PMEA’s Take Note Podcast is a look into notable names in music education, stories from across Pennsylvania, and news you can use.
Take Note is sponsored by the Grove City College Department of Music.
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4/14/25 – 2025 PMEA Outstanding Superintendent Awardees
4/4/25 – Dr. Missy Strong
3/31/25 – 2025 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Dr. Jason Noble – Concert Band
Dr. Rollo Dilworth – Chorus
3/17/25 – 2025 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Michael Hall – Orchestra
Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin – Wind Ensemble
2/20/25 – Slippery Rock University Field Experience Trip
2/18/25 – 2025 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
JD Frizzell – Contemporary A Cappella
Gary Smulyan – Jazz Ensemble
2/11/25 – Take Note’s 100th Edition with Becky Sensor
1/17/25 – Rachael Murray
1/14/25 – Candidates for NAfME Eastern Division President
12/30/24 – Brett Keith
12/12/24 – Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators Association
11/27/24 – Dr. Jerry Zahorchak
11/20/24 – Bianca Wallace
11/5/24 – Mike Buterbaugh
10/28/24 – Dr. Adam Gustafson
10/16/24 – Dr. Sean Powell – Author of “The Ideology of Competition on School Music”
9/25/24 – Tonia Asel Kaufman
9/6/24 – Mary Luehrsen
8/8/24 – Anthony Maiello
7/17/24 – Mark Despotakis
6/17/24 – Music for All’s Advocacy in Action Program
6/4/24 – Modern Band in Pennsylvania
5/20/24 – Kathy Campbell
5/15/24 – Deke Sharon
4/24/24 – Dave Cree
Apologies for the slight audio issues in this edition.
4/11/24 – Candidates for PMEA President-Elect
3/25/24 – 2024 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Scott Laird – Orchestra
Dr. Chris Jackson – Chorus
3/5/24 – Dr. Kendra Ross
2/26/24 – 2024 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Dr. Andrea Strauss – Wind Ensemble
Alfred Watkins – Concert Band
2/21/24 – ArtsQuest
www.steelstacks.org
www.musikfest.org
2/13/24 – 2024 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Rob Dietz – Contemporary A Cappella
Dr. Jason Kush – Jazz Ensemble
1/15/24 – Servant Leadership Association for Music
www.slamleadership.org
www.kickintin.com/slam
1/11/24 – Pennsylvania Arts Education Data Project
12/7/23 – West Chester University Marching Band Heads To The Rose Parade
12/4/23 – Matt and Susie Harloff, Avon High School Marching Band
11/7/23 – Dr. Elliot Cleveland, Marching Health
11/7/23 – Ann Hampton Callaway
10/19/23 – Amanda Karhuse, NAfME
10/11/23 – Kate Landis
9/22/23 – Deb Confredo, Music Teacher Profession Initiative
NAfME Music Teacher Profession Initiative
8/31/23 – Emily Bovan, UniSound
8/16/23 – Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid Mumin
7/28/23 – PMEA Day of Service, Miss Pennsylvania Miranda Moore, Abi Young and Margaret Bauer
7/20/23 – James Stephens, Music for All
7/13/23 – Sam McMullan, Slippery Rock University Student
6/27/23 – Ashley Zilka (WTAE-TV) and Erica Mokay (KDKA-TV)
5/8/23 – Courtney Coffey, Simply Colorguard
www.simplycolorguard.com
www.courtneycoffey.com
www.tiktok.com/@courtneyacoffey
www.youtube.com/@CourtneyACoffey
5/1/23 – Dr. Jonathan Helmick, Slippery Rock University
4/5/23 – Maria A. Ellis, Girl Conductor
4/3/23 – 2023 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Joe Boga – Jazz Ensemble
Charlie Masters – Vocal Jazz
3/27/23 – 2023 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Dr. David Romines – Concert Band
Dr. Patricia Cornett – Wind Ensemble
3/13/23 – 2023 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Dr. Amanda Quist – Chorus
Dr. Timothy Dixon – Orchestra
2/21/23 – Cameron Jenkins
2/16/23 – Kara LaMoure, The Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet & WindSync Wind Quintet
2/7/23 – Wesley Whatley, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
1/17/23 – Nora Clark, Tap That Brass
1/3/23 – Mary Lynne Peters
12/12/22 – Crescendo Student Conference
11/28/22 – Dr. Jeffrey Gemmell, Lititz Moravian Collegium Musicum
11/23/22 – Chad Toporski – Music Educators in the Hopewell Area School District
11/21/22 – Marcia Neel, Music Education Consultants
10/14/22 – Tom Hiravi, Music Educator in the Danville Area School District
9/9/22 – Bailey Karst, One of the 2022 Drum Majors For The Cadets and A Student at West Chester University
9/2/22 – Shawn Campopiano Talks About Donating Part of His Liver To A Former Music Instructor
8/12/22 – Becky Sensor Talks About Finding Funding For Your Program
8/1/22 – Scott Sheehan
7/13/22 – Drum Corps International CEO, Dan Acheson
2022 DCI Events in Pennsylvania
July 29, 2022 – Music On The Mountain – Sheffield, PA
August 5, 2022 – DCI Eastern Classic – Allentown, PA
August 6, 2022 – DCI Eastern Classic – Allentown, PA
August 7, 2022 – DCI Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
August 8, 2022 – Lake Erie Fanfare – Edinboro, PA
7/7/22 – Courtney Coffey Talks Mindfulness in the Marching Arts
6/28/22 – First Lt. Darren Lin, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
6/8/22 – Jennifer Schoener, Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation
5/6/22 – Miranda Moore, Miss Pennsylvania Candidate
5/2/22 – Dr. Robert Gildea, 2022 PMEA Outstanding Superintendent
4/1/22 – Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Noe Ortega
4/1/22 – Pennsylvania State Senator Carolyn Comitta
3/7/22 – Jerome Collins, Straight No Chaser
3/1/22 – 2022 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Brian McCarthy – Jazz
Elizabeth Radigonda – Vocal Jazz
2/22/22 – Meet the Candidates for PMEA President-Elect
2/7/22 – Monica Ellis, Imani Winds
2/1/22 – 2022 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Dr. Paula Crider – Wind Ensemble
Jason Seber – Orchestra
1/13/22 – Joe Lamond, NAMM President and CEO
1/3/22 – 2022 PMEA All-State Festival Conductors
Dr. Jonathan Helmick – Concert Band
Dr. Amelia Garbisch – Chorus
12/21/21 – Dr. William Behre, Slippery Rock University President
12/8/21 – Stanford Thompson – Play On Philly
12/1/21 – Dr. Stacy Potter
11/19/21 – Alfred Watkins
11/16/21 – Laurie Schell from Elevate Arts Ed
11/5/21 – String Education with Dr. Jeffrey Tedford and Lynn Tuttle
10/20/21 – The 2021 Bands of America Season and a Pennsylvania Band Participating
9/27/21 – Chiho Feindler, Save The Music Foundation
Save The Music Resource Page
Social Emotional Learning Webinar Series
9/20/21 – Joel Menchey, Menchey Music Service and NAMM
8/31/21 – Adam Brock, Author of “My Song To Sing”
8/26/21 – PMEA’s First Day of Service with the Reading Musical Foundation
7/29/21 – Real Life Advocacy Advice from PMEA Member, Tina Bennett
7/9/21 – Steve Rondinaro from Drum Corps International
6/30/21 – Previewing The 2021 Summer Conference
6/28/21 – Julie Duty from United Sound
6/14/21 – Make Music Day
5/13/21 – Dr. Jason Worzbyt, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
4/27/21 – A History of Jazz in Pittsburgh with Karen Cole
4/7/21 – Previewing The PMEA Annual Conference with Phil Stattel and Debbie Chrisman