Ian Cummings is a music educator and musician living in New York City. Currently, Ian is the Recording Studio Teacher at Williamsburg Charter High School. Previously, Ian taught music production and modern band at Eagle Academy for Young Men II in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, and elementary band and orchestra in the Ithaca City School District before this. Ian is a drummer and plays in bands and freelances in the New York City area.

Talk to me about how to break down barriers in music education and move the antiquated field forward in constructive and progressive ways.