While at the Midwest Band Clinic we sat down for spontaneous conversations with music educators in person at the Exceclia Music Booth. In this episode we connect with composer/educator Rick Hirsch and Tyler Arcari from Excelcia Music.

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While at the Midwest Band Clinic we sat down for spontaneous conversations with music educators in person at the Exceclia Music Booth. In this episode we connect with Jerry Tolson (retired University of Louisville) and Dan Austin (Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute in Canada).

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Kyle had the distinct PLEASURE of sitting down with Nick Mainella from the @10minutejazzlesson79 Podcast and had a discussion about what makes great band directors, an approach to soloing over the blues that ISN'T the blues scale, getting students to feel comfortable improvising, the importance of listening to music with your students and much, much more.

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While at the Midwest Band Clinic we sat down for spontaneous conversations with music educators in person at the Exceclia Music Booth. In this episode we connect with Jackson Smith (WI) about some things that are happening in both of our bands right now (also from Ep. 118 Percussion for the Non Percussionist.)

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Order Your Copy Today https://forms.gle/7k6uKdhFPcWzsSNE9 Love Song is a dedication to my wife and children. Becoming a husband and father changes a person, and this piece is a natural outgrowth of that process in my life. Love Song is a slow 6/8 piece i n C minor that follows a very simple form and uses some extended harmonies, allowing students to play triple meter a t a slower tempo, while exploring their emotional range. Composed by Kyle Smith Grade 2 Concert Band

Lexie Signor , an acclaimed trumpet player and educator joins the show to help non-jazz educators who need to are now teaching jazz, plus ideas to help with the development of your trumpet players.

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In this Saturday Throwback:

Learn from two MASTER TEACHERS!

In this Episode we hang - Middle School style! Two of the best middle school teachers you can find, Krystle Smith and Jean Quinn, are the life of the party and we born to teach middle school band! You will love their stories, tips for teaching, and real life lessons they learned and want to pass on to you! This is definitely the most fun The Growing Band Director Podcast has ever been!

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While at the Midwest Band Clinic we sat down for spontaneous conversations with music educators in person at the Exceclia Music Booth. In this episode we connect with Larry Clark, composer and owner of Excelcia Music, as well as composer/educators Tony Susi (also from episodes 88 and 174) and Steven Rosenhaus.

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