Everything Band Podcast

Heather Hoefle is a composer and longtime band director in the Chicagoland area. After years of arranging and rewriting music for her students, she recently began writing her own music, and has had terrific success with pieces published by RWS Music and Kjos Music. Topics: Heather’s teaching job in the suburbs of Chicago, her musical background growing up in the Indianapolis area, and the story of two influential teachers. What her first year teaching at seven different school each week taught Heather about the importance of school culture and the story of some of her other early teaching gigs. The importance of being authentic as a teacher. The story of how Heather got a late start as a composer, her recent success, and the people she turns to for critical advice during the creative process. Biography Heather Archer Hoefle is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana. She is a graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana with degrees in Flute Performance and Audio Technology. She earned her educational c