{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Frank Parker - Episode 12","description":"Frank Parker is director of bands at Quakertown High School in Quakertown, PA. In his program, Frank&amp;nbsp; teaches a wide range of ensembles including two concert bands, two jazz bands, and the award winning Panther Marching band. As a highly sought after conductor, Frank has been featured as a guest conductor at many honors band festivals and has also directed his students in performances at several state and national level music education conferences.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Topics include: (03:53) Frank talks about his background and making the decision to change his college major from business to music performance to music education.&amp;nbsp; (07:50) Frank talks about his band program at Quakertown High School.&amp;nbsp; (09:36) Bringing a new director into a program (12:00) Mentoring young teachers (15:31) Selecting repertoire&amp;nbsp; (20:01) \u201cIf I knew then what I know now\u201d&amp;nbsp; (24:14) Common elements of thriving music programs&amp;nbsp; (26:25) Building a sense of community within a program (29:48) Balance and longevity of a career in music education&amp;nbsp; (34:48) Factors that contribute to teacher and student stress\/burnout (42:50) Sustaining a successful program (46:11) Frank\u2019s favorite rehearsal tactics&amp;nbsp; (48:25) Frank discusses leaders that have influenced him in his life\/career (53:05) What does excellence look like in a program?&amp;nbsp; (55:35) Three words that describe a leader of a comprehensive music program&amp;nbsp; (57:41) Advice for music educators&amp;nbsp; (1:00:01) Being remembered as a leader for your music program Links:&amp;nbsp; Quakertown HS Wind Symphony performance at 2017 PMEA Conference: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kUfPh_Efb94 2018 Quakertown HS Panther Marching Band: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vyXeHgUqDu8 Quakertown HS Q-Jazz Jazz Ensemble:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=reQIV1TZnws&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;amp;fbclid=IwAR1fLbEsoaMukcE1y3w6hcs185pARE-pgrhuzEjuEo0FpJ5vpoiNmis0vWI ","author_name":"Directors Circle","author_url":"http:\/\/directorscircle.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10920809\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/49741371"}