Send us a textEpisode DescriptionWe welcome back Dr. Gillian MacKay of the University of Toronto. Dylan and Gillian talk about how she’s been keeping her creative self during the pandemic, conducting pedagogy and how meditation has helped help her as a teacher and conductor. We also speak about addressing our privilege/biases as conductors and how we can continue to make our classrooms and rehearsals more representative of the diverse community we live in.Help Support the Band Room Podcast by Becoming a Patron Through Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/bandroompodBRP Storehttp://www.bandroompod.com/storeBand Room Bookshelf November Book!Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life https://www.amazon.ca/Staying-Composed-Overcoming-Self-Doubt-Creative/dp/109724864XMusic used in this episodeBRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR HammellPerforming Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay – ConductorSecond Suite in F for Military Band, Fantasia on the "Dargason" by Gustav HolstPerforming Ensemble: Air Combat Command Heritage of American BandAbout GillianGillian MacKay is Professor of Music of the University of Toronto, where she conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches conducting. Gillian has an active professional career as a conductor, adjudicator, clinician and trumpeter. She has conducted honour ensembles throughout Canada and the United States, and is Associate Conductor of the Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra. Dr. MacKay has adjudicated Canadian band festivals at local, provincial, and national levels in Canada. She has conducted honour bands and judged competitions in the US, Singapore, Thailand, and Korea.Dr. MacKay enjoys presenting clinics and workshops at provincial and state conferences in Canada and the United States, and is known for her work on the relationship between conducting and mime. Currently, she is investigating the application of the Michael Chekhov acting technique to movement and meaning in conducting. Recognized as a conducting pedagogue, Gillian leads the University of Toronto Wind Conducting Symposium each July, and has been the guest instructor at other symposia in Canada and the United States.Episode LinksUniversity of Torontohttps://music.utoronto.ca/Conducting and Mimehttps://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxkaXN0aGlzc2NvdHxneDo1Njc4MzU4ZDFiMzFkN2ZlMichael Chekhovhttp://michaelchekhovactingstudio.com/philosophy.htmlUniversity of Toronto Conducting Symposiumhttp://performance.music.utoronto.ca/conducting-symposium/Support the showThe Band Room Podcast is proudly supported by Kaleidoscope Adventures! To learn more, visit: https://www.kaleidoscopeadventures.com/the-band-room-podcast/

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