So, your son or daughter comes home from school one day and says, “I want to join the band!” In this episode we are joined by three amazing music educators that specialize in beginning band instruction. Nancy Dostal, Minnesota Music Educator of the Year in 2017, Nicholas Ellison and Michael Moeller, Elementary Band Directors in the Edina School District. This episode is directed toward beginning band directors as well as beginning band parents. We hope you enjoy is highly informative conversation.
Episode Overview
(00:00)   Introduction of first podcast
(00:21)   Band in Minnesota welcome and heme music: Holst, Second Suite in F
(01:10)   Riffing about Beginner Band
(05:00)   Introduce guests
(05:31)   Where to begin/First Lessons/Getting Started
(11:43)   Play Testing instruments/Setting students up for success
(17:35)   Tips for Practicing at Home
(23:45)   Sticking with it
(29:10)   Additional Opportunities
(39:57)   Closing
And that wraps up today’s episode.
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Show Hosts
Jerry Luckhardt   https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/luckh001
Bradley Mariska  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-mariska-63ba2855
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