A Martha's Vineyard native, Rose Richard has taught 23 years on the outskirts of Cape Cod. She started has a 100% band nerd and moved on to chorus and musical theater. With her high energy and wonderful personality she does a wonderful job getting her small school district to put on wonderful performances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From a struggling non- music reading clarinetist and saxophonist to an avid gigging guitarist. Paul Warnick went to college and learned to read music and became a wonderful music educator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Holland grew up in the city and attended a school without a band program. However, he found his group musical outlet in the form of drum and bugle corps. He attended UMASS as a math major, but switched to music ed. After graduating he led the award winning Norwood Public Schools ensembles, but after year four decided to go to law school!! Now he is the CEO of Inspire Arts and the Director of the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyle Spraker has a very unique journey. Started on saxophone and joined a drum and bugle corps in high school so he naturally switched to trumpet. He went to college to be a music ed Major but switched to performance. He loved big band, but became an orchestral trumpeter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Randy Standy!! What a person. Listen to his story of becoming a full time composer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scotty West is the only private guitar teacher I know of that has created his own guitar, theory and ear training course! Listen to his incredible story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Kevin McDonald. An incredible musician who has an incredible experience being recruited to college all the way through grad school. Started as a euphonium major ended up a stellar choral conductor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former student, Kate Margrave, talks about moving from the east coast out the Colorado, building a program and conducting at the highest level!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean Hagon, a gifted musician, composer and educator discusses non-typical ways to teach music composition, improvisation and business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 27 year teaching veteran, Kerry Cutler comes on and talks about her late start to playing an instrument and the incredible luck she had in attaining one. We also discuss her being a Black American and playing the cello as well as her unique teaching situation that allows her to have her students for 7 straight years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.