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In this episode we speak with Damon Knepper, Band Director at Ironwood Ridge High School and Denise Hudson, WGAZ Hall of Famer, and staff member for the Sun Devil Marching Band and the FeniX Independent Winterguards.

Denise takes us back to her roots in a small town in Iowa where she got her start spinning and participating in pageantry arts. She also discusses the key to balancing family time and is excited about the upcoming tribute to Coach Fleming at ASU.

Damon has been at Ironwood Ridge for 9 years and has grown the program significantly. He teaches a music production class and talks about how great it is to reach other students on campus. Make sure to check out his show this year (no students are actually harmed by the bug zapper prop!).

In this episode: We speak with Jeffrey Malone, Band Director at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale and Nick Peterson, AzMBA Adjudicator joining us from Fort Collins, Colorado.

Jeff Malone speaks about his transition into a new role at Mountain Ridge and how great the students, staff and community have been. He also give several tips and ideas for how to achieve so many different ensemble goals that sometimes pile onto his lap.

Nick Peterson, from Colorado, discusses his history with the arts and why he chose to get into a more administrative role in music education. He also gives some great ideas on clinic formats and things you can do to improve your ensemble.

In this episode: We speak with Jacob Osorio, Band Director at Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria and Martin Hebda, Band Director at Casa Grande High School.