Strong Community Support Results In Decades of Success For A Small Town's Band Program
After Hours: Conversations for Music Educators
English - May 17, 2022 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBEducation music music education music educators band band director orchestra director Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of the After Hours Director Spotlight, Nick Averwater talks with Jason Deem, Director of Bands at Union City High School in Union City, Tennessee, a town of just over 10,000 people in the northwest corner of the state.
Jason joined the Union City schools in 2006, and has been Director of Bands for five years. In this conversation, we'll learn about his early influences, how he carries on the tradition of success in the band program, and the importance of good communication with students, administration and the community.
This conversation was recorded April 29, 2022.