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.

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276 episodes
Updated Aug 25, 2023

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Dec 10, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
Encouraging Students to get involved in the Music Community
What opportunities do your students have to perform/encounter amazing music around town? With the Holidays approaching those opportunities skyrocket and we wanted to address them. Recorded 12/2/18
Dec 3, 2018 · 48 min
When Performances are Postponed: Cancel or Reschedule?
The week before thanksgiving we dealt with the aftermath of the Camp Fire and the impact the smoke had all over Northern California. In light of so many performances in the area being cancelled we discussed what steps does a program take next? Recorded 11/18/2018
Nov 26, 2018 · 57 min
How to defuse (or prepare for) parents who go above your head.
This week we talk about setting up policies in your program so your admin always has your back when parents go around you. Also, it's John's Birthday. Recorded 11/13/2018
Nov 19, 2018 · 1 hr 3 min
Marching Percussion with Justin Preece
Olin and John sit down with Justin Preece to talk marching percussion. Justin is the percussion coordinator for the OSUMB but he worked as a percussionist and educator in Texas for 20 years before moving to Oregon. Recorded 11/4/18
Nov 13, 2018 · 55 min
Long Term Planning and the Tyranny of Immediacy
We suggest strategies to take a look ahead and take a load off of our plates. Recorded 10/28/18
Nov 5, 2018 · 1 hr 4 min
Integrating Composers into the curriculum
We talk about how to engage more with composers of your source material in an ensemble class. Recorded 10.19.2018
Oct 29, 2018 · 1 hr 6 min
Stimulus Variation in Rehearsal
We spitball different ideas for mixing up your rehearsal, generally focused on band but can be extrapolated to choir and orchestra. Sus was absent. We're trying a new recording format, feel free to offer feedback. Recorded 10.14.18
Oct 22, 2018 · 57 min
Developing a Process Oriented Curriculum
Veronica is looking for ways to devote more of her time to a curriculum that isn't oriented around performance literature, but in which the performances are a byproduct of everything she has taught up to that point; developing an underlying curriculum that is independent of literature chosen. Recorded 10.4.2018
Oct 15, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
Collaboration Ups and Downs
Sus vents a few frustrations about collaborating with colleagues on big projects while she's still trying to sort out her role in the department. We then discuss different opportunities for collaboration each of our programs offer us.
Oct 8, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
Building a Healthy Community in your Program
This week John talks about the pillars that make healthy community in his quest for building culture and commitment in his program. Recorded 9.20.18
Oct 1, 2018 · 1 hr 2 min
Conflict Policies
Veronica is working on her conflict policies with her admin, and so wants to bounce some ideas and get feedback from the group Recorded 9.16.18
Sep 24, 2018 · 1 hr
Procedure for Music Teachers
This week we discuss how learning procedure effects music teachers and how we need to be empathetic when teaching procedure to our students. Olin is away at band camp. Recorded 9.9.18
Sep 17, 2018 · 1 hr 4 min
Differentiated Instruction in the Music classroom
This week we discuss our efforts at differentiation in our classrooms for students of different abilities in the same ensemble. Amused is a proud member of the Music Teacher Development Podcast Network. Season 5 of AMusEd is sponsored by Vandercook College of Music find more info at Vandercook.edu Recorded 09/02/2018
Sep 10, 2018 · 1 hr 12 min
Getting Started
With a new school year there's just so much going on. We bounce ideas off of one another to solve a few quick problems and share solutions to the worries of how to get off the ground. Recorded 8/25/18
Sep 4, 2018 · 1 hr 6 min
Season 5 Welcome - Leaving students you love
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a great labor day weekend. This episode is more personal than topical as we haven't done this in a few months and there's a lot to catch up on. Specifically, Sus changed jobs. We have a few surprises in store for this season. Enjoy. Recorded 8.18.18
Jun 13, 2018 · 58 min
Season 4 Wrap-Up
Reflections on our teaching this past year and some goals for our programs and ourselves for the 2018-19 school year.
Jun 2, 2018 · 1 hr 13 min
Enabling Your Student Leadership to Teach
John's back from a week at a BSA Camp School with some pedagogy on enabling youth leadership, and Olin shares his methods for empowering his student leadership. We're no Dr. Tim, but 'tis the season, and we hope you find it helpful. Recorded 6/1/2018
May 25, 2018 · 57 min
Defining the Purpose Behind End of the Year Trips
Veronica is grappling with how her end of the year trip is handled for her band program. We share our thoughts on the value of these trips and suggestions for how one can reflect on that value and purpose.
May 19, 2018 · 1 hr 15 min
Reflections on Culture
Veronica did a reflection exercise with her students and we all copied it. We talk about our different results and reflect ourselves on the culture of our programs. Recorded 5.13.2018
May 12, 2018 · 1 hr 11 min
No way! A String Specialist!?
After almost four years we finally have a string specialist on the episode to talk shop with. Olin dragged Kathleen Smith on after a OSUMB gig. Kathy is a middle school band and orchestra teacher in Corvallis as well as a staff member the OSUMB. Recorded 4.28.2018