Building community around any band programs is an important aspect of our work as band directors. We have two leaders from the Rosemount Band program that have a proven track record that can inspire us all.
Leon Sieve joined the faculty of Rosemount High School, Rosemount, Minnesota in the fall of 2002 and is in his 27th year of teaching instrumental music. Leon received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota in May, 1993 and a masters degree from the American Band College at Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon in July, 2005. His responsibilities at Rosemount High School include the direction of two of the seven concert ensembles, woodwind specialist for the band program, team teaching the fall marching band, woodwind chamber ensembles, winter pep band, jazz ensembles, solos and ensembles, and designing and choreographing the award winning RHS Color Guard.
John Zschunke attended the university of Minnesota; graduated in 1978; taught in St. Francis, Minnesota from 1978 to 1990; received my Masters degree from the University of Minnesota in 1988; began teaching in the Rosemount school district in 1990; presently teaching at Rosemount Middle School grades six through eight band and serves as conductor of the Rosemount Community Band.
Show Timings
(00:00)  Introduction
(06:35)  Series of recruitment concerts
(08:51)  Change in Rosemount over many years
(10:33)  Rose Parade 2014 and Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade 2017
(11:35)  Rosemount Community Band
(14:40)  Suggestions for building community
(20:12)  Special measures in this time of COVID-19
(25:12)  Focus on what we can do
(26:39)  Closing thoughts
And that wraps up this 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
Facebook Website (Band in Minnesota) https://www.facebook.com/Band-in-Minnesota
Rosemount High School Band
http://www.rosemountband.com
Rosemount Community Band
https://rosemountcommunityband.org