Young Conductors Kole and Shaun share their experiences crafting conducting videos, offering actionable tips and insights to help young conductors elevate their online presence.
1 Sept 2024
Episode 12: Recruiting and Retaining Musicians in the Performing Ensemble
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, we welcome Dr. Jennifer Sengin (from the University of Missouri-Kansas City) to share her background and some tips for recruiting and retaining musicians in performing ensembles. We hope you'll take away as much as we did from this conversation.
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11 May 2024
Episode 11: A Conversation with Former Mentors
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, we welcome former teachers Pamela McClain and Justin Jones for this special 'Teacher Appreciation' episode. They both answer our burning questions and share pieces of wisdom and advice along the way.
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22 Mar 2024
Episode 10: Navigating the Complexities of Representation in the Music Classroom
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, we welcome Dr. Sandra Snow (from Michigan State University) who shared considerations around representation in the music classroom. Dr. Snow shares her background, some strategies for conductor-teachers, and various pieces of profound information.
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11 Feb 2024
Episode 9: How to Practice Conducting
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, we welcome Dr. Shelley Axelson (from Radford University) to share tips for practicing conducting. Dr. Axelson shares her background and some strategies for conductor-teachers who may feel overwhelmed when fine-tuning their conducting skills.
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25 Nov 2023
Episode 8: Thankful Reflections
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, Kole and Shaun share some thankful reflections on their year.
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16 Aug 2023
Episode 7: Preparing for Graduate School
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, Kole and Shaun discuss their experiences preparing and applying to grad school. Follow us on Instagram
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22 Jul 2023
Episode 6: Promoting Yourself
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, Kole and Shaun discuss the various aspects of promoting yourself. They share their own experiences as well as provide some resources for the young conductor-teacher/musician.
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1 Jul 2023
Episode 5: Rehearsal Triage for Ensembles
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, we welcome Dr. Scott Tobias (from West Virginia University) to discuss ideas around rehearsal triage. Dr. Tobas shares his background and some strategies for conductor-teachers who may feel overwhelmed when in front of an ensemble.
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18 Jun 2023
Episode 4: Approaches to Score Study
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, Kole and Shaun discuss the importance of score study as conductor-teachers. They also share their personal approaches and use the examples of Beethoven's Coriolan Overture and Sulpitia Cesis' Stabat Mater (ed. Meredith Bowen).
The link to the example scores can be found here. (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X5tACw-XDL3tMx04bGyf6Q-PVHnrZiUH?usp=drive_link)
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28 May 2023
Episode 3: Decentering the Conductor
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, we welcome Dr. Meredith Bowen (from Radford University) to discuss ideas around decentering the conductor-teacher. Dr. Bowen shares her background, where she first encountered this idea, and some examples of how she decenters in the rehearsal space.
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2 May 2023
Episode 2: Creating Opportunities
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, Kole and Shaun discuss how to create opportunities as aspiring conductor-teachers. They share specific opportunities that they've had over the years and highlight two important messages: network and never say no.
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15 Apr 2023
Episode 1: So you want to be a conductor?
Today on the Young Conductors Podcast, Kole and Shaun discuss the mission and goals of the podcast, the first steps for aspiring conductor-teachers (high school, college, and post-graduates), and finish with recommended conductors to watch.
Sandra Snow video (https://archive.org/details/ChoralConductingTeaching2009)
John Eliot Gardiner videos (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFpa2wNImHFmNLdfvyCPCX-J4tmDsy0K2)
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Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
503
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
3
Social presence
0
YouTube
66
Engagement
32
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