Everything Band Podcast

Gary Gackstatter is a composer, conductor, and artist with a wealth of teaching experience. He joins me this week to discuss his career and offer his thoughts about teaching and music education. Topics: Gary's background and teaching experience Advice for young teachers His career as a composer and thoughts about commissioning new works for band Creativity and being published Gary's forthcoming book The Spark: Notes from the Podium Band competitions and what we should be judging Thoughts about the current state of band literature Links: Gary Gackstatter's Website Gary's YouTube Channel St. Louis Community College Meramec Campus C. Alan Publications Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy Holst: First Suite in E-flat Biography: Gary Gackstatter is an active artist, composer, conductor, clinician, performer and teacher, teaching at STLCC Meramec as Coordinator of Music and conductor of the Symphonic Band and Meramec Orchestra since 2007. He has served as conductor at Cowley College, Southwestern College and Wichita Sta