In this episode, Dusty Porter interviews Rachel Allen, a middle school band teacher who transitioned from TikTok to YouTube, sharing her journey of content creation, community building, and the challenges of engaging with students and audiences online. Rachel discusses her rapid growth on TikTok, the importance of consistency in content creation, and her strategies for repurposing content across platforms. She also reflects on the impact of her work on her students and the music education community, as well as her future aspirations as a creator.

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About Rachel:

Rachel Allen is in her 20th year as a public school teacher, spending the majority of her career specializing in teaching middle school band. She started creating band content on in 2022 and has grown to almost 200K followers on Tiktok. In the fall of 2024, she started her YouTube channel specializing in short form content and has grown her subscriber count to just over 100K in just 4 months.

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