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Steve and Alan talk with Annie Savage about practical and easy ways to make a big impact and real connections with our students. Links & References: Annie Savage is an international string clinician and performer of American Roots music. A prize-winning contest fiddler from the age of 8, Annie has performed with artists from Aretha Franklin to Ricky Skaggs … Read more

Steve and Alan talk with Dr. Karen Howard about composers, literature, and the value of putting those into context for our students. Links & References: Karen Howard is an Associate Professor of Music at the University of St. Thomas, teaching music education methods, core graduate courses, and world music pedagogy. In addition to her university schedule, Dr. Howard … Read more

Steve and Alan talk with Jerry Tolson about the right ways to approach jazz education, race, and more in the music classroom.  Links & References: Dr. Tolson’s Recommended Introductory Jazz Listening: Jerry Tolson is a native of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa and after receiving his bachelor’s degree from Drake University in Des Moines, he taught band at several Iowa high … Read more

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: Elizabeth Fortune has been the Director of Orchestras and Eclectic Strings at Seattle’s Washington Middle School since 2002 and is the Director of the award nominated educational programming … 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