A Martha's Vineyard native, Rose Richard has taught 23 years on the outskirts of Cape Cod. She started has a 100% band nerd and moved on to chorus and musical theater. With her high energy and wonderful personality she does a wonderful job getting her small school district to put on wonderful performances.

Episode 21 - Rose Richard - Band, Chorus, Musical Theater, she does it all!

From a struggling non- music reading clarinetist and saxophonist to an avid gigging guitarist. Paul Warnick went to college and learned to read music and became a wonderful music educator.

Episode 20 - Paul Warnick - A guitarist that couldn't read music becomes a great teacher!

Chris Holland grew up in the city and attended a school without a band program. However, he found his group musical outlet in the form of drum and bugle corps. He attended UMASS as a math major, but switched to music ed. After graduating he led the award winning Norwood Public Schools ensembles, but after year four decided to go to law school!! Now he is the CEO of Inspire Arts and the Director of the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps.

Episode 19 - Chris Holland - Band director, lawyer, CEO of Inspire Arts and DCI Corps Director

Kyle Spraker has a very unique journey. Started on saxophone and joined a drum and bugle corps in high school so he naturally switched to trumpet. He went to college to be a music ed Major but switched to performance. He loved big band, but became an orchestral trumpeter!

Episode 18 - Kyle Spraker - What a journey, From sax to bugle to trumpet and from Music Ed major to Performance Major

Randy Standy!! What a person. Listen to his story of becoming a full time composer

Episode 17 - Randall Standridge - From band director to composer and publisher

Scotty West is the only private guitar teacher I know of that has created his own guitar, theory and ear training course! Listen to his incredible story.

Episode 16 - Scotty West - A college art major turned private guitar teacher who created his own guitar, theory and ear training course

Dr. Kevin McDonald. An incredible musician who has an incredible experience being recruited to college all the way through grad school. Started as a euphonium major ended up a stellar choral conductor.

Episode 15 - Dr. Kevin McDonald - From Euphonium to Choir to Jazz, he does it all!!

Former student, Kate Margrave, talks about moving from the east coast out the Colorado, building a program and conducting at the highest level!!

Episode 14 - Kate Margrave - Colorado Band and Orchestra teacher talks literature, building programs and learning from the best!

Sean Hagon, a gifted musician, composer and educator discusses non-typical ways to teach music composition, improvisation and business.

Episode 13 - Sean Hagon - Berklee Professor discusses music business, composition, improvisation and more

In this podcast we talk to teachers, musicians and others about their experiences in learning and teaching music. We discuss a variety of teaching situations and hear from professionals in the fields of concert band, jazz band, marching band, chorus, orchestra, general music, music tech and much more!

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