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AMusEd

Four music teachers discuss current issues in music education; offer resources, tips, and tricks; and catalogue their growth and missteps made as young teachers. Originally started with all in their first five years of teaching, see how they have grown now in their eighth season.

We DeFinItElY kNoW wHaT wE'rE dOiNg.

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  • 276 episodes
  • Updated Aug 25, 2023

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  • Nov 13, 2021 · 58 min

    The Burden of Sharing Project Management.

    Or "learning to share the burden of project management" if you prefer. Sus has caught herself taking on too much in her role of co-overseeing the musical theater fundraising concert, and discussing the growing pains of working on equal footing with other directors when no one is "in charge." S8E13 Recorded 11.7.2021

  • Nov 5, 2021 · 1 hr

    Building a Bench for 2022-23

    John is anxious and panicking about the future (what else is new). What are you doing to ensure that your ensembles survive past the graduation of the class of 2022? S8E12 Recorded 10/28/2021

  • Oct 29, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min

    Scheduling for the Future

    This week Olin, Sus and Veronica talk the perennial favorite topic of scheduling, looking forward and anticipating challenges that crop up as we move forward. S8E11 Recorded 10/21/21

  • Oct 22, 2021 · 53 min

    Recalibrating....

    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

  • Oct 16, 2021 · 1 hr

    Biting Off More than Your Students Can Chew.

    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

  • Oct 1, 2021 · 1 hr 9 min

    Teacher Triage

    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

  • Sep 17, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min

    Identifying the Values of Your Program

    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

  • Sep 10, 2021 · 1 hr 14 min

    Making Accommodations for Students

    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

  • Sep 3, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min

    18 Months Later...

    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

  • Aug 27, 2021 · 51 min

    Jazz Workshop Episode 8: A Jazz Chat with Ron Sikes

    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

  • Aug 20, 2021 · 1 hr 14 min

    Professional Goals and Aspirations for 21-22

    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

  • Aug 13, 2021 · 1 hr 15 min

    Welcome Back to Season 8

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

  • Jun 11, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min

    Season 7 Wrap-up

    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

  • Jun 4, 2021 · 49 min

    Getting Comfortable Being Behind

    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

  • May 12, 2021 · 54 min

    To Concert or not To Concert

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

  • Apr 30, 2021 · 1 hr

    Returning to the Classroom

    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.

  • Apr 24, 2021 · 1 hr 10 min

    Sight Singing with Paul Kimball

    Paull Kimball comes on to talk about his journey through Kodály and his homebrew sightsinging progression that changed the way he teaches elementary music. Paul is an active musician and choir teacher in Stockton California. He was a French Horn player with the Stockton Symphony for 27 years, has conducted hundreds of performances of local musicals, and is the conductor and artistic director of the Zion Chamber Orchestra. In 2018 he and his wife were presented with the Star Award by the Stockton Arts Commission. S7 E29 Recorded 4/7/21

  • Apr 10, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min

    Catching Up

    Family episodes with the four of us are rare theses days, so we're trying to make time once a month to check in with each other. This week we're unpacking and working through the differing circumstances of our various returns to campus. S7E27 Recorded 4/3/21