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The Orchestra Teacher Podcast is a show for string and orchestra educators at every level. Hosted by veteran orchestra director Dr. Charles Laux, each episode features conversations with master teachers, clinicians, composers, and leaders in music education.
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160. Using Your Powers for Good: Innovation in Orchestra with Justin Brookins (opens the original)
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Episode 160: Justin Brookins From viola performance to high school orchestra—and from 3-D printed shoulder rests to advocating for the future of music programs—Justin Brookins has taken a fascinating path through music education. In this episode, Dr. Charles Laux talks with Justin, Director of Orchestras and Guitar at Druid Hills High School in Atlanta, Georgia, about his journey from Georgia to Arizona and back again, his experiences as a professional performer, and the experiences that ultimat
159. Teaching Beyond the Notes: Creativity, Assessment & Musicality with Abby Alwin (opens the original)
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Episode 159: Teaching Beyond the Notes: Creativity, Assessment & Musicality with Abby Alwin How can we make assessment more meaningful, encourage students to take musical risks, and keep creativity at the center of our orchestra classrooms? In this episode, Dr. Charles Laux talks with Abigail Alwin , Director of Orchestras at Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A Michigan String Teacher of the Year and Yale Distinguished Music Educator, Abby has spent more than two decades teaching youn
158. Richard Meyer: Teaching, Composing, Rehearsing, and Sharing What We Know (opens the original)
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Episode 158 – Richard Meyer: Teaching, Composing, Rehearsing, and Sharing What We Know In Episode 158, Dr. Charles Laux welcomes legendary string educator and composer Richard Meyer to The Orchestra Teacher Podcast . Richard spent 35 years teaching string students in the public schools, including 22 years directing the orchestra program at Oak Avenue Intermediate School in Temple City, California, where he grew the program from 29 students to more than 200. He is also a nationally recognized com
157. The “Forbidden” Skill of String Playing: Tuning Pegs, Agency & Innovation with Wesley Hamilton (opens the original)
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Episode 157 – The “Forbidden” Skill of String Playing: Tuning Pegs, Agency & Innovation with Wesley Hamilton What if we've been teaching string players to fear one of the most important parts of their instruments? In Episode 157, Dr. Charles Laux talks with Wesley Catherine Hamilton , a violist, violinist, educator, researcher, and entrepreneur, about her groundbreaking work investigating the history and pedagogy of tuning pegs. Wesley is pursuing her DMA at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hop
156. Building an Orchestra Program Through Recruiting, Leadership, Fundraising & Legacy with Charles Bossert (opens the original)
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What if the skills you learned outside of music could completely change the way you build and lead an orchestra program? In Episode 156, Dr. Charles Laux talks with Charles “Chuck” Bossert , Director of Orchestras at Gray’s Creek Middle School and Gray’s Creek High School in North Carolina. Chuck has taken an unconventional path through music education. After beginning his career as a string teacher, he spent 27 years working in the Boy Scouts, developing skills in recruiting, fundraising, leade
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