Quick Pro Tips- Public Speaking Tips

Guest co-host Dennis Green, longtime radio broadcaster and emcee, joins Steve to give teachers some public speaking tips for the upcoming school year.

Dealing with anxiety and relevance by embracing your inner Music Guerrilla 

Alan and Steve have a fun and free-ranging conversation with conductor, clinician, speaker, author, adventurer and advocate Milt Allen about priorities, the relevance of music education, and anxiety. Links & References: Website Facebook Harmony Hideaway Books: Music, Artistry and Education, Teaching Music in a New Age Dr. Milt Allen Dr. Milt Allen has worked with … Read more

Alan and Steve do the Lightning Round

Podcast insider and loyal listener Matt Pries guest hosts to lead Alan and Steve through the lightning round questions that Steve has been putting to every guest for the last three years. Finally, you can learn more about your hosts!

Summer Reading Series – Vocal Health for Music Teachers

Alan and Steve walk through a blog post from NAfME with four pointers on preserving our voices and coping with overuse. Blog Post: https://nafme.org/blog/nafme-choral-cues-stimulate-conversation-during-music-in-our-schools-month/

Quick Pro Tips- Do Noise-Cancelling Ear Buds Protect Our Hearing?

Alan and Steve bring back past guest audiologist (and violist) Alyssa Ottmar to discuss new data on ear buds. Do their new features really protect our hearing? Steve asked this question of Alyssa the last time she was a guest, and now she’s back with a more definitive and detailed answer. Alyssa Ottmar Episode: https://www.musicedinsights.com/uncategorized/hearing-health-with-alyssa-ottmar/