2 Band Guys

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Synopsis

We are two guys who teach high school band in Norman, OK and we are here to share our experiences, a little bit of wisdom, and have a good time.

Episodes

  • 2.7 - Anxiety in the Classroom with special guest Vince Caruso

    05/01/2019 Duration: 45min

    On this episode we talk about anxiety we see in our kids with special guest Vince Caruso. Vince posted recently on the band director facebook page about seeing a rise in student anxiety to the point where kids no longer come to school. It's a growing trend for sure. We talk about observations and some of the ways we have seen this manifest in our band programs.

  • 2.6 - Winter Concerts

    13/12/2018 Duration: 21min

    The winter concert season is upon us! Joel & Stephen talk about their concert prep and programming for this holiday season.

  • 2.5 - All about brass

    03/11/2018 Duration: 31min

    This episode is all about brass! Joel plays trombone and Stephen is a french horn player. We talk about our ideas on starting brass players as well as other big ideas. Email us with thoughts or other ideas, 2bandguys@gmail.com

  • 2.4 - Time to Reflect

    27/10/2018 Duration: 31min

    It's the end of the competitive season for Stephen and the NHS Tiger Marching Band. Stephen takes some time to reflect on the season.

  • 2.3 - We talk to a Drill Writer!

    11/10/2018 Duration: 28min

    Our guest, Dr. Sarah Labovitz, is the Associate Director of Bands at Arkansas Tech University. She wrote the drill for Stephen's band this year. We spend this podcast talking about writing drill and how to cultivate a positive relationship between drill writers and band directors. Dr. Labovitz can be emailed at slabovitz@astate.edu