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beyond ArtLess · March 28 · 1 hr 3 min

Mary Claxton

Send us Fan Mail Everything about Chris, Phil and Peter screams antiquated (anti-modern). The jokes, the tech struggles, the slow motion wheezing when attempting to sit or stand. However, our guest is the living definition of the modern music educator and performer. Mary Claxton is the director of Teaching and Learning at Music Will - the largest non-profit music program in the United States. Hundreds educators are using their forward thinking curriculum that champions Modern Band. Mary shares with us about gigging on Motown music at night and truly creative classroom experiences by day. And more information than you ever thought possible about the ukulele. Learn More Here: https://musicwill.org/the-team/mary-claxton/ https://www.theburroughssoul.com/ https://www.instagram.com/claxtogram/?hl=en https://nafme.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Mary-Claxton-Headshot-Bio-1.pdf https://hub.yamaha.com/music-educators/40-under-40/2026/claxton-mary/ https://www.instagram.com/trashcattunes/?hl=en REGISTER NOW: 2027 BEYOND THE NOTE FESTIVALS https://www.btnmusicfestival.com/festivals/ensembles/kalahari-1 BUILDING BETTER BANDS DAY (MAY 23): https://www.btnmusicfestival.com/education RISING MUSIC EDUCATOR PROGRAM (MAY 22): https://www.btnmusicfestival.com/education Support the show

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Send us Fan Mail

Everything about Chris, Phil and Peter screams antiquated (anti-modern).  The jokes, the tech struggles, the slow motion wheezing when attempting to sit or stand.  However, our guest is the living definition of the modern music educator and performer.  Mary Claxton is the director of Teaching and Learning at Music Will - the largest non-profit music program in the United States.  Hundreds educators are using their forward thinking curriculum that champions Modern Band.  Mary shares with us about gigging on Motown music at night and truly creative classroom experiences by day.  And more information than you ever thought possible about the ukulele.

Learn More Here:

https://musicwill.org/the-team/mary-claxton/

https://www.theburroughssoul.com/

https://www.instagram.com/claxtogram/?hl=en

https://nafme.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Mary-Claxton-Headshot-Bio-1.pdf

https://hub.yamaha.com/music-educators/40-under-40/2026/claxton-mary/

https://www.instagram.com/trashcattunes/?hl=en


REGISTER NOW:

2027 BEYOND THE NOTE FESTIVALS

https://www.btnmusicfestival.com/festivals/ensembles/kalahari-1


BUILDING BETTER BANDS DAY (MAY 23):

https://www.btnmusicfestival.com/education


RISING MUSIC EDUCATOR PROGRAM (MAY 22):

https://www.btnmusicfestival.com/education


Support the show

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