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The Band Director's Lounge Podcast

Welcome to the Band Director’s lounge, a podcast about what makes great instrumental music programs. I am a band director trying to build a great program by learning from others and sharing my knowledge along the way.

Jul 24, 2020

“If students know that you want the best personal life experience for them, the music will just follow.”

- Jonathan Laflamme

Director of Instrumental Music at Central Lakes College, Brainerd, MN

Welcome back to The Band Director’s Lounge!

Today I am chatting with Jonathan Laflamme from Central Lakes College in...


Jun 24, 2020

“Every student has untapped potential. Talent X Effort = Ability and Achievement” - Andrew Klassen

 Band Director at Menonite Brethren Collegiate Institute, Winnipeg Canada

Welcome back to The Band Director’s Lounge!

Today I am chatting with Mr. Andrew Klassen who teaches at Menonite Brethren Collegiate Institute...


Jun 10, 2020

“Our job is to inspire students to love music as much as we love it.” - Robert Baca Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

Welcome back to The Band Director’s Lounge!

Today I am talking with Robert “Bob” Baca. Bob teaches at the University of Wisconsin Eau...


May 20, 2020

“You can’t teach excellence without having achieved excellence.” - Scott Guidry, USAF Director (ret.) and Associate Prof. at Bemidji State University

Hello and welcome back to The Band Director’s Lounge! 

This week I am chatting with Scott Guidry, Associate Professor of Instrumental Music and Director of Bands...


May 6, 2020

Hello and welcome back to the Band Director’s lounge! 

This week I am chatting with Beth Horton from Tonara. Tonara is an awesome digital learning platform built specifically with the music educator in mind. This is a really cool and easy to use application to help facilitate large group band classes and small group...