Hello & welcome to the Orchestra 101 Podcast. I am your host Linda Ramirez. I am an Orchestra teacher who has taught 3rd-12th grade orchestra for over 15 years in Texas. My goal for this podcast is to be able to share my personal classroom experiences and that of other orchestra directors that will hopefully be a stepping stone for your music education journey. I love when there is a room full of orchestra teachers and we enjoy sharing the things that we are doing in our classrooms. The things that work and the things that don’t. I want to capture those conversations in this podcast. We will focus on specific topics which can be easy for you to come back to check out when you need some tips for your orchestra.

Heavy Blog editors Noyan and Eden talk about happenings in the metal world.

Music & Movies

Cinderblock Bookshelves: A Guide for Children of Fame-Obsessed Bohemian Nomads is singer-songwriter Rain Perry‘s funny, harrowing and tender memoir of life with her single dad.

Sidney Brownbread, self employed and freelance. Taking care of your business problems. Discretion assured, well unless you upset him. Don't ever do that. Each episode is a self contained monologue, stories of the various jobs Brownbread has undertaken. Most no more than three minutes long and backed by a suitable piece of old time music. Played directly from a 78rpm record.

Guests bring a song of their choice to discuss with host Dan Lynch. He in turn suggests a song they might like. It’s a kind of musical tennis. Though we promise Andy Murray won’t be singing.

Get an in-depth look inside the lives of professional musicians. Hosted by musician and 89.9 FM producer Jesse Morgado, Side Player Stories offers fast-paced and fun conversations with musical guests who are “side players” – artists whose unique talents and musical abilities create opportunities to make their living playing for many different bands.

You know how everybody has that weird friend who seems to have adventures that no one else has? Well, for a lot of people, Lyssa is that weird friend. And the weird thing Lyssa is doing now is making a podcast variety show. A little sketch comedy, some improv, her weird friends, original songs and who knows what else?

A deep dive into the music and lyrics of our beloved musical artists, this podcast connects the music we know and love to our own personal journeys. Full of insight, motivation, healing, perspective, humor and much more, it’s like a dance party for your mind! Join Carmen Z as she harmonizes it all! Music unifies us; let’s dance. Coming to you live from a basement somewhere in Atlanta…where all magical things happen! From the creative, unique and abstract mind of Carmen F. Zumot comes the inspiring podcast Please Don’t Follow Me with Carmen Z. Check out the trailer for a more in-depth look at the woman behind the voice!

Counterflows At Home podcast series

Skills and Bones: The Search for Trombone Treasures This is a show for middle school and high school trombone students and beyond. Helpful tips for young inspiring trombonist, band directors and professionals. There are be pedagogical tips, stories from other musicians, and interviews sprinkled in from trombonist and other artists along the way.

Songs From The Moon: A Sci-Fi Musical Podcast is a seven-part series that blends music and spoken-word to tell the story of a society gone horribly wrong and one man’s challenge to put things back on track.