Music Ed Insights
By Dr. Steve Shanley and Alan Feirer
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Dr. Steve Shanley, Alan Feirer, and national thought leaders explore current issues in music education, with practical application for K-12 music educators.
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Quick Pro Tip: Getting Students to Meet Deadlines
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May 28, 2026 |
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MindShifting for Music Teachers: Turning “I Can’t” into “Perhaps I Can” with Mitch Weisburgh
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May 20, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: A Fast, Effective Way to Review This Year and Plan the Next
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May 13, 2026 |
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Beats, Bands, and Attention Spans: A Conversation with Amani Roberts
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May 06, 2026 |
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Lessons from Student Travel: Live from Walt Disney World with Alan & Steve
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Teaching Today’s Kids: Inclusion, Accommodations, and Family Partnerships with Cortez Daniel
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Giving Great Clinics and Fair Judging Comments
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: One Rule in Music - Make it Sound Good - but HOW?
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Everyone Can Move: Michael Rosales on Movement for Every Music Program
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Do You Hold Your Students to Standards you Sometime Miss Yourself?
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Teaching the Bigger Picture: Russ Gershon on Context, Curiosity, and Ethiopian Grooves
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Rethinking Flex Charts for All Ensembles
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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José Antonio Zayas Cabán connects Latin Jazz, Community Care, and Classroom Practice
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Making the Most of Your Honor Ensemble Day
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Building Musical Community: Stacey Ryan on School of Rock’s Social Impact
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Classic Episode Re-Release: Lee Nelson on Choral Literature - and Way More!
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: When to be Human...and When to be Transactional
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Handling Angry Parents Without Losing Your Cool
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Why “Attitude Is Everything” Can Miss the Mark
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Pride, Hubris, and Your Ensemble Culture
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Make Your Program Notes Do More Work
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Smarter Advocacy Without Sounding Like a Whiner
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Why Have Ensembles in Schools? With Travis J. Cross (Part 2)
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Why Have Ensembles in Schools? With Travis J. Cross (Part 1)
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Unleashing Creativity: Accessible Music Education for All Students with Dr. Rhoda Bernard
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Bonus Quick Pro Tip - What is the Grand Master Scale?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: The Macro-Rehearsal Structure That Works for Everyone
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Creativity in Teaching: Innovative Strategies for Ensembles of All Sizes with Mary Cogswell
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: How to Stop Making the Same Mistake Every Year
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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The Adaptive Music Teacher with Elisa Janson Jones: Navigating Technology, Advocacy, and Growth
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Clarifying Concert Streaming Rules (Part 2)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Recording and Streaming: The Latest on What's Legal with Brenna Horn-Cronin
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Keep Your Feedback Musical for Everyone
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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The Power of Parents in Their Children's Musical Development with Michael Hemsworth
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Start Your School Year by Throwing Things Away
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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We’re Back! Reflections and Fresh Energy for Season Four
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Summer Strategies: Combating Loneliness and Supporting New Teachers
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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How to do a Conference with Dr. Rodney Dorsey LIVE
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May 19, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: The Value of Bringing in Outside Voices
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May 12, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: How One School Made Professional Development Work for Music Teachers
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May 05, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Give Compliments – the Why and How
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Are Secondary Music Teachers Doing Too Much?
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: How to Lead Well by Stepping Back During a Clinic
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Empowering the Next Generation of Musicians with Chuck Dickerson
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: How to Prep Your Students for a Successful Clinic
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Classroom Management Strategies with Jenny Gee
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Does it hold up? Including Students with Special Needs with Alice Hammel
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Does it hold up? The Non-Competitive Ensemble, three years later
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Exploring the Pros and Cons of Loyalty in Music Programs
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Selecting Quality Elementary Literature with Lucas Petersen
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Rethinking Your Ensemble’s Seating Chart
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Hip-Hop Integration with Kiran Vedula
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Use "In Order to Do My Best Work" to Set Clear Expectations
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Empowering Students in the Music Classroom with Theresa Hoover
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Quick Pro Tip: Simplifying Copyright and Exploring the ArrangeMe Platform
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Expanding the Choral Canon: Marques Garrett on Programming Choices Part 2
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Expanding the Choral Canon: Marques Garrett on Programming Choices Part 1
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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2024 Year in Review
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Keeping Ensembles in Time and in Tune
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Why Articulations Matter—More Than You Think
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Music as a Birthright: A Conversation with Leila Ramagopal Pertl
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Engage Students and Reduce Stress by Delegating These Three Things
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Easy Social/Emotional Learning Implementation in your Classroom with Ryan Scherber
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Reduce Planning Time Stress with the "Pecking Order" Approach
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Lessons from a Reflective Teacher: Kelli Pence on Engaging Students and Handling Challenges
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Using nearby college students and staff to help your program
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Inspiring the Next Generation of Music Educators with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Not Happy With Your Situation? You Have Three Choices.
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Finding Success in Low-Income Schools with Tim Gonzalez
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: One Little Thing
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Anger, Anxiety, and Burnout
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Public Speaking Tips
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Dealing with anxiety and relevance by embracing your inner Music Guerrilla
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Alan and Steve do the Lightning Round
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Summer Reading Series- Vocal Health for Music Teachers
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Do Noise-Cancelling Ear Buds Protect Our Hearing?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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“Are we Doing the Right Thing for Students with Trauma?” with Michael Linsin
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Summer Reading Series – Michael Linsin’s “The Big Lie of Childhood Trauma”
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Summer Selected Short Readings with James Clear
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Student Leadership Trends This Summer
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Create One Rubric
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Bringing Joy and Creativity Back to the Classroom with the Orff Approach
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips: Four Ways Music Educators Can Use ChatGPT
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Optimizing Health, Wellness, and Happiness with Ann Smith
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May 28, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips- The "Bopping" Rehearsal Strategy for Better Ensemble Timing
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May 20, 2024 |
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Public Relations for Your Music Program with John Gallagher
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May 13, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips- One Way to Help Alleviate the Teacher Shortage
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May 06, 2024 |
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Energize your Classrooms with Peter Boonshaft
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tip: A Powerful Way to Rebuild Trust - Apologize
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Making Music for All: Redefining Success through Inclusivity and Process with Annie Ray
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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State Jazz Championships: A Good Idea, or Corruption of an Art Form?
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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From the Classroom to the Podium: Supporting Aspiring Female Musicians with Jerianne Larson
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips- Define and Stay Consistent with Boundaries
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Spring Break LIVE FROM Central Florida
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Beyond Measure: "UnGrading" Your Music Classroom with Chris Gleason
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips- Dealing with a Staff Cut
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Women in Music with Annie Booth
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips- Email Etiquette Tips for Effective Communication
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Consider the Ukulele with Clinician, Composer, and Musician Jenny Peters
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tips- One Rule in Music: Make it Sound Good! But HOW?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Marching Arts Excellence with Jeremy Spicer
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Quick Pro Tip - Getting Along with My Principal
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Hearing Health with Alyssa Ottmar
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Alan and Steve looking ahead to next year
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Groove and Expression with Sammy Miller
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Reaching all students where they’re at with Rebecca Phillips and Ingrid Larragoity-Martin
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Keep Learning and Know Your ”Why” with Erin Holmes
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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DEI in Teaching and Literature Selection with Will Talley and Chandler Wilson
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Musicking, Christopher Small, and Relationships with Mary Cohen
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Sep 25, 2023 |