In 2014 I took a job as the High School director at Eastland HS and stopped this podcast project. While I may revive it someday, it is currently retired!
-Stephen Cox
-Stephen Cox
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This week we are releasing the first episode recorded in front of a live audience. During the Texas Music Educators Association convention in February 2014 I was privileged to be the moderator of a panel of college deans and professors. This panel answered questions regarding majoring in music and we gave advice including information about degree plans, reasons for majoring in music, and time management. Additional questions were addressed here
Nothing worse than when an instrument breaks, so lets learn how to fix them. This week we talk about easy repairs band directors can make and what tools to keep on hand.
While they are all different methods of teaching music Suzuki, Kodaly, and Rote teaching share some similar characteristics. In this episode our hosts sort out these methods, their similarities, and their differences.
On the one year Anniversary of the FreeMusicEd Podcast, we examine one of the oldest questions in music education: Is musical talent a real thing? Is it something you have or don't have, or do you develop it. We also look at tone deafness and rhythm deafness.
This week we interview the music education technology company Musicopoulos with their founder Con Eliopoulos. This company is responsible for excellent music education apps including a metronome, ear training application, an innovative vocal warm up app, and a music theory ipad training course.
Journey into the world of Jazz improvisation and brass embouchure this week with Dr. Dave Wilken of wilktone.com. Dave studied at Illinois Wesleyan University and DePaul University. He also directs community ensembles, performs as a freelance trombonist, and composes/arranges. Learn More at: www.wilktone.com http://www.youtube.com/user/wilktone 
Ever have a less than perfect balance of instruments in your school ensemble? Here are a few ideas to help overcome that seemingly crippling challenge. Links mentioned in this podcast: Flex-Band Arrangements Build-A-Band Rubber Band Arrangements
In this podcast we give some background on the Free Music Ed Podcast and the people behind it.
 If you're in music education and you need a laugh, a guaranteed win is Tone Deaf Comics. This week artist John Bogenschutz joins us for a conversation all about his excellent web comic and the road so far. Visit ToneDeafComics.com and check out John's work.
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