Everything Band Podcast

Mary Kate McNally is the Director of Athletic bands at Ohio Wesleyan University, a co-founder of the And We Were Heard project, and a tireless advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the band community. Topics: The band program at Ohio Wesleyan University, Mary Kate’s musical origin story, and a high school band director that had a tremendous influence on her career. Gender stereotypes in musical instruments and what we can do to help our boys feel comfortable with playing any instruments. Advice for working with transgender and nonbinary students and creating meaningful dialogues to best serve all of our communities. The Twin Bands of Kent State in the 1940s and being willing to learn from our mistakes and grow as music educators. Mary Kate’s experiences teaching in rural Eastern Colorado and some strategies for differentiating instruction when you have homogeneous students at different levels. A report on And We Were Heard a year after its founding. Links: Ohio Wesleyan University And We Were He