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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 • 72 episodes
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Latest Episodes
Creating a Dynamic Ensemble on the Marching Field. You Can Do It!
Which comes first on the marching field, movement or music? No matter what your answer is, the music better matter! One of the best ways to make music instead of noise is remembering dynamics! Is there more to dynamics than loud or soft? Are dy...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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1:01:08
Second Summer! Reminders about the Heat and Practices
It's September! In Texas that means second summer is in full swing! As we work outside and travel Friday nights, here are some tips and reminders of how to combat the heat, and what precautions and preventions we can put in place to keep our gr...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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1:01:56
Booster Clubs and Parent Groups: A Visit With the Prez!
Mike Lunney and Derrick Killam sit down with Juan Ramirez in this episode to discuss Booster Clubs. What does a healthy parent organization look like? What does a good relationship between boosters and the director look like? With over a decade...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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1:05:03
Mike Lunney's Marching Band Academy - Lesson 8: The Strength to be Graceful
It's the last episode in the Mike Lunney Marching Band Academy series. As we close out this set of episodes, Mike reminds us that before we start throwing too many body moves at our group, it might be good to work on a little core strength. Alo...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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56:52
Mike Lunney's Marching Band Academy - Lesson 7: A Little Bit of Everything
In this episode of Mike Lunney's ongoing Marching Academy, Mike covers points to use for rehearsal procedures, reinforces teaching sequence for most groups, and talks about some overall marching concepts. There's also a few random items in the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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