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Each week, your Host Donna Schwartz brings you interviews, news, and reviews with some of the most exciting saxophonists in the world today. This is the place for the saxophone community to come together and learn through getting into the minds of our saxophone heroes. Enjoy the show and make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode!
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I love teaching music to kids! I am a certified Orff Schulwerk teacher and plan to share lessons about singing, playing instruments, recorder technique, creative movement, improvisation, guided listening, and other techniques that will help you teach music better! Find more information and ideas on my blog: www.MakeMomentsMatter.org
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Empower Your Voice is a podcast and YouTube show that helps people get to the bottom of what is stopping them from using their voice to the fullest, whether on the stage, the boardroom, or in their personal lives.
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“Tabla Beyond Borders: Life, Spirit, and Rhythm with Ritesh Das” is a journey into the transformative world of tabla, led by acclaimed musician and cultural innovator, Ritesh Das. Through captivating stories, deep reflections, and engaging conversations, this podcast explores the art of tabla as a bridge that transcends borders, uniting cultures, fostering community, and connecting with life’s profound spiritual rhythms. Join Ritesh Das and his guests—musicians, students, cultural leaders, a ...
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Oclef Podcast

Julian Toha

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On this show, we interview experts who help children to develop their talents. These experts can be in music, arts education, sports or an academic teacher. Basically, anyone who works regularly with children or develops programs for them. On this show, we are looking to share the strategies, secrets, and processes that these experts use every day to help kids become great.
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It's not about getting the gig, it's about enjoying it. Tanner Guss interviews joyful artists and health experts on wellness and mental health for musicians. Whether you're a gigging musician, a music educator, or (like Tanner when this started) a burnt out music major, you deserve a happy, healthy relationship with music. New episodes every Monday.
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Beyond the Music Lesson

Christine Goodner & Abigail Peterson : Suzuki Music Teacher, blogger, Autho

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Beyond the Music Lesson is an interview style podcast about learning music, teaching music, and parenting music students. Hosts Abigail Peterson and Christine Goodner share from their own experiences growing up learning music, as teachers, and as parents and each episode also features an interview with an expert to help share useful tips and information with listeners. Listen weekly for inspiration!
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The Crossing The Break Podcast discusses the nuts and bolts of teaching clarinet at the beginning and intermediate levels. We will cover aspects of playing clarinet including tone, embouchure, hand position, tonguing, technique, range, fingerings, tuning and other clarinet-specific items. These ideas can be applied to beginning clarinet class, beginning band, intermediate or advanced clarinetists, and in an individual or group setting. The host of this podcast is Tamarie Sayger. A 1999 music ...
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Episode 295 - Eating Healthy - How I Lost 40 pounds I was just 40 years old. The doctor said he had never seen triglyceride levels that high. My glucose levels were very high, as was my cholesterol. He wanted to start me on medicine. Could it be the two packages of M&Ms I was eating DAILY. I did not want meds, so I started paying attention to what …
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, spoke with Leah Concialdi, Saxophonist, about how to authentically pitch yourself. Leah opens up about playing bari sax at massive pop gigs, wireless mic tips for saxophonists, Fela Kuti’s influence on her music and many more! ✨ Here's what we've talked about: 🎷 Musical beginning 🎷 Pop gig preparat…
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Episode 294 - When Students Misbehave For The Sub When I was in school, I hated it when the whole class was subject to punishment when only a few misbehaved. And to be honest, some subs are terrible or have not received proper training and support. In this episode I share 4 possible things you can do when it happens and 7 prevention tips. Jazz From…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 5/5/25. This week I talked through many of your questions about teaching elementary music. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share about the les…
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Episode 293 - 8 Tips For Dealing With Students Wanting To Switch Instruments There are sometimes legitimate reasons for a student to switch instruments, but often that desire is due to hitting a plateau in their playing. In this episode I share 8 tips for how to handle the dreaded “I want to switch instruments” conversation. Jazz From The Start - J…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 4/28/25. This week I shared about three books that I recently came across that you should check out. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share abo…
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Episode 292 - Demanding Great Concert Behavior From The Audience and Your Students Is your audience rude and out of control? You can change that culture. Are your students rambunctious and inattentive when they’re not performing? You can change that. Here are some things that have worked for me. Resources… Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisati…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 4/21/25. This week I shared about what I taught on a recent "out-of-cycle" day when I needed a quick and easy lesson for multiple grades. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live o…
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, spoke with Reggie Padilla, Saxophonist and Author, about how being versatile created amazing opportunities. Donna sits down with the incredibly versatile saxophonist Reggie Padilla to dive deep into his musical path — from surfing with a sax to creating his EP First Light, his etude book Reflecting…
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Episode 291 - What To Say At The Concert In short, keep it short. Much will depend on the culture and climate already at the school. Remember that you can help to change that culture. Resources… Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes Get the book Almost Everything I’ve Learned About Teac…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 4/14/25. This week I shared about how I try to include nonpitched percussion instruments in a variety of ways in my lessons. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook an…
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Episode 290 - How Much Time Should You Spend On Fundamentals When I first started teaching, I thought I didn’t have time for fundamentals. Maybe I spent ten minutes of a 45 minute rehearsal on technique, scales, tone, tuning, arpeggios and long tones. Believe it or not, now I spend more than half our rehearsal time on those. I explain to the studen…
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I like to hear from you “Because That’s What This Is” is a raw, unfiltered reflection from the heart of Ritesh Das—composer, tabla teacher, founder of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, and lifelong seeker. This podcast is not about performance. It’s not for promotion. It’s a return. Through spontaneous conversation, memory, and deep truth-telling, Ritesh…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 4/7/25. This week I shared about how I scaffold out and teach the song "Black Snake" with a circle game and option for instruments. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Face…
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Ever wondered how a violinist 🎻 became a master of the saxophone 🎷? This week on the podcast, Donna sits down with the incredible Dr. Scott Litroff—who shares his journey from picking up the violin to finding his true voice on the sax. It all started with a moment of inspiration (and a little nudge from Perry Goldstein), but what truly set Scott ap…
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Episode 289 - Helping Students Play In Tune One of my biggest pet peeves is watching a director individually tune 80 band members on stage using the tuner! It doesn’t help! Maybe it makes that one note in tune, but tuning is a process that can be taught, even to young band students. Here are some tips. Resources… Jazz From The Start - Jazz and impr…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/31/25. This week I shared about how I scaffold out a lesson including student-led recorder improvisation and echoing on BAG. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook …
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/24/25. This week I shared about how I teach the song "The Big Corral" and adaptations I'm using to make it work for my upcoming program. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live …
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We’re back! 🎷🎙️ After a short break, Everything Saxophone Podcast returns with an incredible episode featuring Jason Gay! Donna sits down with Jason for a fascinating conversation about his journey in music, the gear he swears by, and the lessons he's learned along the way. Here's the highlights of the episode: 🎷 How Donna met Jason 🎷 Why ligature …
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Episode 288 - 6 Tips For Engaging Percussionists Often our percussion section can be our biggest headache, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Have you thought through some of the things that frustrate the percussionists? We can do things as directors to engage and motivate the percussionists. Resources… Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/17/25. This week I shared about how I teach the song "I Let Her Go Go" and scaffold in the group dance moves. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram t…
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Episode 287 - 13 Top Mistakes Directors Make Not planning enough - Lack of classroom management - Too lax (or too rigid) - Bringing Work Home - Taking Things Personally - Trying to be someone else - Over Programming - Ego Resources… Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes Get the book Alm…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/10/25. This week I shared about how I explore sixteenth and eighth note combinations with my older grades. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to s…
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We’re closing out our NAMM 2025 coverage with a must-hear episode! Everything Saxophone Podcast host Donna Schwartz caught up with Theo Wanne, a world-renowned expert in saxophone mouthpiece design and innovation, at the NAMM Show 2025 in Anaheim, CA. With over three decades of experience, Theo has revolutionized how musicians approach sound and cr…
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Episode 286 - 16 Things I Wish I Knew About Festival Prep How do I use my time properly? When do I start my second song? What if the percussion equipment is not in the same place as in my room? What if my band doesn’t score “well”? Resources… Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes Get th…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 3/3/25. This week I shared about my most recent concert based on the book The Day the Crayons Quit. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Instagram to share abou…
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, spoke with Sheryl Laukat—CEO & Co-Founder and Dr Randal Clark—Dir of Media & Education of Cannonball Musical Instruments, at the NAMM Show 2025 in Anaheim, CA. In this special episode, we go behind the scenes with Cannonball Instruments at NAMM 2025! We dive into what makes Cannonball saxophones st…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 2/24/25. This week I shared about how I adapted a piece from the Rhythmische Übung for my upcoming 2nd Grade Concert. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and Insta…
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I like to hear from you In this episode, I dive into the contrast between live performance and studio recording—two different experiences that shape the way we create and hear music. 🎵 Live vs. Studio: What’s gained, what’s lost—does one capture more soul than the other? 🛕 The Oral Tradition: In Indian classical music, we internalize and master com…
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, spoke with Andy Lutz, from ProTec Style Company, at the NAMM Show 2025 in Anaheim, CA. When you buy a new sax, the case it comes with is usually fine… but not always ideal, especially for traveling. While cases have improved over the years, many still aren’t built for the demands of air travel. The…
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Episode 285 - Marching Band Is Needed Now More Than Ever Before Controversial statement…I think every school should have a marching band. When I started one at a previous school, every single one of my colleagues thought I was crazy. I have come to the conclusion that - because many directors have been “abused” through marching band, or it was allo…
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, interviewed Melvin Quinones, Founder of Victory Musical Instruments, and inventor of the World’s First ‘Screwless’ Saxophone! Victory Musical Instruments has gained recognition among musicians and dealers for its craftsmanship and performance. During the interview, Quinones discussed the meticulous…
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Episode 284 - Add Some Spice To Your Rehearsal I learned in the army that you can’t make bad food taste good simply by seasoning it (although you could sometimes cover over the bad taste with enough hot sauce). Spices take food that already tastes good and makes it even better. In this episode, I share eight “spices” - things you can do - to make f…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 2/10/25. This week I shared about how students have been improvising in the pentatonic modes on the pitched percussion and recorder. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Fac…
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, interviewed CEO of Bari Woodwinds, Ron Van Ostenbridge, live at the NAMM Show 2025. If you’re a saxophonist, you know that the right gear can make all the difference. This year at the NAMM Show 2025, Donna had the incredible opportunity to meet with the CEO of Bari Woodwinds for an exclusive interv…
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Episode 283 - Eight Strategies For Surviving The Stress Bubble of Teaching From setting boundaries to reflecting on your priorities, in this episode I cover 8 tips that will help you avoid burnout. Learn from me rather than the hard way. Resources… Jazz From The Start - Jazz and improvisation curriculum you can use as soon as students know 5 notes …
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 2/3/25. This week I shared about how I plan to simulate rain with body percussion and hand drums for my upcoming concert. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and I…
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, interviewed Saxophonist and Educator, Jeremiah True, live at the NAMM Show 2025. With a diverse background spanning orchestral, jazz, theater pits, and rock ‘n roll, Jeremiah True brings a wealth of experience and artistry to every performance. P. Mauriat instruments are renowned for their exceptio…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 1/27/25. This week I shared about how I teach, improvise, and explore pitched percussion instruments with nursery rhymes. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebook and I…
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, interviewed Saxophonist, Composer, Educator, Don Braden for Episode 234. We talked about: His early experiences with the saxophone and his first gigs The creation of the Earth Wind and Wonder album His journey to mastering improvisation, including studying the Aebersold books His transition to beco…
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My first teaching job landed in my lap! It was easy to get. My neighbor was the principal for a small private school. They needed a band teacher, he asked me, I interviewed and was hired. The next three job hunts I had to use “Job Hunt Math.” Thirty applications equals six interviews equals three offers. This worked out pretty much every time. I se…
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This episode of the podcast is a replay containing the audio version of the Musical Monday LIVE video recorded on 1/20/25. This week I shared about how I teach a body percussion piece from the Rhythmische Übung with a chance for improvisation. If you’re not familiar with musical Mondays, every Monday night at 8 p.m. Eastern time I go live on Facebo…
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Episode 281 - When A Life Is Lost We lost three community members in a two month period! It was hard! It was difficult! The normal lesson plan went out the window. And one summer we tragically lost an entire family. Two of the kids were in my 20 piece orchestra. We were devastated. In this episode, I share some tips on how we got through that proce…
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I like to hear from you In this reflective episode of Tabla Beyond Borders with Ritesh Das, we welcome Isabelle Delaney from Montreal, a gifted percussionist whose journey with tabla and congas offers profound insights into life and balance. Through Ritesh's teaching philosophy—rooted in ear training and recitation—Isabelle discovered not only rhyt…
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Everything Saxophone Podcast Host, Donna Schwartz, interviewed Mark Overton, Founder of SaxQuest and the National Saxophone Museum. Mark Overton started Saxquest in 2000 with a vision of creating a mecca for saxophone players to find great equipment, share knowledge/learn about their instrument and engage in safe honest transactions with a knowledg…
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I like to hear from you Join Ritesh Das in this compelling episode of "Tabla Beyond Borders," where he explores the transformative power of sound meditation through tabla. Discover how the focused meditation of sound not only enhances musical artistry but also serves as a profound tool for visualization and personal growth. Ritesh shares insights i…
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I like to hear from you In this episode of "Tabla Beyond Borders," I reflect on the immense influence of Legendary Zakir Hussain, a virtuoso whose mastery of tabla has touched countless lives, including my own. My encounters with Zakir Bhai, though brief, were profound, offering lessons that resonate with me to this day. His connections with my fam…
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I like to hear from you In this episode, I delve into the profound impact of my time with the Aman Folk Ensemble, a pivotal chapter that shaped my musical perspective and approach. Join me as I recount the rich experiences of touring across the USA, from the bustling streets of major cities to the serene landscapes of Alaska, exploring the diversit…
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Saxophonist Mark Hartsuch has differentiated himself by producing amazing horn section recordings and live performances for the world’s top artists. He is most well known for working with India’s top music director, AR Rahman, both in live performance and studio productions. His other collaborations include Ranjit Barot, Mohini Dey, Mr. Eazi, Cece …
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I once gave out gobs of candy to students right before they were to perform. I don’t recommend that, but find out why I did that and join me as we explore the keys to creating a positive, productive, and inspiring environment for young musicians. From building trust and fostering teamwork to encouraging excellence and creativity, this podcast offer…
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