Everything Band Podcast

Alex Kaminsky is the newly appointed Director of Bands at VanderCook College of Music. He has had tremendous success at every stop of his teaching career, including most recently at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Topics: Alex’s early experiences in music including Melvin Baker, his exceptional high school band director and the lessons that he learned from him. Alex's early career and some of the experiences that led him to later success as a band director. Some thoughts about building excellence in your band program. How the school shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School affected his band and the role that music played in helping students move on from that tragedy. Links: Alex Kaminsky at VanderCook College of Music Wood: Mannin Veen Stamp: Gavorkna Fanfare Mahler: Symphony no. 3 Biography: Alexander Kaminsky was appointed Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at VanderCook College of Music in 2019 after a highly successful tenure at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Park