Are you looking for encouragement and tips to get started with music composition? Composing pieces for educational purposes can be a bit different than composing other pieces. Hearing from other band teachers who are also composers can be so helpful! Our guest today, Matt Neufeld, is chatting all about music composition and how he got started. Matt is sharing all about his experience as a teacher and composer, how he got started composing and why he began composing pieces for educational purposes, what makes a quality piece of educational music, and his advice for anyone starting to compose. Show notes: <a href='https://classroomcomposers.com/music-composition-conversations-with-matt-neufeld/'>https://classroomcomposers.com/music-composition-conversations-with-matt-neufeld/</a>Website: <a href='http://www.classroomcomposers.com'>www.classroomcomposers.com</a>TpT Store: <a href='http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Classroom-Composers'>www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Classroom-Composers</a>

12. Women in Music with Erin Keeton-Howard

The First Six Notes Podcast with Classroom Composers is for band teachers and string teachers looking for great information from experienced teachers. Every other week, we’ll dive into everything about teaching band and string music students. We’re covering everything from pedagogy to fundraising and interviewing successful music teachers, composers, admin, professional private studio teachers, and more to uncover and share their strategies for musical success.Classroom Composers is a married team of two music teachers, Kevin Hoff and Jessica Frank. Between the two of us, we have experience teaching K-6 general music, elementary 4/5 band/strings, and middle school band/strings/guitar who want to share our knowledge and experience with other teachers.Grab a chair and stand and join the conversation!Connect with us on Teachers Pay Teachers, Instagram @classroomcomposers, and our website, classroomcomposers.com