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band yap

band yap

By: alexa and josé sanchez
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band yap is hosted by texas band directors alexa and jose sanchez, who bring real classroom experience to a podcast for band directors, music educators, and anyone who loves the band world. each episode dives into music education, band directing, teaching strategies, and culture, from concert band to marching band and everything in between. expect honest conversations, practical insights, and plenty of yap.alexa and josé sanchez Art
Episodes
  • we can do it: kim shuttlesworth
    Feb 7 2026

    we’re with kim!

    we’ve yapped with kim before, but she’s back and better than ever. in this episode, she shares an update on what’s been going on in her world and walks us through her candidacy for tmea band division vice president. we catch up on all things kim, including when her band trailers blew over in straight-line winds, what crayon she would be, the time she ghost-commentated on a kgas marching band radio broadcast, and how she plans to serve the best interests of students across the state.

    to learn more about kim and the other tmea executive board candidates, visit
    https://www.tmea.org/about/executive-board/candidates/


    sponsored by:

    • ⁠⁠shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
    • ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
    • ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

    check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

    listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

    listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

    get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

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    2 hrs and 10 mins
  • renaissance woman: whitney sims
    Jan 31 2026

    bazinga!

    whitney sims is a true renaissance woman. she is a band director (with a gold medal to boot), but she has also taught science, graphic design, yearbook, and more since the beginning of her career. she completed five minors in college because she took just about every class possible. she has taught alongside her husband, zach, for over a decade.

    we yapped with whitney about how she balances life as a teacher and mom, why she loves the horse, growing up in a small school, how she chose texas tech, and her longtime dream of becoming a marine biologist.

    sponsored by:

    • ⁠⁠shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
    • ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
    • ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

    check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

    listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

    listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

    get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

    Show More Show Less
    3 hrs and 19 mins
  • practice what you preach: spencer emmert
    Jan 24 2026

    amen!

    spencer is a man of integrity. as an accomplished band director, he knows what works and what doesn't in the classroom. not only does he lead in the band hall, but he also has served as a church music minister for many years. his experience as a music minister influences his approach in the band hall, and vice versa. we talked with spencer about the importance of his family, hank hill, life behind the pine curtain, singing in the band hall, and the people who have influenced him throughout his career.

    sponsored by:

    • ⁠⁠shawn murphy⁠⁠⁠ with fanpledge
    • ⁠⁠the band blueprint⁠⁠⁠⁠ (use promo code bandyap5 when you purchase)
    • ⁠⁠troubadour consultants⁠⁠⁠⁠

    check out our uil pml playlists on ⁠⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠⁠ (all 5 grades available!)

    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 1s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 2s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 3s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 4s⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠uil pml grade 5s ⁠⁠

    listen to our ⁠⁠⁠mixtape⁠⁠⁠

    listen to our ⁠⁠⁠march madness⁠⁠⁠ playlist

    get help with your resume, or featured on our socials to assist in your job hunt, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠talent connect form⁠⁠

    Show More Show Less
    2 hrs and 58 mins
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