Music educators are often left to their own devices for professional development. Many districts don’t have the resources for special arts-centered PD, and general education seminar content sometimes doesn’t apply to arts classrooms.
That leaves music education conferences, which are great. But for those who need or want more regular help, ideas, or inspiration, try a podcast!
Podcasts are amazing sources of bite-sized PD, and you can take them with you on your commute. With thousands of shows available to stream, there’s something for everyone.
We’ve compiled a list of our favorites for band, choir, and orchestra directors. Most are available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well as other popular platforms. Give them a listen!
Music Education Podcasts
Host Robby Burns chats with guests about music, education, technology, productivity, and more.
Dr. Steve Shanley, Alan Feirer, and national thought leaders explore current issues in music education, with practical application for K-12 music educators.
This podcast is for music teachers who can expect discussions about the everyday life situations of a music teacher. From the super serious to the lighthearted events that happen in our classrooms, you better believe that there is something here for everyone.
Looking for practical tips and tricks you can actually use tomorrow? Check out this music education podcast to hear what master educators all across this country are doing today!
Choral Education Podcasts
The Choir Fam Podcast is a venue for conversations about the current state of choral music. Its goal is to provide listeners with knowledge they could use in day-to-day choral rehearsals and bring to light the ways that issues in the choral field are being observed and addressed.
The Choral Connectivity Podcast is dedicated to discussing ways to create ensembles that prioritize people and their connection as singers to the music, and the belief that through that connection, outstanding and beautiful music can occur.
The Choir Baton Podcast conducts stories, ideas, and inspiration with people about choir and life. Join host Beth Philemon on solo episodes and interviews on choir. Together we ask questions, seek understanding, and share insight from our experiences in life and in choir.
Choralosophy is dedicated to driving a conversation for choral musicians with the PHILOSOPHY of Choral Music at the heart of every post and podcast episode. Topics will be wide ranging from the technical aspects of our jobs and careers all the way to the artistic interpretations and values that make us who we are as artists. Join me in this conversation in which I hope we can learn from each other.
Band Education Podcasts
A podcast bringing you the best of band. Hosts Dylan Maddix & Cait Nishimura sit down with the movers and shakers of the wind world, conductors, composers, teachers, and performers. Have your ears opened to the new and exciting and take your seat in The Band Room!
Welcome to After Sectionals, the podcast about all things band recorded when it’s fresh on our minds. Join our staff Darcy Vogt Williams, Jenna Yee, and TJ West as we talk band pedagogy, talk smack, and everything in between right after sectionals.
Our mission is to share practical advice and explore topics that will help every band director, no matter your experience level, as well as music education students who are working to join us in the coming years.
Orchestra Education Podcasts
On Podium Time we interview professional, established, and emerging conductors and teachers from orchestras, symphonies, ballets, operas, and bands around the globe. We dig into the weeds of score study, rehearsal, leadership, musicianship, education, and all the things they don’t teach us in school.
A podcast designed for string and orchestra educators to learn from some of the best in the profession. Topics include string pedagogy, classroom management, program administration, assessment, current trends, work/life balance, and more.
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