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Helping other Music Educators learn from our mistakes! No need to reinvent the wheel, Mike has been there and done that. Just ask Mike!
Mike Lunney spent 31 successful years as a head band director in the State of Texas, where his bands were consistently recognized as superior bands. Mike is still active as a clinician, mentor and adjudicator.
Derrick Killam has been involved in school music programs in the state of Texas since 1990 through music retail. Derrick has been a repair tech, shop foreman, Education Rep and currently is the Operations Manager for N-Tune Music and Sound, a NAMM Top 100 Dealer!
Podcasting since 2024 • 25 episodes
Ask Mike
Latest Episodes
Finish Strong! Helping your group down the home stretch!
You're almost there, the target is in sight... so why are your kids slowing down? In this episode, Mike Lunney encourages educators to remember that when your group has been working hard for a few months toward your performance, there will be s...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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45:31
"F is First Valve!" A Visit with Eric Baker
This episode welcomes friend Eric Baker! We discuss DCI, Trumpets Mic'd Up, and the great things going on at the University of Texas Permian Basin! Great episode to help get your high school musicians connected with a college or university, hel...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:03:34
Field Timing: Fixing the Tears In Your Tempo!
Again, discussing marching bands as we rush toward contest season at the speed of sound! Some call it "phasing," some call it "a tear in the tempo." Either way it can be frustrating to pinpoint the source and install the fix. You are in luck! M...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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40:56
Marching Festivals: Everybody's Doing It
This episode the guys consider the benefits of marching festivals. And discuss how to determine which festival is right for your group. They even ponder the question, how many festivals are enough? Are there enough? Listen to Mike Lunney educat...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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35:32
Classroom Management: Help Me Help You!
Sometimes student teachers and/or first year younger teachers have a hard time navigating their relationships with students AND with those they are working with or for. Not the head director, not a student in the program. How can we help them g...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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52:03