Music in the Making

Another haitus but Solo and Ensemble contest is no joke! But the results speak for themselves and we couldn't be happier for our students. Chole Sibert, Lisa's student teacher makes their debut on the podcast as we go over the whole S&E season and what lies ahead for Organizational Contest!

Our good friend Wesley from ROWVA wrote in to talk about his fascinating topic: Culture Before Content. Note: there are many edits from random technology glitches....

We are with Madeline Wood, outgoing District 2 President after her demonstration lecture on Flex Band and its use in her program and how it can be used in many others.

The panel is done...we can now breathe. What a fun time it was. Joining us are our favorite Mercer County people and former block student, now band director from A-Town, Hannah Murray!

The MITM team is presenting at our state music convention with a bunch of our favorite music teachers! We hope this episode hits home for those of you that did Solo and Ensemble in middle school or high school!

Hold onto your butts....*flicks on light switch*....if all goes well this should be our very first VIDEO episode! Lots going on and IMEC is on the Horizon.

Today Art and Lisa talk about the state of Solo and Ensemble prep along side the INCREDIBLE news/update regarding some brand new instruments for the school!

No, Lisa?! No Kevin?! No problem! Dr. Mrs. Martinez is here to save the day. But will her hot take on musicals land her in hot water!?!? Time will tell....

Back again from a long break in between episodes but the gang is energized and ready to start the new year right! A new student teacher joins us from University of Wisconsin-Platteville and of course there is a major storm on the way...yay?

It was a rough start today, the gang was informed one of their colleagues passed away overnight. This is one of those things that they just don't teach you in school.

Did you miss us? Because WE MISSED YOU! A wrap up of everything we had since our last episode is in order. Maybe a new segment!?!?

Another week in the books and the gang has got a lot to say. Even Lisa has something! Tangents have become a trend but we like it!

Tangents are the name of the game today....Some Highlights though are coming out of a long Labor Day Weekend, Debating about Marching Band Class Rankings, and the first Marching Competition of the Season is fast approaching!

Week 2 and it's already Game Day for the football team and more importantly the first marching band halftime show! Also, a bunch of other topics because there is just so much happening already!

Summer is over and the gang is already 1 week into the 24-25 school year! So much going on already and it's still ramping up. Here's to an incredible year on the horizon!

Teachers need a vacation too!? The gang talks about what they all have going on this summer.

The time is finally here to talk about the wedding of the century! The Newlyweds join us in talking about the unforgettable event and honeymoon tha followed.

Kevin is sadly gone again due to Track but luckily we had a guest on the books to speak with about themselves and their program! Madeline Wood is the band director from United High School, just up the road from M-R and is also the the District 2 ILMEA President. Also she is the super-fan extraordinaire when it comes to Music in the Making.

Hours after JH Org, the gang heads to Chicago for a unique trip combining the HS Band 6 Flags Music in the Parks performance, and immediately turning into the Music Department Senior Trip. It's late, we've been up since 2 AM, and Art's White Castle order was denied by 4 Uber Eats Drivers before arriving. What a trip so far!

Kevin is finally back and just in time for a REALLY busy weekend!

We were able to get a hold of her agent and get her in the studio, the one and only: Mrs. Pickrell! Our Grade 4-6 General Music and Band teacher.

The M-R Bands student teacher, Mr. Ty Otto, is on the podcast today to talk about his teaching expereinces through college and how things are going at M-R so far this semester!

What do you get when you have a new choral student teacher, the musical, and both High School and Junior High Solo and Ensemble within 3 weeks? To most it's referred to as the month of March, but at M-R its just an average Spring semester! The gang catches up to go over all the craziness that has been the last few weeks.

The triple threat: dance, sing, act. Our kids knock it out of the park every year and so today we bring in the expert at M-R, Mel Agar. She isn't only part of the English Department, she directs our Spring Musical each year with energy and passion that comes through the students on stage. This year's musical: "Once Upon a Mattress"!

Rowan and Drew are back to wrap up our IMEC conversation from last week and Drew was just DYING to tell us something very important he missed from the first go around.