Welcome....today we meet Rodney Chism. Rodney is the Director of Bands at Jarvis Christian College. Rodney has a great HBCU band timeline into how he became Director of Bands. Rodney has multiple similarities with our host that will make a great podcast. In this episode, if you love HBCUs and you marched anywhere we have a real talk with Rodney Chism

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NOTES:

What Up from Bridgette - 8:30

Where is Rodney From - 21:01

First HBCU/Music Experience - 22:26

First Instrument  (Movies) - 25:07

Memorable High School Experience - 31:00

College Decision/Transfer - 34:19

JSU vs TSU ‘97 - 48:15

Chat Room Question (Avoiding Student Transfers) - 52:40

Memorable TSU Experience - 56:40

Time to Be a BandHead (Surprise on Saturday) - 1:01:42

UAPB Life - 1:06:32

After Undergrad - 1:16:30

Boom Experience - 1:22:50

After Jackson - 1:40:30

Come to Jarvis - 1:43:54

Closing - 2:05:40