For the past 20 years of his 32-year teaching career, Dr. Owen Bradley has been the band director at North Port High School in Sarasota County. Looking back on his career choice, he says he can't remember a time when he didn't want to a band director and now, as his final years in the profession draw to a close, he is reflecting on the changes that have occurred: "In the past, the most meaningful thing about my job was making music, now...it's about the relationships I get to build with students."
How has technology impacted his profession and the students?
Who else can say they took their band to Italy 6 weeks before a pandemic broke out?
Should Music Performance Assessment scores be used in music teacher evaluations?
How does a young band director build trust, respect, and classroom discipline?
All that and more on this week's episode of the Suncoast Culture Club podcast.
Come along and join the club!
• Northport High School Band Facebook
• Redlands Grill Website & Facebook
• Sarasota Orchestra Website & Facebook & Instagram & Twitter & YouTube
• State College of Florida Music Program Website & Facebook & Instagram
• State College of Florida Foundation Website & Facebook & Instagram
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