Beyond the Measure:
A Podcast for
Music Educators
Listen as Christian and Kara Fortner, a young composer and young choir director respectively, interview other music educators in order to gain insight into their own success in the classroom.
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"Composers and Music Educators have a symbiotic relationship. We don't just benefit one another - we can't exist without the other."
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as a young composer is that I can’t be successful on my own. There are many different types of people in my life that can and have made a positive impact on the work that I do, but none come close to that of the music educator. Not only have they provided me with the most insight beneficial to my writing process, but they are also the #1 group of people that I get to work with in spreading the joy of music throughout the world. They are my biggest teammates.
I’ve learned that composers and music educators have a symbiotic relationship. We don’t just benefit one another – we can’t exist without the other.
Which is why my wife and I began Beyond the Measure – a podcast for music educators, composers, and students alike. Join us as we interview music educators with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences in the classroom. Whether you teach large or small choir, band, orchestra, private lessons, or something else, we hope that this podcast will be an excellent resource for you to hear the lessons and perspectives of other music educators around the world. We want you to learn and grow with us!
It’s time to go beyond the measure!
– Christian
Meet Your Hosts:
Christian & Kara Fortner
Christian and Kara Fortner are young musicians who want to make the world a better place through music. Christian is a composer and Kara is a choir director. They both want to learn as much as they can about music education, which is why they started Beyond the Measure! They met as music majors at Hardin-Simmons University and have been married for two years. They currently reside in Abilene, Texas with their Mini Aussie, Lady.