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MindShifting for Music Teachers: Turning “I Can’t” into “Perhaps I Can” with Mitchell Weisburgh
Alan and Steve talk with educator and mind‑shifting coach Mitchell Weisburgh about how music teachers can help students—and themselves—move from limbic “survival mode” into resourceful, resilient, and collaborative mindsets. They explore how to respond when students say “I can’t do this,” how to use music itself as a powerful self‑regulation…
Quick Pro Tip: A Fast, Effective Way to Review This Year and Plan the Next
Alan and Steve share a fast, practical debrief tool you can use after a concert, contest, trip, marching season, or school year: WWW/TALA — What Went Well and Take A Look At. Built on Alan’s longtime approach to project improvement, this quick tip shows music teachers how to gather useful…
Beats, Bands, and Attention Spans: A Conversation with Amani Roberts
DJ, author, and music business professor Amani Roberts joins Alan and Steve to unpack how today’s students are listening to and creating music—and what that means for K–12 music educators. In this episode, they discuss: Amani also shares highlights from his book on the history of R&B groups, his life as a touring…
The Benefits of Student Travel
Student trips are more expensive and more complex than ever—so are they still worth it? In this episode of Music Ed Insights, Alan and Steve return to the very same Disney resort room where they recorded a student travel episode two years ago to unpack what they’ve learned from nearly 30…
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