Looking Back, Looking at the Mirror, and Looking Ahead
December 30th, 2011
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Some quick reflective thoughts as 2011 closes, and 2012 begins from my small corner of the podium: Read more…
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I’ll never be smarter…
November 5th, 2011
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Since May of 2011 I have been preparing for the last week of my life, and I still did not feel ready. With all course work complete at Kent State University, the next major hurdle in front of me towards a doctoral degree in music education were candidacy exams. On Wednesday & Thursday (10/26 & 27) I wrote for a combined total of 12 hours answering questions related to music education, music and special education, music theory, and musicology related to American music. After completing on site writing at Kent, I completed two research papers at home: one a dissertation review, the other a review and critique of “educational” band literature (A surprising question to be offered for sure given my background, and that I have already written a little on the subject here and here). Read more…
An Open Letter to Emily
September 14th, 2011
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It was really nice hearing from Emily, a freshman music major, a couple of days ago. Her journey is just beginning, and knowing who she is studying with – I cannot be more excited for her. In one of her music education classes she was asked to pose some questions to a current teacher about how they arrived at being a music educator. The answers I provided to her are not earth-shattering, but it was a nice opportunity to reflect back to decisions and thoughts that have been brewing for about 20 years. If they are help and inspiration to you, then they have done their job. If they give you pause to consider where you are now or where you want to go – brava! I hope these thoughts are help to Emily and other young educators to consider along the way. My choices are not perfect – they are the best choices I could make at that time in that context. Thank you Emily for helping me remember a few things that I need to hold onto as I continue on my journey and you begin yours…
Never a losing season?
May 10th, 2011
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On my way to work today I ran into the baseball coach at my school. His son plays trombone in the bands where I teach, and he was in attendance at the spring concert last night.
“How come you never have a losing season?” he asked with a smile.
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