We Should've Recorded That! with Phil and Adam

This Episode Phil and Adam are talk with Sandre Godwin. Music is woven throughout her life's story. Hear her Musical Journey. She tells of beginnings growing up in India. Relate to her family's infleunce on her musical gifts. Listen to her first experiences in the United States.

This Episode Phil and Adam are talk with Sandre Godwin. Music is woven throughout her life's story. Hear her Musical Journey. We hear God's providence in her coming to the States to study music. As a multifaceted musician, she talk about not being boxed in to one version of musical expression. Enjoy a future Disney Documentary that is still being written.

This episode Phil and Adam talk with Dr. Laurissa Backlin, applied voice professor and colleague, with candor. She shares how God's providence led her career path. They discuss musicial artist and music that they grew to like. Laurissa talks about the music she loves to sing. She talks about why she enjoys teaching voice to future music educators.  

Phil and Adam caught you up on their work for September. Both share some of their acadamic plans. Phil's daughter makes her debut. They talk about what they really look forward to in the year. 

This episode Phil and Adam catch each other up on their summer happenings. Adam shares about visiting Turkey also, Türkiye.

This episode Phil and Adam talk about their June Summer Plans. A perk of being a classroom teacher is have summer vacation. They discuss travel plans and VBS.

This week Phil and Adam are visited by Chandler Smith again. In true-"we should've recorded that"-fashion, hear these music educators reflect on the recent school year. Chandler asks how to get community buy-in for the school choral program? How do we make choral music more relevant? Reflection can make us uncomfortable. So reflect with them on the phrase: "Good and Unfamiliar vs. Bad and Familiar".

This Week Phil and Adam talk about Adam's time at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. He gives some background on the Russian Education System. Adam reflects on the Choral Music Education student and faculty conservatory experience. He shares the big takeaways from her trip and one on vibrato that could be the subject of many masterclasses.

This Month Phil and Adam caught up. They share how they are readjusting to less restrictive music making. In their pervious episode Adam shared his plans to travel to Russia. This episode he talks about making that trip. They end with a musical reflection on peace.

Happy New Year, Phil and Adam start this episode with an announcement. After the business segment, they speak with Tim Anjél Caldwell, multidisciplinary artist and teacher. He shares how and where he began to explore his art. Hear his answer on teaching (heart and soul) emotional connection to students. Tim talks about the resistance he faced as he start his dancing pursuits.

Find Him:

Instagram, TikTok: @timanjel , #timanjel

This week listen to Adam on two of his students' podcast.

The Gluestix Gang interviews Dr. Potter and Aaron Hitchcock to see their perspectives on community. These perspectives help explore in more depth how these leaders form their communities. Music: Skating Squirrels by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This week Phil and Adam reflect on the Christmas Season. Are you decorating for Christmas, they share if they are? Christmas can be a busy and stressful time for musicians, hear possible remedy for the stressfulness. Finally, join in a reflection as Adam read song lyrics from a piece his church choir is singing this season.

This week Phil and Adam reads the Christmas Story from Luke 2

This week Phil and Adam talk with Gunter McCourt, an Music Education graduate. Gunter shares concrete and  abstract lessons learned at Delta State he is applying as a teacher. He speaks on the importance of mental health in Education. Gunter gives more lessons he has learned. He is also a recording Artist, and shares about his most recent project, "Ghost".

"Ghost" Album :https://open.spotify.com/album/3918Hid34cqIOqxxdGGgJ5?si=ZD7EEjr9TsCph3O_ccdcNw

This week Phil and Adam reflect on their "Where are they Now?" Conversations.

This week Adam continues the "Where are they now?" Series solo. He talks with Basia Thomas, a piano performance major, who also participated in the Delta State Chorale. During her middle school years she was encouraged to pursue music studies which laid the path for her to study at DSU. Basia talks about what made her time at DSU special. She contrast that with her graduate studies at a larger school. There are musical and life lessons she learns at both. Listen for her performance goals at the end.

This Week Phil and Adam continue an ongoing series, "Where are they now". They talk with Adam's former student, Chandler Smith. They chat with him about how his Music Education career has come full circle. How He is redefining success for the music program he leads. Adam ask about influential music teacher in his life. There is a teacher so influential he changed career paths.  

Stay to the end and give them your thoughts on current events.

This week Adam shares music. Hear him sing three duets during the Faculty Recital of Dr. Jeffery McGhee and Michael Landrum.

The Three Duets:

• Felix Mendelssohn: "Lift Thine Eyes", "I waited for the Lord"
• Ovid Young: "What Shall I Give thee Master?"

This week Adam is back. Together, Phil and Adam discuss the post concert debriefing process. They consider the purpose and power of it. Phil reflects again on a particularly impactful Low/High Post Concert Debriefing.

This Week Phil makes history. He talks with his sister, the podcast first familial guest. You will hear Astiney's journey towards Special Education. She talks about removing the taboo of remedial special education among students. You will hear how teaching has brought growth in other areas of her life. 

This week Phil and Adam consider their audience. They talk about the type of person that may be listening. Listener are you being described? Who is actually listening? Lastly, they talk about who they would like to listen and talk to.

This Week Phil and Adam converse about Cancel Culture. With their Wikipedia definition they cautiously dive in. They ask should Cancel Culture be a thing? If so, how should it be used? If not, what should replace it?

This week Phil and Adam did not know what to talk about. So, that's what they talk about. Why do we have creative block? They talk about how to respond to it.

This week Phil and Adam talk about going back to school. Hear how they feel about going back. They talk going back to school rituals. They reflect on making adjustments to their teaching approach from school year to school year.

This week Phil and Adam try to recreate the magic of the previous week's episode. Are you blaming anyone for the resurgence of COVID? What is our personal and collective responsibility right now? What is motivating your response to our current state with COVID? 

This week Phil and Adam catch each other up on their Summer happenings in the month of July. Hear about Adam's vacation on the West Coast. Baby Annaïse shares a few words.

This Week Phil and Adam catch up and recap the month of June. Phil talks about the arrive of baby Annaïse. Adam shares what it was like post quarantine in Canada. They both reflect on invisible diversity.

This week Phil and Adam talks to a Power Couple. Returning guest, Anthony and Michelle Selvaggio share how they met. They compare their community leadership roles. You will hear vulnerable reflects on how they are guiding their communities and family through the Covid-19 Pandemic.

This week Phil and Adam consider Teacher Appreciation Week. They chose one teacher to appreciate. They talk about a lesson taught that was learned later. They ask if they feel appreciated as teachers.

This week Phil and Adam talk about what they plan to do this summer with the world become more open.

This week Phil and Adam talk with Julia Steidle. Julia is an alumna of Roberts Wesleyan College and the Chorale. She shares about life since graduation. They talk about life lessons from college. She shares her future plans as a performer. Lastly, hear how Julia met Phil and Adam.

This week Phil and Adam share clips from past episodes:

• WSRT.S2.Ep4: Dr. McGhee shares a stirring movie scene performance of Mahalia Jackson.
• WSRT.S2.Ep5: Azia shares the meaning behind the title of the journalism project that she is leading.
• WSRT.S2.Ep6: Adam shares learning to distinguish inauthenticity from professionalism.
• WSRT.S2.Ep7: Dr. Smith shares her favorite style of Gospel Music and gives a snapshot of the progression of Sacred African American Music
• WSRT.S2.Ep7: Dr. Smith talks about the Importance of Representation
• WSRT.S2.Ep8: Janette suggests how arts organizations better represent the communities around them
• WSRT.S2.Ep11: Adam shares his three legged stool for choral curriculum and both talk about community singing 

This week Phil and Adam talk about the other central day on the Christian calendar. They talk about the significates of Easter, and the season of Lent that precedes it. There is a glitch during the episode. They share what is most memorable to them about the day. 

This week Phil and Adam continue their conversation about Process vs. Product. Adam shares how he came to process over product pedagogical approach. They muse about a future where communities perform unrehearsed music for fun. Is Process vs. Product controversial? Adam talks about how the human brain is wired for process oriented learning.

This week Phil and Adam talk about the phrase "Process vs Product". They talk about the meaning this pedagogically controversial phrase. They discuss how the phrase applies in education, and specifically music education.

Phil and Adam talk about their Post Pandemic Plans this week. What are you looking forward to doing once it is fully safe to travel and socialize?

Phil and Adam continue their conversation about being authentic. Phil shares his inspiration for reflecting on authenticity. They share moments when one might pretend. They also talk about the nuance of being authentic.

Articles on Respectability Politics: 

• https://www.nps.gov/articles/democracy-limited-the-politics-of-respectability.htm 
• https://medium.com/@sheneversleeps/how-respectability-politics-stifle-black-self-expression-c162d9418ff 
• https://www.theroot.com/the-definition-danger-and-disease-of-respectability-po-1790854699

Happy New Year!! This week Phil and Adam are joined by Eric Severson. Eric is co-hosting in Adam's place because of voice affecting illness. They reflect on the Riot at the US Capitol. They also talk about what they have learned over the past year or beginning of this year.

This week Phil and Adam talk Christmas. They share their family traditions during Christmas. They talk about their favorite Christmas Carol. What are your favorite Christmas Carols?