Amplify the Arts Sarah Dudinetz

As we head into a new school year, I had the chance to sit down with Meridian Elementary School Art Teacher, Allison Goodwin, about her favorite projects she does with her students, the way she sees her students grow every day, and how we can all help support the arts in our schools this year.Want to support Allison and her classroom? Send her a message on Instagram at @mrsgoodwinart for access to her Amazon wishlist—and while you’re there, be sure to follow us at @amplifythearts!

Tune in to hear Reese Johnson, Miss West Michigan's Outstanding Teen 2022, and I discuss all things pageants, theatre, and songwriting! It's always a pleasure to chat with Reese, and I could not be more proud to have her as my teen. On this episode, we got to chat about what song she's most proud of (which is out now, and you can listen to it here!), hear how Miss Michigan's Outstanding Teen preparations are going, and walk down memory lane together on the day we were crowned Miss West Michig...

A professional DJ, Grand Rapids socialite, and my friend, Adrian Butler (DJ AB) was part of the Windows Project in Grand Rapids, Michigan in May 2020. When riots began to break out following the murders of George Floyd, the Windows Project turned boarded-up windows into canvases, allowing local artists to use them as a catalyst for social change. The result? Downtown Grand Rapids became a living, breathing art museum, sparking conversations and touching hearts as we stepped through a piv...

Sometimes, the darkest times of our lives can end up giving us the space to create the most beautiful works of art—things that bring people together and lift them up. That just so happens to be the case for my friend Micah Trout, AKA Radlee, whos new album, Wonder, is coming out on January 28th! Tune in to hear him and I discuss his creative process, how the covid pandemic influenced his songwriting, and more (and there might even be a sneak peek or two of some of his new music… *wink*)...

As a Music Therapist working with everyone from children with special needs in classrooms, to hospice patients, my good friend Amanda Partlo is passionate about creating moments that heal and unite individuals through music. Tune in to hear about some of her favorite moments as a music therapist (like how she creates music out of a heartbeat), and to hear her take on how we can use music to heal in our own lives.Be sure to connect with us on Instagram at @amplifythearts!

To watch Tangled is to love Tangled. The Disney movie is a feel-good, easy-to-love movie for all ages, and it happens to be my friend Sabrina's favorite (She can quote the entire movie from memory, and has done so for me once while hiking down a mountain). Sabrina also has a dream to work in animation, as well as a deep love and interest in film psychology. Listen in to hear all about what goes into making our favorite love-able movie characters, and about how the character Mother Gothe...