EP #162: Music Transforms Lives with Dan Roeder
Music can be a lot of things. This episode is all about how it’s a great teacher.
Dan Roeder is the Chief Academic Officer at David Z Foundation. He is trained in the music arts and has a heart for helping young people thrive. His work includes some incredible projects across the world that will inspire you to make a difference in the lives of young people.
Dan talks about his experiences working with kids and how profound they can be. He tells some stories from his time teaching and gives some strong thoughts about how music education can be done much better.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
About the David Z Foundation
About the programs Dan oversees
About David Z and his unexpected passing
How we need to help teachers connect with their students
About the science of learning and how music fits in
Dan’s explanations of music’s influence
How a drum set is a great teacher of observation
How Dan learned production and fell in love with music theory
How music builds confidence
A critical story about Dan’s student
About Dan’s travels for his work
The newest projects that the foundation is working on
About a Sesame Street Style Puppet that’s part of a music video students are making
Some of the lessons students are learning
About some projects that are on the horizon at David Z Foundation
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“I’ve got two music majors myself…neither one of them really prepared me for the music industry.” - Dan Roeder
“That whole rockstar lifestyle is really important.” - Dan Roeder
“That’s what we’re hoping to do - keep raising the bar on the production level.” - Dan Roeder
“My background is also in special education.” - Dan Roeder
“You tell a kid to write a song and that’s where the lyrics go to die.” - Dan Roeder talking about his frustrations
“If you’re alert and then you’re oriented, then the rest of learning can happen.” - Dan Roeder
“Music has that power to…change how we’re thinking and that can change how we’re thinking.” - Dan Roeder
“It all starts in the classroom.” - Dan Roeder
“Every part of music has a beginning, middle, and end down to the note.” - Dan Roeder
“To offer students a grounding force like music - it’s life-changing.” - Dan Roeder
“The world is not a siloed classroom.” - Dan Roeder
“We believe in building bridges both ways.” - Dan Roeder
“No one’s ever asked me that before.” - A student responding to Dan’s question about what he is into
“We’re trying to be that gap filler that is making a case specifically for music.” - Dan Roeder speaking on how the David Z foundation is helping kids
“For these 8th grades ones, the 8th graders were actually the artists.” - Dan Roeder
“I wanted to see a monkey so bad.” - Dan Roeder about his time in Malaysia
“We’re giving teachers a way to infuse music even not having the songs.” - Dan Roeder
“We’re open to ideas on how when we work with a school we can equip them to keep going with a music program.” - Dan Roeder
“Let’s not substitute music for more math and ELA classes.” - Dan Roeder
“You’re talking to an amateur percussionist here.” - Bob DePasquale
“I was always the kid in school who was tapping on my desk and hitting stuff.” - Bob DePasquale
Resources In Today's Episode:
David Z Foundation - Website - Twitter - Facebook - Instagram - YouTube
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
Episodes Referenced:
