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Elisa Janson Jones discusses overcoming her struggles with the, "professional skills" becoming a band director, helping kids with developmental disabilities learn music, and her new venture, Music Teacher Guild which provides professional learning for music educators. Checkout musicteacherguild.org and elisajanson.com snapaudition.com

Check out part 1 for the start of Eric's and Juli's discission on the process to get into college music programs. In part 2 we continue our conversation with Juli Nickel, flute instructor at George Mason University, and founder of Juli Nickel Consulting - an amazing coaching service dedicated to helping students navigate and find the best college music school for them. I love Juli's ho...

If you or a student you know is auditioning for a college music program this year, you need to listen to this podcast. Juli Nickel, flute instructor at George Mason University, and founder of Juli Nickel Consulting - an amazing coaching service dedicated to helping students navigate and find the best college music school for them. https://www.julinickelconsulting.com https://www.instagram.com/juli...

Don Crafton is a professional trombonist and founder of Sight Reading Factory, which now integrates with Snap Audition's asynchronous audition recording feature. Hear how Don's idea for a system that could created music on-demand came to him, and how it has spread world-wide. Today, Sight Reading Factory is the most used Sight Reading app in the world, by far. Every day, tens of thousands...

Chris shares his experience taking a high school band program of 12 to over 250 and about his most recent venture: Virtual Assistant Director. Chris' marching and concert band experience is vast. He marched 4 seasons with the Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps. Today, he serves all over the U.S. as a clinician, adjudicator, and runs Virtual Assistant Director. https://virtualassistantdirect...

A 36-year band director, Lesley shares her story of how everything changed seven years ago when she hit exhaustion. An author of two books to help music educators develop thriving lifestyles and work patters, she is also the founder of the mPowered Music Educator Academy and Podcast. Checkout her website: mpowerededucator.com. snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-lesley-moffat

Nikki Abissi is a professional trombonist and teacher living in New Jersey, outside of New York City. She is Second Trombone of the historic American Symphony Orchestra , and an active performer on Broadway and with professional orchestras around the world. Nikki also invited an extension handle for the trombone called, Extendabone . Nikki graduated from The Juilliard School under the instruction...

Henrique De Almeida, a native of Brazil, began drumming as a child and by 17 touring the world with Brazilin pop stars. After graduating from Berklee with a degree in Jazz Composition, Henrique served as drummer for the US Air Force Academy Band, before returning as professor to Berklee in 2011. Today, Henrique lives in Colorado Springs where runs, The Drum Set Coach Academy . Henrique has perform...

Doug Bogatz is Director of Instrumental Music at Westview High School in Omaha Nebraska. Along with experience directing almost every type of school band and orchestra, Doug was also the Drum Major for the University of Nebraska Marching Band and the Colts Drum and Bugle Core (Dubuque, Iowa). Currently, he is also the Director of Auditions for the Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEA). snapa...

In the latest Snap Audition Episode, Eric has an interesting conversation with Esther Ling about her journey from growing up in Malaysia to becoming an engineer to ultimately becoming a Canadian pianist, indie singer-songwriter, and recording artist. Esther merges piano and vocals to bring a compelling lyricism to her songwriting, crafting heartfelt stories with music through her passion for explo...

Gloria Lum has been the cellist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1985. In 2020, she founded Audition Confidential, which prepares cellists for orchestral auditions through courses and one-on-one coaching. Gloria graduated from the University of Southern California, where she studied with Gabor Rejto and Ronald Leonard. Before LA, she was a member of the Oakland and Denver Symphony. Checkout...

In the latest Snap Audition Podcast Eric has a fun conversation with US Air Force Technical Sergeant Robert "Bobby" Wolfe about his experience in a military band. Eric and Bobby talk through the culture and processes involved with his audition for military bands and the intensity because you are auditioning for a job that can provide for your family. He shares about his life in Air Force...

Ben has taught in public schools for fourteen years and is the current Director of Vocal Music for the Bryan City School District in rural Northwest Ohio. Ben just completed his term as the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) District 1 President, is an active Ohio Music Education Association adjudicator, and served as the 2022 OMEA All-State Choir Chair. Eric and Ben talk all about the ins an...

Jonathan Sindler has been teaching instrumental music in Maryland for 27 years and is currently the Director of Bands at Mount View Middle School in Howard County, Maryland. Mr. Sindler is in high demand as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. Eric and Jon have a fun conversation about every level of audition and how we all audition daily - it is not just a music thing. snapaudition.com/...

Enion Pelta is a Colorado-based violinist, violist, composer, and music teacher. With over 25 years as a professional musician, her career has spanned classical, folk, jazz, rock, and beyond. She toured internationally with the band Taarka and performed regularly with Juno award-winning banjo player Jayme Stone, award-winning bluegrass band the RailSplitters, and many others. Currently, she reside...

In this episode of the Snap Audition Podcast, Eric Degrove talks to Michael Smith about His innovative programs, “It's Time to Play (A Band “It's Time to Play (The Recorder),” which Instrument)” an accelerated student learning and literacy approach where students sing and play a diverse repertoire of songs. Through his groundbreaking approach, known as "Eleven Leaps to Literacy,"...

David Duarte is a seasoned music educator with over three decades of experience whose instruction focuses on continuous improvement strategies for student voice and achievement. Eric and David talk all things auditions in a fascinating conversation. DavidDuarte.org Culture Before Content Podcast snapaudition.com/podcast/podcast-episode-david-duarte