MusicFirst - Profiles in Teaching with Technology

S5 E4 features Chris Chidsey. Chris is in his 26th year of teaching in the Strongsville City School district which is a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.

S5 E3 features Leah Hanley. Leah is the founding and current director of the Salute to Music Bronx Orchestra and the orchestra program at M.S. 180 in Co-op City.

S5 E2 features John Nieto. John Nieto is the Mariachi Director of Brackenridge HS in San Antonio, Texas. He has held this position since 1990. He also holds the position of Lead Mariachi Instructor for the San Antonio ISD.

S5 E1 features Jaye Mateyko. Jaye is the Director of Support and Training for MusicFirst and has been with the company since 2015.

S4 E20 features Tim Lautzenheiser. Tim Lautzenheiser began his teaching career at Northern Michigan University. He then moved to the University of Missouri, and from there to New Mexico State University. During that time, Tim developed highly acclaimed groups in both instrumental and vocal music.

For more information about Hyperscore, visit: https://newharmonyline.org/ To get a FREE 30 day trial of Hyperscore, visit: https://www.musicfirst.com/applications/hyperscore S4 E19 features Cece Roudabush. Cece taught General and Adaptive Music K-12 in the Iowa Community School District for 32 years.

S4 E18 features Wendy Higdon. Wendy is the Director of Bands and Performing Arts Department Chair at Creekside Middle School in Carmel, Indiana. Under her direction, the Creekside Wind Symphony was honored to perform at The Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in 2013.

S4 E17 features Monte Mast and Drew Dickey from The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps. Monte Mast is the Executive Director of The Cavaliers AP&E, Inc, the parent organization of The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, Chromium Winds, King Cobras Drumline, and GearWorks Educational Programs located in Rosemont, IL. Christopher Drew Dickey serves as Associate Director of the Longhorn Band and on the conductin...

S4 E16 features Mark Aitchison. Mark combines the roles of Head of Music at Droitwich Spa High School and Subject Lead for the PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) in Secondary Music and Lecturer in Music Education at the University of Reading, where he recently completed his Master of Arts, in Music Education with Distinction.

S4 E15 features Krystal Williams, Williams is a Music Adjunct lecturer for Woodwind Method for the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is currently the Music Theory Teacher at Northwestern High School's Visual and Performing Arts Program for Prince George's County Public Schools.

S4 E14 features Bill Vliek, Vliek has taught secondary music in the Michigan Public Schools for the past seventeen years. Currently at Fowlerville High School, Mr. Vliek has also taught in Springport Public Schools.

S4 E13 features Heath Jones, currently teaching Music Technology at McConnell Middle School in the Gwinnett County Public Schools system in Lawrenceville, GA. He has been the Lead Teacher for Music Technology with Gwinnett County Public Schools and is currently the Music Technology Chair for the Georgia Music Educators Association. Visit Heath's website: www.mutechteachernet.com Listen to Heath's...

S4 E12 features Jared March, a full time faculty member teaching 6-12 grade virtual music.

S4 E11 features Denise Gagne. Denise has taught instrumental, choral and classroom music from babies and preschool to College levels. She has degrees in music and education, as well as Level 3 certification in both Kodaly and Orff. Denise has authored or edited many publications including the Musicplay and Musicplayonline.com curriculum.

S4 E10 features Aurélia Azoulay-Guetta co-founded Newzik, the collaborative music reading solution that transforms PDF sheet music into interactive scores. For more information about Newzik, visit https://newzik.com/en/ To get a free 30-day trial, visit: https://www.musicfirst.com/musicfirst-classroom-demo-request/

S4 E9 features Andrea Maas, Andrea Maas is an Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam.

S4 E8 features Mark Corey, After teaching in Lyons for 4 years, he moved to Addison Trail High School where he is now the chair for the Art and Music Departments.

S4 E7 features Dr. Joshua Boyd, Dr. Boyd is the Director of Bands at Newnan High School in Newnan, Georgia. To listen to Josh's podcast, Directing Band, visit: www.directingband.com

S4 E6 features Cara Bernard, Cara Bernard is Assistant Clinical Professor of Music Education at the University of Connecticut, where she teaches courses in choral and elementary methods and curriculum.

S4 E5 features Jager Loyde, Loyde received his Bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas and his Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Stephen F. Austin State University. He currently serves as a Director of Fine Arts in Round Rock ISD and previously served as the Assistance Director of Instrumental Music for Round Rock ISD.

S4 E4 features Brad Davis, Director of Upper School Band, Jazz Combo, and Music Tech at Cannon School in Concord NC.

S4 E3 features Kristina Abella-Rey, who teaches pre-kindergarten to third grade general music at the Fessenden School in West Newton, Massachusetts.

S4 E2 features Richard McCready, Music Technology Teacher at River Hill High School, and Resource Teacher for Music Technology at Howard County Public Schools in Maryland. Check out Richard's River Hill HS Music Tech site: https://www.riverhillmusictech.com/ To purchase a copy of his book, Make Your Own Music, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Own-Music-Curriculum/dp/1480397458/ref=sr_1_3?dc...

S4 E1 features Scott Casagrande, Education Consultant for MusicFirst and veteran band director.

S3 E20 features Robby Burns, who is a music educator and freelance percussionist in Maryland. Robby's teaching experience ranges from elementary school through university ensembles. To find out more about Robby, visit https://www.robbyburns.com/ To get more info and to purchase Robby's book Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers, visit: http://www.robbyburns.com/digitalorganizationtipsformus...