Alan and Steve talk with composer, arranger, and University of North Texas director of Jazz Studies, Alan Baylock, about teaching and listening to jazz. Check Out These Links: The One O’Clock Lab Band – Facebook One O’Clock Lab Band – Instagram Born and raised in a small town in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Alan Baylock has composed music … Read more

Alan and Steve talk with educator, author, and composer Travis J. Cross about making the case for having large performance ensembles in our schools. Check Out These Links: Theodore Music Travis Cross on LinkedIn Travis J. Cross (he/him) serves as professor of music and director of bands at UCLA, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, … Read more

Alan and Steve talk with educator, author, and composer Travis J. Cross about making the case for having large performance ensembles in our schools. Check Out These Links: Theodore Music Travis Cross on LinkedIn Travis J. Cross (he/him) serves as professor of music and director of bands at UCLA, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, … Read more

Alan and Steve talk with general music teachers, and “Music Teacher Coffee Talk” podcast hosts Tanya LeJeune and Carrie Nicholas about classroompractices and survival tips. Check Out This Link: Music Teacher Coffee Talk Carrie Nicholas and Tanya LeJeune are both elementary general music teachers in the Jefferson County School District of Colorado. Carrie is currently … Read more

Alan and Steve talk with Iowa State University Director of Choral Activities James Rodde about ways any ensemble can set themselves apart. Dr. James Rodde is the Endowed Chair and Director of Choral Activities at Iowa State University, where he oversees an active program of 400 undergraduate choristers.  He conducts the Iowa State Singers, the 150-voice Iowa … Read more