Skye Warden: Live It Out Loud Youth Band Program
Skye Warden, director of the Live It Out Loud youth band program, is our guest for this episode.
At the time of this recording, Skye had been a full time musician for about ten years, playing guitar in the steampunk band Abney Park. Skye also taught guitar in Gig Harbor from about 2009 to 2019. Skye started as a Live It Out Loud mentor, then took over as director in 2020, the year the program went virtual and won an innovation in education award from NAMM.
The conversation walks through how the program worked: an eight week run for ages 12 to 18, bands that Skye put together, mentors, clinics, an original song recorded at Alma Mater Studios, and shows at Spanish Ballroom and other Tacoma stages. Skye said 31 students had signed up that year, and shared hopes to grow. Skye also named the new Crocodile as a place to see a show, and Anthem Coffee in Puyallup.
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