This week the gang discusses not just being behind in terms of pedagogy, but also how all planning has been put off this year, and how many of the things that are finished by the end of the year aren't this year. We have to adjust to be okay with the fact that things will remain ambiguous through the summer. S7E32 Recorded 5/19/2021

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Getting Comfortable Being Behind

What happens when you need to change course in the middle of your semester? We find out. When is rigidity in programming an structure an asset and when is it a liability? S8E10 Recorded 10/17/2021

Recalibrating....

So, it's not 2019, remember? Some of us *cough cough* are running up against the consequences of planning like it was. Let us know if you found the easter egg in this episode. S8E9 Recorded 10/03/2021

Biting Off More than Your Students Can Chew.

How do you rank what needs to get done when everything is urgent, and important, and on fire (sometimes literally on the west coast). We talk about what we prioritize and what we let fall behind when we're juggling chainsaws mid semester. S8E8 Recorded 9/23/21

Teacher Triage

In the wake of Olin's band camp (spoilers: it was great) Sus, Olin and Veronica discuss strategies to keep focused intensity in rehearsals. S8E7 Recorded 9/19/2021

High Intensity Interval Workouts (Stimulus Variation).

The Beavs have Band Camp this week and Olin is out, so we brought on some special guests to help make sure we stayed serious and professional. Our topic this week came about organically as we discussed our growth away from comparing ourselves and our programs with the more successful and prestigious programs in our area. The discussion focuses on finding out what your students and school community value and modeling your program to meet those needs. S8E6 Recorded 9/9/2021

Identifying the Values of Your Program

We discuss the ways students accommodations have challenged our teaching and helped us grow and develop more comprehensive strategies that work better for all students.   S8E5 Recorded 9.2.2021

Making Accommodations for Students

We're still talking about COVID. Sorry. Really doubling down on what music education looks like in Fall 2021, trying to figure out best practices when everything is left up to local municipalities and school boards to make decisions. S8E4 Recorded 8.26.2021

18 Months Later...

This week John sits down with Ron Sikes, host the Muted Network's newest member podcast, Jazz Chat. We talk mostly about the rhythm section because of Ron's background as a percussionist. S8E3 Recorded 7/22/2021

Jazz Workshop Episode 8: A Jazz Chat with Ron Sikes

This week We talk about our goals coming out (fingers crossed) of the pandemic and some of the lessons we learned from last year. S2E8 Recorded 8/17/21  

Professional Goals and Aspirations for 21-22

This is a music education podcast. We swear. It's a lot of fun to be back.   S8E1 recorded August 10 2021

Welcome Back to Season 8

As we finish our school year, we do a bit of reflection and goal setting for the summer. Trying to look forward instead of backwards after one heck of a year. Congratulations if you're reading this, you made it. S7E33 Recorded 5/29/2021

Season 7 Wrap-up

This week we have our friend and mentor Dr. Ruth Brittin on from the University of the Pacific to talk about how the COVID crisis is affecting student teaching and fieldwork during the pandemic and how their programs adapted. S 7E31 Recorded May 1 2021

Old Wine in New Bottles: Teacher Preparation Programs during the Pandemic

The gang discusses the pros and cons f trying to hold a spring concert this year.   S7E30 Recorded April 21 2021

To Concert or not To Concert

It's Veronica's first week back on campus after over a year away. The gang is tired, the gang has the giggles, we're all nearing the home stretch of this year.

Returning to the Classroom

Four music teachers, all in their first five years of teaching, discuss current issues in music education; offer resources, tips, and tricks; and catalogue their growth and missteps made as young teachers.