Everything Band Podcast

Jay Londgren is the band director at the Singapore American School, one of the largest international schools in the world. He joins the show to talk about teaching band abroad and shares stories of teaching in Venezuela, South Korea, and Singapore. Topics: Jay’s early years as a musician and some teachers who mentored him on his way to becoming a music teacher. Moving to Venezuela, teaching in that first job, and some anecdotes from that job. His move to the Korean International School (KIS), a terrific story about his first budget meeting with his new principal, and the growth of the program during his time there. The demographics of the international schools and the founding of the KIMEA. The music programs at the Singapore American School. Links: Singapore American School Association for Music in International Schools (AMIS) Korean International School Korean International Music Educators Association Maslanka: Symphony No. 4 Biography: Jay Londgren is currently director of HS Bands and Jazz at Singapor