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The Importance of Mental Wellness for Maintaining a Successful Band Program

After Hours: Conversations for Music Educators

English - September 04, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB
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In this episode of the After Hours Director Spotlight, Nick Averwater talks with Grant Harbison at the Arkansas Bandmasters Association Convention in Little Rock. Grant is the Director of Bands for Jonesboro, Arkansas Public Schools. 
In this conversation, Grant talks about how his band program is moving forward as the pandemic affects a second marching band season, the importance of gratitude and positivity, and how therapy has helped him to become a more effective band director.
This conversation was recorded July 29, 2021.