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.
CUEcast Axiom Episode 1
In this inaugural CUEcast Axiom Episode, Randy Edwards speaks about the worldwide need for strong leadership. Whether on the world stage, in our nation, communities, churches, or student choirs, there seems to be a dearth of strong leadership to help us through our...
CUEcast Classic Episode 76
In the first CUEcast Classic Episode of Season 2, Randy Edwards interviews Dr. George Mason about what it means to be church amidst the instability of 2021. Part 1 of this interview occurs today, and the follow-up episode will be released October 5. Listen and be...
Introducing CUEcast Axiom Debuting September 10
CUEcast Axiom debuts on September 10 and will continue on Fridays in addition to the regular Tuesday episodes of CUEcast Classic. Short, crisp, and concise, the 4-6 minute CUEcast Axiom episodes will deal with a current issue faced by youth choir directors and...
Episode 6 (Encore Presentation) – An Interview with David Portillo
In this episode, Metropolitan Opera tenor David Portillo discusses his youth choir friendships and how the experiences of singing choral music as a child and teenager shaped his passion, his work ethic, and his joy for his vocation. David's love for the art goes...
Episode 75 – A student choir ministry in Atlanta … a 2021 version
Kathy Fletcher is Director of Children’s and Youth Music at Peachtree United Methodist Church in Atlanta. In today’s episode, Kathy and Randy discuss some of the new challenges and triumphs of student choir ministry in 2021. Be prepared to take some notes and be...
Episode 74 – CUEcoach inventor discusses his philosophy of teaching kids … and adults
In April, Dr. Jonathan Rodgers released a brand new teaching vehicle for students called CUEcoach. As YouthCUE sought to engage directors and students to provide them new methods of teaching through the pandemic and beyond, Jonathan suggested an innovative video...
Episode 73 – Pandemic reality and what it means for the future
Anna Osterman and Remington Foster are Texas public high school choir teachers. Late in the summer of 2020, Anna and Remington provided CUEcast an interview to discuss how they were planning to tech during the coming months of pandemic. In this episode, we will check...
Episode 72 – A Tribute to Daniel Truett Edwards
Randy’s father passed away on March 9, 2021 after a long battle with vascular dementia. On what would have been Truett’s 95th birthday on May 4, Randy will present a touching tribute to his dad, recalling the many ways the elder Edwards impacted the lives of his four...
Episode 71 – An Important New Book by Robert Sterling
Robert Sterling has recently released and important new book entitled PRINCIPLES OF CHORAL ARRANGING. Written for professional musicians and students alike, this valuable new work is gaining traction across the country as a must-read for choral musicians, arrangers,...
Episode 70 – Worship on the Other Side of COVID
John Purifoy, a composer and church musician, and Mike Massar, a pastor and orator, are close friends who have discovered a unique chemistry working together in the realm of worship. In today’s conversation with Randy, John and Mike will look at the anchors of worship...
