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What makes BANDWAGON different from other band-related podcasts? Rather than focusing only on music education topics, it’s meant for anybody who ever did band. And in a world where not everybody “gets” band, it can be a challenge for people who do. With news, commentary, and advocacy from the band world (concert and marching; scholastic, community, and service bands), and entertaining conversations with band leaders and participants alike ... this podcast aims to create community through band: to be a resource and a refuge for band geeks.

Available Episodes 10

SHOW NOTES

Episode 039 • November 18, 2024

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• Association of Concert Bands announces its 2025 Convention performing bands

 

sites.google.com/view/acb2025/performing-bands?authuser=0

 

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic: How to Arrange a High-Profile (Trio-Section) Interview

 

 

TRIO

 

This week’s interview guest: ALEX GARDE

 

www.marineband.marines.mil/

www.marineband.marines.mil/About/Members/Article/3003251/staff-sgt-alexander-garde/

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: “Aspire: The President’s Own at 225 (Volume One)”

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fuitSIjCxs&list=PLA7no0L9zTk4vddfBGWiNqXONXrV8BpPU

 

 

CODA

 

 

 

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Episode 038 • November 11, 2024

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

• Content calendars, sometimes

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• Elections and other stressful events, and how to approach them in a band setting…

 

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic: An introduction to this week’s Trio…

 

 

TRIO

 

This week’s interview guest: EMILY DAWSON

 

www.215tharmyband.com/

www.facebook.com/215thArmyBand/

mcmusicschool.org

mcmusicschool.org/faculty/emily-dawson/

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

Tales of a very tall middle-school bass drummer

 

 

CODA

 

Tom Borning, wind band composer

 

tricountysymphonicband.org

Video of the concert opener, “Lift Off”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTzcI2dUmWo

 

“Everything Music Ed” podcast: shows.acast.com/everything-music-ed/episodes

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everything-music-ed/id1702949314

 

 

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Episode 037 • November 5, 2024

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Gonna try and lighten the mood a bit this week…

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• Iowa mellophones sign NIL deal

 

https://www.kcrg.com/2024/10/22/iowa-marching-band-members-sign-nil-deal-second-year/

 

• ISU Wind Ensemble offers sensory-sensitive concert for neurodiverse music lovers

 

https://www.amestrib.com/story/entertainment/local/2024/10/23/iowa-state-university-hosts-first-sensory-sensitive-neurodiverse-family-concert/75779156007/

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic:

 

TOPIC: Errata, from last week’s tale of a postgame interview invading the postgame show

 

Video of the event: www.facebook.com/mathgeek00/videos/1670372037462/

 

 

TRIO

 

This week’s interview guest: JEN ABLES

 

jenables.com

www.facebook.com/SWSalsa

https://x.com/soldierswsalsa

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

Postscript to the Jen Ables interview – and a 5-star review for TeePublic, our merch merchant!

 

 

CODA

 

Pre-election “special comment” … on a band podcast?

 

 

 

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SHOW NOTES

Episode 036 • October 28, 2024

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• McKinley HS football and band clash

 

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/opinion/letters/2024/10/24/letters-mckinley-football-players-disrespected-marching-band/75807987007/

 

• Bowling Green band barred from rivalry halftime

 

https://www.13abc.com/2024/10/15/bgsu-says-utoledo-wont-let-their-band-play-battle-i-75-halftime/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF-OzpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHeNrYTjRucs9fOnmz8yndJVTysb-wS6IFEEX9JkrB90ATAaRrAtcvXxBGw_aem_MGiZmj0Oj6vNeBADIB4L3w

 

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic: More on the Toledo/BGSU tiff, and can’t we just get along?

 

https://www.toledoblade.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2024/10/19/to-editor-ut-decision-bgsu-band-puts-hof-inductees-awkward-spot/stories/20241018109

 

https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/football/bgsu-marching-band-falcon-utoledo-university-battle-of-i-75-football/512-2aee6d6e-7fa0-4f03-9694-d1814def5b5c

 

TRIO

 

This week’s interview guest: SCOTT MONTY, part 2

 

https://scottmonty.com/

https://www.prsa.org/person/monty-scott

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmonty/

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

• More tales of bands and sports people

 

 

CODA

 

• Hammerton’s on The Growing Band Director Podcast, next Monday, November 4

 

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sites.google.com/view/the-growing-band-director/home

 

 

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SHOW NOTES

Episode 035 • October 21, 2024

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• Eastern Senior High School Blue & White Marching Machine gets a street named after it

 

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/community/dc-high-school-marching-band-honored-with-new-street-name-eastern-high-school/65-ffcb8e39-d753-486f-a5cf-940038aa5eee

 

https://www.wjla.com/news/local/eastern-high-marching-band-northeast-historic-street-renamed-blue-white-marching-machine-way-music-art-campus-north-carolina-17th-a-street-music-high-stepping-communty

 

 

• Jackson State University names its fourth-ever female drum major

 

https://hbcugameday.com/2024/09/30/hbcu-band-names-fourth-woman-in-its-history-as-drum-major/

 

links

 

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic:

 

http://www.hustlebelt.com/2013/8/16/4622774/2013-mac-positional-rankings-marching-bands

 

 

TRIO

 

This week’s interview guest: SCOTT MONTY

 

https://scottmonty.com/

https://www.prsa.org/person/monty-scott

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmonty/

 

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

Topic: Hammerton’s Allentown Story (first in a series, no doubt)

 

 

CODA

 

Topic: Theodore Roethke, poet

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roethke

 

 

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Episode 34 • October 14, 2024

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• Laguna Beach Community Concert Band celebrates 25 years

 

https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/keeping-the-beat-community-concert-band-celebrates-its-25th-year/

 

• News item title: Savannah State University gets its first white drum major

 

https://hbcugameday.com/2024/09/13/hbcu-band-appoints-its-first-ever-white-drum-major/

 

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic: “What, Me Worry?” Two college bands schedule a play-date

 

 

TRIO

 

This week’s interview guest: MICHAEL COOGAN, continued!

 

Dover Community Band: www.facebook.com/dovercommunityband/

www.youtube.com/@DoverCommunityBand/videos

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

Topic: The SMU band makes commentary

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/acc/2024/09/30/smu-football-band-sad-war-chant-florida-state/75450124007/

 

 

CODA: a Joke!

 

 

 

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SHOW NOTES

Episode 032 • September 30, 2024

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• News item title: Mississippi band bus crash

 

www.magnoliastatelive.com/2024/09/20/two-people-killed-in-crash-involving-bus-carrying-mississippi-community-college-marching-band/

 

• Michigan Marching Band gets a new field

 

https://record.umich.edu/articles/marching-band-takes-possession-of-new-elbel-field-facility/

 

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic: Band Shorthand, and an “Allentown” call-to-action

 

J. Birney Crum Stadium: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Birney_Crum_Stadium

 

 

TRIO

 

This week’s interview guest: KYLE SMITH

 

The Growing Band Director Podcast: sites.google.com/view/the-growing-band-director/home

 

https://sites.google.com/a/westbrookschools.org/westbrook-high-school-instrumental-music/teachers

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

Topic: Whose idea was this anyway?

 

 

CODA

 

Topic: The other half of the BandWagon/Growing Band Director Podcast home-and-home series

(BW-featured episode drops on November 4, 2024)

 

GBDP’s video channel: www.youtube.com/@thegrowingbanddirectorpodc7296/videos

 

 

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Episode 031 • September 23, 2024

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• Cairns Municipal Band new-building update

 

www.cairnslocalnews.com.au/band-marches-on-2024-09-07

 

• 2025 Rose Parade bands announced

 

tournamentofroses.com/2025-band-announcement/

 

 

 

SECOND STRAIN

 

Topic: Alma Mater memories

 

 

TRIO

 

This week’s interview guest: DONNA MORSE

 

newhorizonsmusic.org/board

www.mnhband.org/directors

 

www.nelsontownband.org/home

 

snowpond.org/music-faculty/661-director-of-jazz-studies

 

 

DOGFIGHT

 

Topic: US Navy Band’s “Lion King” medley

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSjgay9GYA

 

 

CODA

 

Topic: Listener Clarification

 

 

 

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Episode 030 • September 16, 2024

 

 

FIRST STRAIN

 

News ‘n’ Notes:

 

• Florida State band War Chant controversy

 

https://www.si.com/college-football/florida-state-band-why-war-chant-no-longer-played-third-downs

 

https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles-college-cfb-acc-norvell-team-roster-schedule-game/2024/9/5/24236816/edm-marching-chiefs-issue-statement-third-down-warchant-music-stadium-changes-petition-fans-band-dj

 

• High School Band fan-greeting salute controversy

 

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/louisville/2024/09/03/ohio-louisville-high-school-marching-band-alters-greeting-fans-stark-county-fair-nazi-salute/75054198007/

 

 

SECOND STRAIN, TRIO, DOGFIGHT, CODA

 

Topic: George N. Parks, on the 14th anniversary of his passing

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_N._Parks

 

www.dci.org/news/eyes-with-pride-mourning-the-loss-of-umass-band-leader-george-n-parks

 

https://artsedresearch.typepad.com/blog/2010/09/george-n-parks-1953-2010-a-life-in-context.html

 

UMass Marching Band “Let’s Groove” audio courtesy of Michael LeClerc

 

 

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