Episode #28 - Life as a Middle School Band Director with Brian Ruiz

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On this episode, Matty Saltibus has a discussion with Brian Ruiz, a middle school head band director with 23+ years of experience in the classroom at the high school level and the middle school level. Mr. Ruiz talks about his experience with work/life balance and has a great outlook on his approach with middle school school students. In this episode, we discuss the challenges that he faced during the Covid and its aftermath. Mr. Ruiz explains the ways he approached recruitment, choosing an instrument, seeing the bigger picture, and much much more. He also talks about what works and what didn't. Mr. Ruiz currently teaches middle school band in San Antonio, Texas.  Listen to this episode for more information about Brian Ruiz, his stories about his students and his efforts to understand how to best prepare his music students for their journey into high school life.

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