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Episode Fourteen: Our hosts Gavin Ray and Mitchell Urban discuss our 50-state circuits for the Marching Arts and when the rough date of finals is for each state. They spoke a lot about the comparison of Bands of America to these other state circuits and how judging and rules across the board differ from one another and change the ways in which programs can perform from circuit to circuit. They also discussed with their special guest Allison Combs a lot about the Music Education field as a teacher, student, alumni, parent, school faculty, etc., and how all of these communities should be working to help preserve music in our schools.

Special Guest Allison Combs: Allison is a Junior at University of Kentucky majoring in Music Education and Arts Administration. She graduated from Harrison County High School in Cynthiana, KY. She has participated in many ensembles at UK, including the Concert Band, Symphony Band, Marching Band, and Horn Choir. After graduating, she plans to earn her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Education and pursue a career in education and eventually administration. In her free time, she is a brass technician at Bourbon County High School and likes to bake cookies and listen to Taylor Swift.