2021 Lunchtime Chats
Recovering from last year – thriving this fall. Music for All hosted Lunchtime Chats in July with ideas from Social Emotional Learning to recruit, retain, and build community through developing identity, fostering belonging, and student empowerment. From trauma to trust through MUSIC. Watch these four conversations with music educators and student leaders navigating through a dialogue that celebrates the successes of this past year and facilitates an organic SEL experience through conversation.
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Lunchtime Chat: Middle School Band Directors
Guests:
Tori Bingham – Grove, Oklahoma
Jen Walsh – Kimberly, Alabama
Savannah Cole – Fayetteville, Georgia
Vordie Mathis – Bethany, Oklahoma
Keith Ozsvath – Music for All Summer Symposium Middle School Concert Band Division Coordinator
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eric Kyne – United States Marines
Hosts: Dr. Scott Edgar and Cameron W. Jenkins
Original Air Date: Monday, July 12, 2021
Lunchtime Chat: High School Band Directors
Guests:
Claire Milburn – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Matt Wood – Leander, Texas
Jared Cassedy – Lexington, Massachusetts
Jeremy S. Thompson – Memphis, Tennessee
Cecilia Clark – Acworth, Georgia – Music for All Summer Symposium Faculty Member
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Pellon – United States Marines
Hosts: Dr. Scott Edgar and Cameron W. Jenkins
Original Air Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Lunchtime Chat: College and Industry Professionals
Guests:
Dr. Caroline Hand – Associate Director of Bands, Director of Athletic Bands – Ball State University
Dr. Kelvin Jones – Director of the Tiger Marching Band – Louisiana State University
Dr. Kerry Anne Simon – Director of Bands at Mississippi Valley State University
Dr. Kathleen A. Melago – Division Head for Music Education at Slippery Rock University
Dr. Corey Spurlin – Marching Band Director, Associate Director of Bands at Auburn University
Dr. Matthew Arau – Chair of the Music Education Department at Lawrence University
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew G. Navarro – United States Marines
Hosts: Dr. Scott Edgar and Cameron W. Jenkins
Original Air Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Lunchtime Chat: High School Student Leaders
Guests:
Jerell Horton – Director of Bands – Vestavia Hills High School
Lanie Radecke – Associate Director of Bands – Wando High School
Student Leaders – Vestavia Hills High School
Student Leaders – Wando High School
Fran Kick – Music for All – Leadership Coordinator
Staff Sergeant Mardia Timoney – United States Marines
Captain Jovanie Martinez, Executive Officer for Recruiting Station Montgomery – United States Marines
Hosts: Dr. Scott Edgar and Cameron W. Jenkins
Original Air Date: Thursday, July 15, 2021
