The Band Director's Lounge Podcast
A podcast seeking to find out what makes great instrumental music (band) programs. Episodes will feature live interviews with instrumental music teachers and professors, reviews of books, articles, blogs, and other media related to the art of instrumental music teaching and directing.
Episodes
“If students know that you want the best personal life experience for them, the music will just follow.”
- Jonathan Laflamme
Director of Instrumental Music at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, MN
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Today I am chatting with Jonatha...
“Every student has untapped potential. Talent X Effort = Ability and Achievement” - Andrew Klassen
Band Director at Menonite Brethren Collegiate Institute, Winnipeg Canada
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Today I am chatting with Mr. Andrew Klassen who teaches at Menonite Brethren Collegia...
“Our job is to inspire students to love music as much as we love it.” - Robert Baca Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
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Today I am talking with Robert “Bob” Baca. Bob teaches at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and is an active teacher and performer throughout...
“You can’t teach excellence without having achieved excellence.” - Scott Guidry, USAF Director (ret.) and Associate Prof. at Bemidji State University
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This week I am chatting with Scott Guidry, Associate Professor of Instrumental Music and Director of Bands at Bemidji St...
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This week I am chatting with Beth Horton from Tonara. Tonara is an awesome digital learning platform built specifically with the music educator in mind. This is a really cool and easy to use application to help facilitate large g...
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This week instead of an interview, I will be doing a book review.
I have been gearing up for this episode for quite some time as the book I am going to discuss is near and dear to me. I am often sharing the book with students as it one of the best books on leadership th...
Yes, you read the episode title correctly; today we are heading to Prague in the Czech republic! This is the first international interview on the Band Director’s Lounge and it is with a passionate music educator and band director by the name of Lindsey Simondet.
Lindsey Simondet Background
Lindsey Simondet is a native of Minnesota, USA. She graduated from the Un...
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My interview today takes us to the southern United States.
Jonathan Chance is from Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Troy State University and graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. He has been the Director of Bands at Luverne High School for the past 15...
Hello and welcome! My interview today takes us out of the Midwest to the east coast to the great state of New Jersey.
Derek Rohaly Background
Derek Rohaly earned his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the Pennsylvania State University in 2010 where he studied trumpet under Dr. Langston Fitzgerald III and completed a minor in Music Technology.
Dr. Elizabeth Jackson Kirchhoff Background
Dr. Elizabeth Jackson Kirchhoff has been active as an instrumental music educator, conductor, and clinician in the United States, Norway, and Canada for over thirty years. She has enjoyed collaborating with music makers from the elementary level to the university level. She completed a B.A. in Music Education at St. Olaf College, a M.M. in Conducting at Nor...
Today’s guest is John Pohland who teaches high school band in Waconia, MN.
I was really excited when John agreed to chat with me about his program. He has taught in Waconia for 12 years and has built something of a powerhouse in terms of participation, excellence, and overall musical culture. John knows how to connect with kids and get them to play their hearts ...
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If you are listening to this episode in real-time, it is now August and the start of a new school year is just around the corner. This upcoming year may not be your first but if you are like most teachers, memories of your first year of teaching might still feel like “it was just yesterday”. I know that I still get many of the same nerves, and...
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If you have been keeping up in real time with episode releases, you will know that there has been a bit of a lag time between the past few episodes due to the wrap up of the end of the school year. However, after listening to today’s guest I think that you will find that the delay has been worth the wait!
Today’s conversation is with Geneva Fitzsimonds who teaches in Edina, MN.
Geneva is a master at teaching band but especially to middle school aged kids. Her bands and jazz bands have performed at festivals across the region including the MMEA Middle Level Conference and the MMEA Mid-Winter Clinic.Geneva has served on the MMEA Board of Directors as a region repre...
Today’s guest is Erik Hermanson who teaches 6-12 band in Cleveland, MN. Erik has built a program over 25 years that has an incredible amount of administrative, community, parent, and student support. He has approximately 90% of the student population in the band program and also serves as his school’s co-head football coach. Erik is a world class community builder, band director, and leader and I thi...
Today I am chatting with Amanda Kaus who teaches 9-12 band at Century High School in Rochester, MN.
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Hey everyone, I thought it would be good to take a few minutes to give a quick update on the podcast and some of the things that are coming down the pipeline.This is podcast episode #20. That might not seem like a lot but from the production side of things, it is a small milestone in the podcasti...
Today I am talking with two local band director rock-stars, Erin Holmes and Bradley Mariska from Farm...
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