zach santos wears many hats. program coordinator, choreographer, clinician, leadership facilitator, adjudicator, trumpet player, realtor, former band director, husband, dad, and....golf cart flipper. we sat down with zach to yap about all of the above, plus his affinity for white monster, the flip flops that have been around the block, winning both a dci world championship and a texas state marching band championship, hunting, and more.

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who hasn’t been beaten up by the profession at some point?

we sat down with chris mclellan, a man who has held many roles in music education. as a retired band director, uil music executive secretary, band consultant, and a university supervisor for student teachers, he has a wealth of experience and knowledge. chris is a devoted family man, and a baseball fan with a goal of visiting every mlb stadium. we yapped about his presence at historic texas rangers moments, whether or not he owns a kilt, and his remarkable band director lineage.

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the band blueprint (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)

troubadour consultants

heavy on the band, heavy on the yap.

kat norris is a gem. she loves birds, the university of houston cougars, mahler, and of course middle school band. kat gave us the low-down on what it was like to step into her current role at henry middle school, how her high school band experience shaped her perspective on music, blockbuster video, her feelings on trash tv, and how she aged out of…several things.

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sponsored by:

the band blueprint (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)

troubadour consultants