Everything Band Podcast

Myra Rhoden is the director of bands at Fayette County High School in Georgia and founder of the Athena Music and Leadership Camp. Myra is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including being named the 2018 NAfME Band Director of the Year. Topics Myra’s story of growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama in a family that valued the arts, and how her high school band director created an environment that encouraged the students to do things outside of the school. The inspiration behind Myra’s decision to become a music teacher rather than a math teacher and the lesson she took from her first job teaching beginners in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “Don’t make excuses, figure out what you can do with what you have” and other advice for young teachers. Winning the NAfME 2018 “Band Director of the Year” and what she feels might be most responsible to her success at Fayette County High School. The genesis of the Athena Music and Leadership Camp and what it means for the students who go to the camp. Links: Myra Rhoden Myra Rho