Everything Band Podcast

Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser is among the most important advocates and leaders in the music education community. He is a co-author of the Essential Elements series and the Vice President of Education for Conn-Selmer, Inc. and he joined the show for a broad discussion about teaching and music education. Topics: Dr. Tim’s background and wisdom and a treasure trove of useful quotes, including: “Successful people don’t know how to not be successful.” “The only way to fail is to give up” “Persistence alone is omnipotent” “If it comes between being right and being kind, choose kind” “If you want to get people to follow you, put the emphasis on them” “You can take any situation and make something positive out of it, or you can just let it sit and rot there in front of you” “We all have 24 hours in a day, what do we do with it?” “Every problem comes back to the human ego” “Our toughest students make us the best teachers” “Motivation comes after, not before” “People only hear and understand what’s relevant to their perceiv