I sit down with my former trombone professor from Penn State, Mark Lusk, to discuss some of his teaching philosophies. We introduce a special segment titled, "Questions from my classmates" where each of my 2016 classmates who were with me in St

Ep. 46 Nathan Gredler

Jul 12th, 2022 47m 45s

Dixon Smith Middle School Teacher of the Year, Nathan Gredler joins the podcast to discuss all things middle school band. Grab a pencil and some paper, because Nathan drops some knowledge in this episode!

Ep. 45 Randall Standridge

Jan 5th, 2022 26m 3s

Randall Standridge joins the Tenuto Podcast to talk about things to consider when programming a concert, the composition process, and so much more. This interview took place over the summer of 2021, but Kevin strategically decided to release it

Episode 44 - Rhythm and Rank System with Eric Combs

Jun 22nd, 2021 41m 27s

2020 Illinois State Teacher of the Year, Eric Combs, joins the podcast to discuss his teaching curriculum using a playoff system, and how he is teaching rhythm completely differently than he was 10 years ago. Below are the links referenced in h

Ep. 43 Teaching Clarinet with Taylor Cardwell

Jun 15th, 2021 23m 54s

Ep. 43 Teaching Clarinet with Taylor Cardwell by Kevin Lynch

Ep. 42 Tone with Steve Patterson

Jun 8th, 2021 21m

I sit down with Drew Middle School Director, Steve Patterson, to discuss what he does with his bands to work on tone. This is the first episode in our summer series "Coming Back Stronger."

Ep. 41 Jake Walker

Feb 24th, 2021 25m 39s

Jake Walker, beginning band teacher in Huntley, Illinois, shares his tricks of the trade from his experience in virtual teaching on the Tenuto Podcast.

Ep. 40 PFT Commenter

Jun 16th, 2020 53m

Co-host of "Pardon My Take," PFTCommenter comes on the Tenuto Podcast to discuss his musical background and give his insight into music education. Special guest appearance by retired NFL running back, Danny Woodhead

Ep. 39 Dylan Owen

May 15th, 2018 25m 4s

NY rap artist, Dylan Owen, comes on the podcast to discuss a music educator who inspired him to fame as a young rap artist.

Ep. 38 Evan Harger

Mar 29th, 2018 32m 50s

Ep. 38 Evan Harger by Kevin Lynch

Ep. 37 Mark Pages Rd. 2

Mar 20th, 2018 21m 39s

Mark joins the podcast as a high school band director to discuss the transition between elementary general to HS Band!

Ep. 36 Robin Hodson

Mar 13th, 2018 36m 51s

MusicFirst's Robin Hudson comes on the show to talk about his experiences working with music technology. This England native has many years of experience and offers a lot of insight into what English schools are doing that we could be doing mor

Ep. 35 Emily McNeil NAFME, Band Director of the Year

Mar 6th, 2018 33m 2s

The start of a new season! It's our first show of 2018 and we're kicking it off with NAFME's Band Director of the year for 2017, Emily McNeil! The show also includes new segment "What's going on in my classroom" and the ever popular "Rapid Fire

Ep. 34 Katie Procell

Nov 8th, 2017 23m 10s

Grad school student Katie Procell comes on the podcast to discuss being a graduate student studying vocal performance.

Ep. 33 Kelly Ralston

Nov 1st, 2017 24m 47s

Kelly comes on the show to discuss the Mark Woods experience, her recruiting techniques, and the things she is doing now that she wishes she was doing earlier in her career.

October Updates

Oct 24th, 2017 9m 1s

I sit down and discuss where the podcast has been and the direction we are heading

Ep. 32 Will McLaughlin

Sep 19th, 2017 26m 52s

I sit down with my interlochen co-worker, Will McLaughlin and chat him up on what it's like teaching middle school band in TX. I also check in with Brandon on our "Going to Grad School" Segment to hear about his Highlight of the Week.

Ep. 31 New Segment + Brandon Buterbaugh

Sep 5th, 2017 13m 15s

We welcome Brandon Buterbaugh to the Tenuto family with our new Segment, "Going to grad school." We will be checking in on Brandon weekly for his "Highlight of the week" as well as other things that are going on in his grad school life. This wi

Ep. 30 Summer Wrap Up and BIG Advice

Aug 29th, 2017 14m 35s

What advice would you give your first year teacher self? That's a question that I ask everyone on the podcast, and we have the answers from all the Big Ten Directors. We wrap up the Big Ten Tour with some segments of the directors giving younge

Ep. 29 Barry Houser

Aug 22nd, 2017 32m 59s

This week on the podcast I sit down with Barry Houser who describes to me all about his path to becoming the director of the Marching Illini

Ep. 28 Dave Woodley

Aug 15th, 2017 23m 4s

I get Dave Woodley on the line to talk about what it's like being the athletic band director at Indiana. Find out why he likes basketball games better than football games in this great interview.

Ep. 27 Anthony Falcone University of Nebraska

Aug 8th, 2017 27m 6s

This week we sit down to talk to Anthony M. Falcone, the director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhusker Marching Band. If you like what you are hearing, please like us on Facebook and share the podcast!

Ep. 26 David Thornton Michigan State

Aug 1st, 2017 25m

The new Spartan Marching Band Director comes on the podcast to discuss taking on his new position of leading the Spartan Marching Band. David is the first recurring guest of the show (see episode 16) and we have a great time discussing topics f

Ep. 25 Kevin Kastens University of Iowa

Jul 25th, 2017 30m 38s

I sit down with Kevin Kastens who has been directing the Hawkeye Marching Band in Iowa for 20 years. We discuss what it takes to stay in such a great position for so long and what it means to him to be a Big Ten Director.

Ep. 24 Christopher Hoch Ohio State University

Jul 18th, 2017 22m 9s

Dr. Christopher Hoch, the Ohio State University Marching Band Director, comes on the show to discuss how year after year, the Ohio State Marching Band is known as "The Best Damn Band in the Land."