Everything Band Podcast

Larry Neeck has written or arranged over 150 works for C.L. Barnhouse and is now retired after a 32 year career as a middle school band director in Rochester, New York. Topics: Larry’s musical background growing up in Pennsylvania and how he passed on a chance to be a varsity quarterback to instead play bells in the band. Larry’s journey from cocktail hour pianist to middle school band director in Rochester, New York. The story of how Larry got his start as a composer writing jazz charts for his own students and some advice for composers about getting their music played. Advice and perspectives on teaching middle school including some excellent advice about being yourself in your classroom. The challenges of changing from a 7-9 junior high school to a 6-8 middle school. Links: Silvestri: Back to the Future Theme Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Neeck: Glacier Express (performed by the Rochester New Horizons Band) Biography: Larry Neeck is an internationally recognized composer, with more t