we are hitting the road!

in this episode, we do a major recap of the spring semester, including our decision to move to east texas! we talk about our uil experiences, the atssb outstanding performance series, how to leave a job, how to transition to a new job, and what we would choose as our last meals.

sponsored by:

• ⁠mclellan band consulting
• shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

welcome to the krusty krab!

jake hille not only loves spongebob, but he also loves band. although not originally from the state of texas, jake has quickly become a winner- he's won multiple state marching championships with the celina band, not to mention all of his other accomplishments as a concert band director and drill writer. jake's journey from ohio to oklahoma to texas, and what he achieved along the way, is truly remarkable. we talked with jake about his career as a tuba player. being a girl dad, his new endeavor of stepping out of the classroom in a full time capacity, boomer sooner (😩), being an athlete, and his love for andy's frozen custard.

sponsored by:

• ⁠mclellan band consulting
• shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

band yap: live!
we were so honored to have the opportunity to speak with the students of east texas a&m university at their music education forum. lion pride runs deep! we covered so many meaningful topics and shared plenty of laughs along the way. we talked about work-life balance as a band director, wienermusic, the importance of putting your instrument away, advice for young music educators, and answered some amazing questions from the music education students.

sponsored by:

• ⁠mclellan band consulting
• shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

ya like jazz?

alex parker has led the wayne fisher jazz program at baylor university for over 25 years, revitalizing it and expanding opportunities for students in a big way (and he was hired only six years after baylor finally allowed dancing on campus). before his time at baylor, alex taught in public schools and studied at both eastman and miami, where he further developed his trumpet chops and deepened his musical knowledge.

alex's students leave not only as outstanding educators and performers, but also with a full understanding of just how awesome alex is. we yapped with alex about the history of jazz, his favorite miles davis era, his experience as a high school band director, and of course… whiplash.

sponsored by:

• ⁠⁠shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

dr. bruce faske hails from brenham, texas, home of blue bell ice cream...though blue bell only wishes it was as cool as bruce.

bruce currently serves as professor of trombone at the university of alabama. from his beginnings on a farm in south texas to performing on professional stages, bruce brings a unique perspective and depth of experience that make him an invaluable educator and colleague. we yapped with bruce about perseverance, being a horse dad, alabama barbecue, meeting students where they are, and of course, his favorite flavor of blue bell.

sponsored by:

• ⁠⁠shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

it's giving ron swanson.

austin snow might have one of the most unique origin stories we’ve heard from a band director. before he ever stepped on a podium, he served as a marine, and that experience still shapes the way he approaches teaching, leadership, and building a band program.

we talked with austin about growing up in a military family, his early dreams of becoming a rock star, and the musical journey that took him from oboe to saxophone. we also get into his love of smoked meats, his obsession with systems and processes, and how those things all connect to running a successful band program.

sponsored by:

• ⁠⁠shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

we’re with kim!

we’ve yapped with kim before, but she’s back and better than ever. in this episode, she shares an update on what’s been going on in her world and walks us through her candidacy for tmea band division vice president. we catch up on all things kim, including when her band trailers blew over in straight-line winds, what crayon she would be, the time she ghost-commentated on a kgas marching band radio broadcast, and how she plans to serve the best interests of students across the state.

to learn more about kim and the other tmea executive board candidates, visit
https://www.tmea.org/about/executive-board/candidates/

sponsored by:

• ⁠⁠shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

bazinga!

whitney sims is a true renaissance woman. she is a band director (with a gold medal to boot), but she has also taught science, graphic design, yearbook, and more since the beginning of her career. she completed five minors in college because she took just about every class possible. she has taught alongside her husband, zach, for over a decade.

we yapped with whitney about how she balances life as a teacher and mom, why she loves the horse, growing up in a small school, how she chose texas tech, and her longtime dream of becoming a marine biologist.

sponsored by:

• ⁠⁠shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
• ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
• ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠