CUEcast is the weekly podcast of YouthCUE.
Released every Tuesday morning at 6AM Central, each episode is packed with information and inspiration for student choir leaders, music educators, ministers, teenage singers, parents of youth choir kids, YouthCUE alumni, YouthCUE donors, and all other interested parties.
Episodes include interviews
with composers, directors, music educators, student choir singers, youth ministers, professional artists, YouthCUE alumni, YouthCUE program participants, and more. Often, musical excerpts are included designed to inspire and inform listeners of new anthem resources.
You may listen to each episode for free here on the website, but it’s much easier to take advantage of the subscription to CUEcast by activating the “Podcast” app (usually purple) on your smartphone or iPad. Here’s how … it will take you less than one minute, and it’s totally free!
Instructions to subscribe to CUEcast
- Find the Podcast app
- Touch the app icon, which will send you inside the app
- Look for “magnifying glass” to find the search feature.
- Search for: CUEcast
- CUEcast logo will appear. It’s cyan-colored.
- Touch CUEcast logo.
- Find “Subscribe” and simply touch the word “Subscribe.”
- That’s it. You’re all set!
- When you have subscribed, the app will automatically drive new episodes to this same place (under the purple Podcast app on your device) to listen to the episodes at your convenience. Episodes will sit and wait for you until you have the chance to listen. Also, the app will allow you to access all past episodes by touching “All Episodes.”
- Select the episode you’d like to hear and enjoy.
An Interview with the Rev. Dr. Abdue Knox
Reverend Doctor Abdue Knox is the Senior Pastor at Greater Bethel AME Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today, Randy and Abdue discuss the ministry at Bethel and how this vibrant congregation is meeting critically important needs throughout their community … and...
“Seventy Years” by Pamela Dunagan
Pam Dunagan tells a moving story originally told by Sidney Poitier who remembers his teenage years, seven decades ago. Pamela makes timely application to choral directors who teach and minister to teenagers in 2022, showing how the influence we have on todays students...
An Interview with Dr. Tim Sharp
Dr. Tim Sharp is an author, researcher, conductor, composer, strategist, futurist, and collaborator. From 2007 through 2020, Dr. Sharp was the Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association. An outstanding thinker and communicator, Tim joins Randy...
Episode 100: Randy Edwards
Attending this year’s TMEA convention was a life-changing experience for Randy. He wants to use the special episode of CUEcast to tell us about what he experienced and the effects it has had on him since. We hope you, too, will find hope, courage, and new energy in...
Dr. Allen Lott
Dr. Allen Lott is a renowned researcher and musicologist. Allen has also been an avid YouthCUE supporter from the very beginning, providing encouragement, insights, and support for the ministry we seek to provide. Two of Allen’s now-adult children, Andy and...
An Interview with Jo Scurlock-Dillard
Jo Scurlock Dillard is an educator, clinician, mentor, student teacher supervisor, and past President of the Texas Music Educators Association. A legendary high school choral director in Texas and beyond, Jo spent 13 years as choral director at Reagan High School in...
The Compositional Process of Taylor Scott Davis
Taylor Scott Davis is Director of Music and Worship Arts at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas. Not only is Taylor at the helm of a large and robust music ministry at St. Andrew, he is also a world-class composer of choral and orchestral music....
Jesus Chair
Today, Robert Sterling helps us take a fresh look at our own creativity and work ethic, all from the perspective of the life of Jesus. We think you’re going to love what Robert has to say!
Communication in Children’s, Youth, and Collegiate Choral Programs
Dr. Lynne Gackle is Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University and the Past National President of the American Choral Directors Association. Today we will talk to Lynne about how she communicates with her students and faculty colleagues. We’ll discover how she...
An Interview with Dr. Lynne Gackle
Dr. Lynne Gackle is Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University and the Past National President of the American Choral Directors Association. Lynne’s superb choral skills, paired with her ability to forge strong relationships, create a synergy of excellence...
