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Erin Fortune of Music For All
Originally published here. I was lucky enough to attend the Parent/Booster Institute at the Music for All Summer Symposium this year at Ball State University. I showed up a bit early, hoping to talk...
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I’ve been keeping a close eye on music education research for the past several years. When I started taking notes, a lot of the data was pretty dated. After all, research on the benefits of music...
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Tim Hinton of the Marching Roundtable podcast
In this episode of Marketing Music Education, I speak with Tim Hinton. He is one of the hosts of the Marching Roundtable podcast, which I’ve listened to and enjoyed for years. His background as an...
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How NOT to Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month
UPDATE: Scroll to the bottom! Bless your heart. The Texas Classroom Teachers’ Association TRIED to help celebrate Music In Our Schools month (MIOSM). It just didn’t quite work. Here is the story of...
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Music Parents Guide
About Tony Mazzocchi, author of The Music Parents Guide A GRAMMY® nominated music educator, Anthony Mazzocchi has performed as a trombonist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, San...
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Laura Blake of Music for All
About Laura Blake Laura Blake has been around the marching arts and Indianapolis area school bands since she was 6. A trumpet player (and cable in percussion), she still plays each week in a...
View ArticleA World Without School Music
Way too many people—including administrators and school board members—consider music education in school to be “special,” “optional,” or an “extra.” It is most assuredly NOT. Students learn skills in...
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Joe Beard: The Marching Podcast
Joe Beard of The Marching Podcast joins me on this show, the first in a two-part series. His podcast focuses on the marching arts within the world of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HBCU...
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Joe Beard: The Marching Podcast (part 2)
Joe Beard of The Marching Podcast joins me on this show, the second in a two-part series. His podcast (which you should go download!) focuses on the marching arts within the world of Historically...
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Fran Kick
Joining me on the podcast today is Fran Kick. He is a renowned author and speaker who has spent time as a band director and in clinical psychology. Fran served on the leadership staff of the Music For...
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Eugene Cantera of the Dallas School of Music
Eugene Cantera of the Dallas School of Music: Are You Making These Common Website Mistakes? Eugene Cantera is a partner at the Dallas School of Music and a founding member of the dlp Music Program. He...
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Donna Schwartz, part 1
Donna Schwartz of Music Teachers’ Resource Guide joined me for a great, passionate conversation about the importance of music education. In this episode, we cover: How Donna got into music education...
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Donna Schwartz, part 2
This week I continue my conversation with Donna Schwartz of Music Teachers’ Resource Guide. We talk about her two masters degrees and whether she’d do it all again, why she believes music education in...
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Eric Martin, CEO of Music for All: Part 1
In this episode of the Marketing Music Education podcast, I sat down with Eric Martin of Music for All. He’s one of my favorite people to talk to, and we covered a lot: enough for two episodes! Listen...
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Eric Martin, CEO of Music for All: Part 2
This episode of the Marketing Music Education podcast is the second half of my conversation with Eric Martin of Music for All. Listen to part 1 here. In the second installment, we discuss Music for...
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Richard Crain of the Midwest Clinic
In this episode of the Marketing Music Education podcast, I talk with Richard Crain of the Midwest Clinic. He gives us an overview of the event, including who should attend and what to expect. We...
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More with Richard Crain of Midwest Clinic
In this episode of the Marketing Music Education podcast, I continue my talk with Richard Crain of the Midwest Clinic. We discuss why marching band is so big in Texas and why it’s so important for...
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Laura Blake of Music for All
About Laura Blake Laura Blake has been around the marching arts and Indianapolis area school bands since she was 6. A trumpet player (and cable in percussion), she still plays each week in a...
View ArticleA World Without School Music
Way too many people—including administrators and school board members—consider music education in school to be “special,” “optional,” or an “extra.” It is most assuredly NOT. Students learn skills in...
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Joe Beard: The Marching Podcast (part 1)
Joe Beard of The Marching Podcast joins me on this show, the first in a two-part series. His podcast focuses on the marching arts within the world of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HBCU...
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