band blueprint⁠⁠  (use promo cod...

band directors: assemble mike howard has collected all of the infinity stones. he's won honor band, state marching contest, and grand nats. more importantly than any of those accomplishments, he has committed himself to the betterment of band education across the state of texas. to do so, he currently serves as vice president and band division chair for the texas music educators association (tmea)...

the dude abides... and so does shawn murphy. we sat down with shawn to talk about building excellence, staying grounded, and what it means to lead with a growth mindset (and maybe a little chill).  sponsored by: ⁠shawn murphy⁠  with fanpledge ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠  (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase) ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠ listen to our  ⁠mixtape⁠ listen to our  ⁠march madness⁠  playl...

and we met in the centex honor band! justin is an opera singer. and yes, the podcast is still called band yap. he was drum major of his high school band, and is currently the color guard instructor at northeastern state university, where he is also the director of opera workshop and professor of voice. we go way back, and justin is still passionate about all things band. we discuss his journey fro...

zach santos wears many hats. program coordinator, choreographer, clinician, leadership facilitator, adjudicator, trumpet player, realtor, former band director, husband, dad, and....golf cart flipper. we sat down with zach to yap about all of the above, plus his affinity for white monster, the flip flops that have been around the block, winning both a dci world championship and a texas state marchi...

who hasn’t been beaten up by the profession at some point?  we sat down with chris mclellan, a man who has held many roles in music education. as a retired band director, uil music executive secretary, band consultant, and a university supervisor for student teachers, he has a wealth of experience and knowledge. chris is a devoted family man, and a baseball fan with a goal of visiting every mlb st...

heavy on the band, heavy on the yap.  kat norris is a gem. she loves birds, the university of houston cougars, mahler, and of course middle school band. kat gave us the low-down on what it was like to step into her current role at henry middle school, how her high school band experience shaped her perspective on music, blockbuster video, her feelings on trash tv, and how she aged out of…several th...

you know the guy that posts the sight-reading info? that's tim. even if you don't know tim, you know tim. he moderates the yellowboard (iykyk) and the texas band directors facebook group. he writes drill via brynnpark productions. brynnpark's website also hosts the sight-reading information each year, uil repertoire analysis, and judge analysis. but, tim will tell you- he left band dir...

are jake heck and brett batchelor the same person? we may never know. jake teaches at not one, but TWO different private schools. he gives us insight into the private school side of band, the texas vs. oklahoma panhandle, why peanut butter m&ms are the superior m&m, his love of travel, and what it is like to sight-read west highlands sojourn at contest. listen to our  mixtape listen to our...

no really, this goes a little off the rails. we talked with kim about...wow. a lot. her upbringing in carthage, her rock-solid dedication to her students, appropriate plumage, her coloring hobby, meat parade, and more. featuring a phone call from robert herrings, and some text-to-confirm moments with dr. kevin sedatole and jarrett lipman. listen to our  mixtape listen to our  march madness  playli...

live, laugh, yap. we sat down with victor garza to discuss our deep connections to one another, at length. we got real about trials, tribulations, victories, failures, how he left his car running throughout an entire marching contest day, and why chick-fil-a is superior to cane's. listen to our  mixtape listen to our  march madness  playlist get help with your resume, or featured on our socials by...

the magic is in the details—just ask a marching band program coordinator. we yapped with reid atkinson at the headquarters of ultimate drill book, where we covered texas vs. kansas city bbq, empathy, which disney park reigns supreme, and what makes texas band culture unique. listen to our  mixtape listen to our  march madness  playlist get help with your resume, or featured on our socials by filli...

he's going out with a bang! two-time 1a state marching band champion brian tillman joines us to yap about rock and roll, the power of randy standy, the kismet way he met his wife, and how he's never played careless whisper. listen to our mixtape listen to our march madness playlist get help with your resume, or featured on our socials by filling out our talent connect form sponsored by: troubadour...

got yap? we do. taylor williamson grew up on a dairy farm in east texas. now, he's an honor band director. we yapped with taylor about his experiences in his hometown's 2a band program, which direction the toilet paper should actually face, the story of how he broke his ankle before midwest, and more! listen to our mixtape here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZvfkMMSyVWOKqPqOBUgB7?si=y...