"You Are Part of the Safety Net, Not the Whole Net"
Band directors are often the people students trust when something is wrong. We notice the student who suddenly isn't acting like themselves. We hear about problems at home, relationship struggles, anxiety, and situations that can be incredibly heavy. And because we're educators, our instinct is oft…
116 - More Than a Concert Piece: When Music Becomes an Experience, with Kyle Rinke
What if your next concert piece became the starting point for an unforgettable learning experience? In episode 116, Theresa and Kathryn welcome back middle school band director Kyle Rinke to explore how interdisciplinary projects can transform students' connections to music. From museum visits and …
"If Your Band Can't Function Without You, It's Time to Let Go"
If taking a sick day makes you nervous because you're convinced the entire band program might unravel without you, this episode is for you.
Band directors are really good at taking responsibility. Sometimes, we're a little too good at it.
In this episode of Band Director Boot Camp, Lesley Moffat ta…
"The Band Director Who Started It All: Lessons From My Dad"
As Lesley Moffat begins her 39th and final year as a band director, she sits down with the person who helped start the whole journey: her high school band director, Bruce Caldwell.
Who also happens to be her dad.
Bruce began teaching in 1964, and Lesley grew up immersed in the world of high school …
"You Matter More Than Your Job: How Good Teachers Can Keep Going"
What happens when you still love teaching, but you're no longer sure you can keep doing it?
For many music educators, burnout doesn't happen because they stopped caring. It happens because they care so much that they keep giving more: more time, more energy, more emotional capacity, and more of the…
"Stop Chasing Numbers: Build a Band Kids Want to Join"
What if your best recruiting strategy isn't another presentation, instrument night, or spring recruiting event?
What if it's the students already sitting in your band room?
In this episode of Band Director Boot Camp, Lesley Moffat talks with music educator Aron Kontorovich about approaching recruit…
"Remove the Barriers, Not the Challenge: Making Band Work for Every Brain"
What if making your band room more accessible didn't mean creating 30 different lesson plans or adding hours of work to your already full plate?
In this episode of Band Director Boot Camp, Lesley Moffat talks with neurodivergent music educator Sarah Batchelor about practical ways to support student…
Love the Job, Lose the Hours: A Band Director on AI, Burnout and Getting Time Back
What happens when the tool that gives you your time back is also the one people say makes you a bad teacher?
Lesley Moffat is a music educator and band director with nearly four decades in the classroom, whose bands have performed at Carnegie Hall. She’s the author of I Love My Job But It’s Killin…
"Are Your Students There for You, or Are You There for Them?"
Why did you become a band director?
Most of us would probably say some version of the same thing: we wanted to make a difference in students' lives through music.
But somewhere along the way, it can become easy to measure our success, and even our own worth, by ratings, trophies, performances, enro…
"From Reaction Mode to Resilience: Managing Stress Before Burnout Takes Over"
Ever find yourself driving home replaying everything that went wrong in rehearsal, lying awake thinking about your never-ending to-do list, or realizing you've given so much energy to your students that there's nothing left for the people you love?
You're not alone, and you don't have to wait until…
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