Episode 1: "Every Podcast Has An Origin Story"

 

Episode 001 • March 4, 2024 • “Every Podcast Has An Origin Story”

INTRODUCTION Wondering how to start a podcast?  Rob is, even as the trailer and first two episodes of his podcast drop.  The difference is, he's got help.  After listening to this episode, you’ll have some insight into why this podcast is off and running ... and you'll laugh.  A lot.  So why wait?  Press play and let’s get started!

FIRST STRAIN: what's this podcast about? There are a few podcasts out there that get into the wind band subject.  But the majority of them are focused on the music education side of things.  What I didn’t find were podcasts that seemed meant for the larger audience: anybody who ever did band. Out in the big world where not everybody “gets” band, it can be a tougher environment in which to outwardly revel in our band geek-ness.  So one important goal for this program will be to build community through band – to be a resource *and a refuge* for band geeks! I’m looking forward to having conversations with people who know about topics that either you wondered about, or you never really thought about before, but which are part of the Band Thing.  Such as: band conducting; band directing; community bands; band arranging and composition; the college drum major experience; marching percussion; color guard instruction and design; adjudication; drum corps; young music educators; band director burnout; band alumni organization; service groups like Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma; pipe bands; mummers bands; student leadership; writing and blogging about band; videography; as well as conversations which will be unique and defy categorization. But we'll also focus on the “extra-musical” elements of the band experience.  Because great heavens, there are stories. So.  A resource, and a refuge.  For all of us who inhabit this particular corner of the world, who share this particular curious interest.

SECOND STRAIN: Who is this Hammerton fellow? Why does Rob think he’s qualified to run a band podcast?  Right: I very often have that nagging feeling ... while I’ve spent the majority of my life and certainly my entire adult life IN BAND, I still feel like I don’t know as much as I want to know.  This podcast is my opportunity to pick the brains of band people who know more about band than I do, so we can get better informed about this activity we love so much.

TRIO: Glen Adsit obituary Glen Adsit, director of bands at the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Music, died suddenly, back in January.  An appreciation, and a remembrance of my meeting with him at last summer’s New England Band Directors Institute (NEBDI), organized by the New Hampshire Band Directors Association (NHBDA). https://www.glenadsit.com/ https://www.hartford.edu/directory/hartt/adsit-glen.aspx

DOGFIGHT: Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: the Bands of His Majesty’s Royal Marines The analogous organization to the bands of the US Marine Corps ... but with differences! Their website: https://www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk/ Your gateway to their performances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYJEr-MUBV0

CODA Like the pilot episode of any TV show, I'm finding my way here.  I’m excited to talk to more wise people about their areas of expertise, AND to talk to YOU about YOUR band experience.  Again, what is band but a community of like-minded friends?

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