Month: November 2021

Steve and Alan talk with Beth Fortune about all the alternatives to traditional music in the classroom and how to introduce other genres. Referenced in this episode: ballardperformingarts.org/orchestra wintergrass.com/index.html Jazz Education Network https://solfeg.io/music-education-grants/ The Mockingbird Foundation: Grants Elizabeth Fortune has been the Director of Orchestras and Eclectic Strings at Seattle’s Washington Middle School since 2002 … Read more

Steve and Alan talk to Dr. Lee Nelson about appropriately programming diverse choral literature in Midwestern programs. Recommended Composers Mentioned: Adolphus HailstorkLevente Gyöngyösi Resources Mentioned: Teaching with Respect: Inclusive Pedagogy for Choral Directors – Stephen Sieck (Hal Leonard Pub.) In Their Own Words: Slave Life and the Power of Spirituals – Eileen Guenther (MorningStar Pub) … Read more