Eric Combs's guest appearances

Eric Combs

Everything Band Podcast

Marvelously Morbid

Tenuto Podcast

Charles Menghini

Randall Standridge

Jake Walker

Brian Balmages

Sean Smith

Patrick Burns

Eric Jimenez

Gary Green

Jonathan Grantham

Steve Patterson

Mark Norman

Mike Howard

Michael Hudson

Chris Gleason

Elizabeth Bathory

OwlTail

2020 Illinois State Teacher of the Year, Eric Combs, joins the podcast to discuss his teaching curriculum using a playoff system, and how he is teaching rhythm completely differently than he was 10 years ago. Below are the links referenced in his interview.Eric's Website with all free materials: https://sites.google.com/rccu1.net/eric-combs/homeEric's Rhythm Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_bPf_XZgj0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK06IMHyB7c&amp;t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErtZzrrHmQ&amp;t=926s

2020 Illinois State Teacher of the Year, Eric Combs, joins the podcast to discuss his teaching curriculum using a playoff system, and how he is teaching rhythm completely differently than he was 10 years ago. Below are the links referenced in his interview. Eric's Website with all free materials: <a href="https://sites.google.com/rccu1.net/eric-combs/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/rccu1.net/eric-combs/home</a> Eric's Rhythm Videos <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_bPf_XZgj0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_bPf_XZgj0</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK06IMHyB7c&amp;t=1s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK06IMHyB7c&amp;t=1s</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErtZzrrHmQ&amp;t=926s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErtZzrrHmQ&amp;t=926s</a>

Episode 44 - Rhythm and Rank System with Eric Combs

Eric Combs is a middle school band director in Olney, Illinois and is dedicated to helping his peers through his Sound Beginnings website and Thoughts from a Beginning Band Director Facebook page. Topics:  Eric’s background and how he overcame his early self-doubts to become a very successful middle school director in Only, Illinois. Eric’s impulse to share his strategies and successes as a teacher with others and his work to help other band directors find success. A few tips and best practices for first and second year band directors including being willing to take the time to visit other successful programs in your area. The system of differentiated instruction that Eric uses and a discussion of classroom management.  Links:  Sound Beginnings McCracken Middle School Band  Ed Lisk: The Creative Director  David Newell: Classroom Management in the Music Room  Scott Rush: Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director Stone: Shadows of Eternity  Biography: Eric Combs earned both his bachelors and his masters in music education from Eastern Illinois University. He has been a 6-8 grade beginning band director for 14 years in rural Illinois, and has worked in his current job in Olney, Illinois for the past 11 years. Mr. Combs' bands regularly receive perfect first superior ratings at contest. Under his direction, the band program has been named three years in a row a "Support Music Merit Award" winning school through the NAMM Foundation's "Best Communities for Music Education" program. Mr. Combs' and the RCMS band program was recently recognized in a regular session the United States Congress. Mr. Combs spends his free time providing free materials geared towards educators who are new to the field of beginner band directing, including his "Thoughts From a Beginning Band Director" Facebook blog, and his "Sound Beginnings Beginner Band Series" website.

Eric Combs is a middle school band director in Olney, Illinois and is dedicated to helping his peers through his Sound Beginnings website and Thoughts from a Beginning Band Director Facebook page. Topics: <ul> <li>Eric’s background and how he overcame his early self-doubts to become a very successful middle school director in Only, Illinois.</li> <li>Eric’s impulse to share his strategies and successes as a teacher with others and his work to help other band directors find success.</li> <li>A few tips and best practices for first and second year band directors including being willing to take the time to visit other successful programs in your area.</li> <li>The system of differentiated instruction that Eric uses and a discussion of classroom management.</li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hho5FAUdpZ0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sound Beginnings</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mccrackenband.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McCracken Middle School Band</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Director-Alternative-Rehearsal-Techniques/dp/0962430803" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ed Lisk: The Creative Director</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Management-Music-David-Newell/dp/0849707897" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> David Newell: Classroom Management in the Music Room</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Successful-Middle-School-Director/dp/1622770064/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1537762121&amp;sr=1-6&amp;keywords=habits+of+a+successful+middle+school+musician" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Scott Rush: Habits of a Successful Middle School Band Director</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPccwPTuXgg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stone: Shadows of Eternity</a></li> </ul> Biography: Eric Combs earned both his bachelors and his masters in music education from Eastern Illinois University. He has been a 6-8 grade beginning band director for 14 years in rural Illinois, and has worked in his current job in Olney, Illinois for the past 11 years. Mr. Combs' bands regularly receive perfect first superior ratings at contest. Under his direction, the band program has been named three years in a row a "Support Music Merit Award" winning school through the NAMM Foundation's "Best Communities for Music Education" program. Mr. Combs' and the RCMS band program was recently recognized in a regular session the United States Congress. Mr. Combs spends his free time providing free materials geared towards educators who are new to the field of beginner band directing, including his "Thoughts From a Beginning Band Director" Facebook blog, and his "Sound Beginnings Beginner Band Series" website.

Episode 79 - Eric Combs

In this very special episode, we talk with Eric Combs, who is an amazing rapper from Eastern KY! He has some awesome morbid stories for us! Check Eric out on his social media accounts!Www.facebook.com/PistolRapWww.soundcloud.com/PistolRapWww.reverbnation.com/PistolRaptwitter.com/KYPistolRapwww.instagram.com/pistol_ericwww.pistolrap.comwww.youtube.com/channel/UCMXLFzxY3lMeAEkAo1zZc0w

In this very special episode, we talk with Eric Combs, who is an amazing rapper from Eastern KY! He has some awesome morbid stories for us! Check Eric out on his social media accounts! <a href="http://Www.facebook.com/PistolRap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Www.facebook.com/PistolRap</a> <a href="http://Www.soundcloud.com/PistolRap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Www.soundcloud.com/PistolRap</a> <a href="http://Www.reverbnation.com/PistolRap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Www.reverbnation.com/PistolRap</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/KYPistolRap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/KYPistolRap</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/pistol_eric" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/pistol_eric</a> <a href="http://www.pistolrap.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.pistolrap.com</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMXLFzxY3lMeAEkAo1zZc0w" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/channel/UCMXLFzxY3lMeAEkAo1zZc0w</a>

Episode 16 - Interview with Eastern Kentucky hip hop artist Eric Combs aka Pistol