Topics mentioned in this episode:

• How can I incorporate core class material into my band class?
• Who is Jeff Jones?
• What do students actually want in the band class?
• What do you want to leave behind when you’re gone?
• Who is Cliff Croomes?
• Is it appropriate to contact the composer of one of my programmed pieces?
• What are other basics of score study that I may forget about?
• Is it acceptable to make changes to the score?
• Who is Henry Dreitner?
• What is the Whataburger diet?
• Why did Henry want to become a band director?
• What was the benefit of starting music education at a community college?
• What were Henry’s biggest takeaways from his university experience?
• What was Henry’s student teaching experience like?
• What did Henry do after student teaching, since he graduated in the fall?
• What were some of Henry’s first year band directing struggles?
• What is Henry’s current small school situation like?
• What are things to know if you’re going to be teaching at a small school?
• What are some things Henry implemented when he became a head band director?
• What does Henry do outside of band?

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Christina Ortega

Hanna Walker

Henry Dreitner

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