Jen and Erik check in and discuss various Spring topics, including advice for graduating college seniors, students dropping band, repertoire, and more! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@donough...
May 05, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Mar 31, 2025•5 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Mar 24, 2025•4 min
Musical Director David Gallagher from Morristown High School, NJ joins Jen and Erik to discuss his process for crafting excellent stage musical orchestras with almost all students. The trio discuss auditions, preparation, timelines, and tech week. In addition, Jen and Erik join in with the things they wish all musical conductors understood.Find Take A CueHome: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacueSupport: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/supportInstagram: ...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 5
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Mar 17, 2025•5 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Mar 10, 2025•5 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Mar 03, 2025•5 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Feb 24, 2025•6 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Feb 17, 2025•3 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Feb 10, 2025•4 min
Jen and Erik reflect on some different scheduling options for band and lessons. Pull-out or scheduled lessons? Band before school or during the day? Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@donough.n...
Feb 07, 2025•56 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Feb 03, 2025•3 min
Takeaways - Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@...
Jan 27, 2025•4 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Jan 20, 2025•3 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@do...
Jan 13, 2025•5 min
Takeaways Jen and Erik share quick tips and tricks to help and inspire band directors. Don’t worry! The regular episodes will also continue to be released! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@d...
Jan 06, 2025•4 min
What are Jen and Erik up to?? Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@donough.net), Jen Wise (@jenwisemusic, jenwisemusic@gmail.com) Edited by: Erik Donough Theme music by Mu...
Dec 02, 2024•46 sec
Erik, Jen, and CJ talk about the start of the school year. The trio dive into the topic of mentoring a student teacher and being a student teacher. As a mentor, what do you do when your student teacher is giving incorrect information? As a student teacher, what do you do when you just don't have the answer, but 50 faces are looking up at you? Do student teachers ask enough questions of their mentors? Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://po...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Jen and Erik dive into what finance information and tips they wish they would have known when they started out teaching. The duo discuss how they started out financially and then jump into budgeting, transportation, credit cards, building credit, salary guide movement, insurance, and retirement - WHEW! Resources from Episode 40: - Monarch Money (budgeting/tracking app) - https://www.monarchmoney.com/referral/ctgimkisf4 - The Money Guy Show - great advice with simple to follow guidelines for weal...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Jen and Erik check in after Summer break and chat about the beginning of the year. The hosts chat about what "Starting Off Right" tips they're looking forward to using, Erik recaps his first band rehearsal of the year, and Jen makes fun of Erik's checklist! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://...
Sep 20, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Where have the hosts been? What has the end of the school year been like? Find out! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credits Hosts: Erik Donough (@edonough, erik@donough.net), Jen Wise (@jenwisemusic, jenwisemusic...
Jul 03, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Jen and Erik take a break from the Starting Off Right series to chat about the school year so far. Topics include Spring Concert programming, being a cooperating teacher, and the Wise family NOT being down with the sickness! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcas...
May 21, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This is an episode in the TAC mini-series, "Starting Off Right," where Jen & Erik bring on master teachers of each band instrument to discuss how to get your students playing great from day one! The series, which also includes tips and tricks from the pro's, is incredibly valuable for new teachers and seasoned veterans alike. This episode features Rick Grey, master teacher and percussionist from northern New Jersey, in the United States. Rick discusses grip, technique, rhythm reading, mallet...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This is an episode in the TAC mini-series, "Starting Off Right," where Jen & Erik bring on master teachers of each band instrument to discuss how to get your students playing great from day one! The series, which also includes tips and tricks from the pro's, is incredibly valuable for new teachers and seasoned veterans alike. This episode features John Palatucci, master teacher and low brass performer from northern New Jersey, in the United States. John discusses mouthpiece selection, breath...
Apr 07, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This is an episode in the TAC mini-series, "Starting Off Right," where Jen & Erik bring on master teachers of each band instrument to discuss how to get your students playing great from day one! The series, which also includes tips and tricks from the pro's, is incredibly valuable for new teachers and seasoned veterans alike. This episode features Meredyth Coleman, master teacher and oboist from northern New Jersey, in the United States. Get ready to take notes! Meredyth discusses: - instrum...
Apr 04, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This is an episode in the TAC mini-series, "Starting Off Right," where Jen & Erik bring on master teachers of each band instrument to discuss how to get your students playing great from day one! The series, which also includes tips and tricks from the pro's, is incredibly valuable for new teachers and seasoned veterans alike. This episode features our own co-host, Jen Wise, a master teacher and flutist, discussing instrument assembly, instrument choice, embouchure, tone production, tonguing,...
Mar 23, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This is an episode in the TAC mini-series, "Starting Off Right," where Jen & Erik bring on master teachers of each band instrument to discuss how to get your students playing great from day one! The series, which also includes tips and tricks from the pro's, is incredibly valuable for new teachers and seasoned veterans alike. This episode features Jeff Bittner, a master teacher and clarinetist, discussing instrument assembly, reed/mouthpiece choice, embouchure, tone production, tonguing, and...
Mar 13, 2024•55 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This is the first episode in the TAC mini-series, "Starting Off Right," where Jen & Erik bring on master teachers of each band instrument to discuss how to get your students playing great from day one! The series, which also includes tips and tricks from the pro's, is incredibly valuable for new teachers and seasoned veterans alike. This episode features Erik Donough, one of the hosts, discussing instrument assembly, reed/mouthpiece choice, embouchure, tone production, tonguing, method books...
Feb 22, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Jen and Erik have a sobering conversation with Dr. Amy Bovin about women in the band directing profession, focusing on the secondary level. Dr. Bovin's research is the largest of its kind, reflecting on the experiences of more than 1,000 directors throughout the United States, and the data shows some disturbing trends for the band world. Dr. Bovin not only discusses her research findings, but the trio attempts to find ways that more women can be encouraged to join the profession and how they can...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Will Jen's Practice-a-thon deliver the results she's looking for? Will Erik figure out how to relinquish control to an intern? Will Jen eat more greens? Let's discuss and see what the TAC duo is planning for 2024! Find Take A Cue Home: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue Support: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/takeacue/support Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TakeACuePodcast/ Credi...
Jan 15, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 6
