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The changing male adolescent voice is a The changing male adolescent voice should be a consideration in how we teach our students as they progress through their late-elementary years and forward.  I appreciate the research, experience, and knowledge that my guest, and friend, gives us today.  Ryan and I attended undergrad together at Lee University - go Flames! - and our paths have crossed over the years.  He has much to share about the male voice and how we can guide them through the transitional period. Dr. Ryan Fisher is the Associate Professor of Music Education and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at the University of Memphis in Tennessee.  Prior to this, he was the Assistant Professor of Music Education at University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas, as well as teaching elementary school, middle school chorus, and high school chorus in Texas. Dr. Fisher earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Lee U...

If you're looking for some great ideas and insights into how to teach recorder to your students, this is the episode to hear!  I appreciate Natasha's enthusiasm for teaching and her gentle demeanor in working with students (and teachers too!)  Natasha Thurmon teaches K-5 general music, choir, strings, and Orff ensemble at Boldt Elementary in the Northside school district.  She has a BME in Music Education from Pacific Lutheran University and an MM in Music Education from the University of Texas at San Antonio.  She completed her Orff levels and two master classes at Trinity University, where she now teachers Recorder.  Natasha is Past-President of the Central Texas Orff Chapter, and also serves on two subcommittees for AOSA, currently chairing the social media subcommittee.  She has presented at various workshops locally and at state conferences, as well as at the national AOSA Conference and for Orff chapter workshops.  She serves on the Professiona...

I met Terry Boyarsky at the 2018 AOSA Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.  It had been a long time since taking a workshop involving the Dalcroze approach so I had signed up to attend her session.  I thoroughly enjoyed experiencing movement, singing and playfulness.  And immediately afterward asked if she would share information about Dalcroze on the podcast! Terry's Bio Terry Boyarsky received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Experimental Psychology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Eurythmics at the Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio.  She received her Masters degree in Ethnomusicology from Kent State University in Ohio.  Terry has also completed two levels of Orff training.  She was a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music for eleven years.  She has presented numerous workshops about the Dalcroze approach at National Conferences throughout the United States, as well as many MTA and Orff cha...

This episode is incredibly special for me.  Monica Dale has been an influential person in my life since I was little and I've always admired her.  She is my not only my aunt, but also my first Dalcroze instructor.  I learned new information about her background in music and dance and I hope you find her work as inspiring and educational as I do. Monica Dale grew up on the campus of Connecticut College, when it was the epicenter for modern dance as host of the American Dance Festival.  As a child, she had experimental creative dance classes and was surrounded with modern art and music.  She studied dance at Connecticut College and at the suggestion of faculty, left college for New York City where she trained at the Joffrey, Martha Graham, and Cunningham Schools.  She later returned to Connecticut and majored in music.  She pursued Dalcroze Studies to bridge music and dance, earning her certificate, license, and Master of Music in Piano Performance f...