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Mike Lunney discusses great thoughts from "How Great Do You Want To Be" by Nick Saban, and relates these thoughts to our perspective as music educators.

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Fantastic visit with Stephen Cox of the Willis Wonderland Foundation exploring how music education is taught in our schools. The ultimate question of, "What is our product?" leads to some thought provoking, perhaps challenging, discussions!

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Heterogeneous classroom teaching. In music education it is a big word for: Congratulations! You're teaching all the beginners in the same class! But our friend Mike Lunney has not only been there, but he also made it work and had a successful program! As Mike shares in the episode, his class had between 50-60 kids, was scheduled last period...AFTER PE!

Be encouraged, you can do it! And Mike Lunney has some great tips to help you!

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This is the second episode to help answer questions about New Rehearsal Space Construction.

In this episode we are excited to have Jay Lester as our guest to walk back through the first episode and offer comment, as well as offer insight from the administrative side of the project. Mr. Lester has been involved in multiple projects as an administrator, and his insight will help you communicate your needs and approach to your administration during planning and actual construction!

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What things should an educator consider when looking at a possible new construction for a rehearsal room, or an addition or makeover of the existing rehearsal space? Season 2 of the Ask Mike Podcast starts with a two-part response to this question submitted to the podcast.

In part one, we welcome Loy Studer from Wichita Falls Legacy and Dane Richardson from Holliday ISD. Both have recently been a part of a construction project and have a ton of insight into the process. Part one is the teacher's perspective on things to consider and advocate for!

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Music Educators, what you do is amazing! You are warriors, you are well able, you are so needed! Mike Lunney and Derrick Killam take a moment to say, "Thank You!" and hopefully encourage you as you gear up for the best Spring semester you've ever had as an educator!

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In a previous episode, Mike Lunney and Derrick Killam were joined by Jason Brents and Daniel Todd to discuss choosing music to fit your performing ensemble for evaluation. It was a great episode full of great ideas.

SO IS THIS EPISODE! But this episode features guests Tommy Perkins and James Cross, two seasoned directors who have spent large portions of their careers in smaller Texas HS classifications. This episode is geared to the challenges of a small (one person?) staff and the scheduling challenges of a smaller enrollment.

This conversation was a lot of fun, and some great tips were shared!

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Solo and ensemble time, we've kind of turned that into necessary evil.

What if I told you, if you change your perspective, it could be a huge step to make your band better! What a great opportunity to help your students become better musicians, learning to listen, blend, and make better musical choices.

Mike Lunney gives us a quick primer on how to use Solo and Ensemble events to help you help them be great!