To say I have been buried and been behind – including postings on the blog – this fall is like saying “Sales for Chrysler have been a little down lately”. There have been a lot of busy things happening, a lot of demanding things happening, and some good things happening in there too. Parts of my studies at Kent State this fall have included a Seminar in Music Education Class that has given me plenty to think of. It has been interesting getting to some of the writings of Randall Allsup, and revisiting a few entrenched beliefs I have thanks to Bennett Reimer. Though he is new to me, the following is inspired by the writing of Steven Kelly and his book “Teaching Music in an American Society”. First of all, it is a great read – I would recommend it to any teacher educator in music programs. Kelly really brings a great lens to examine our profession from the standpoint of political, socioeconomic, and cultural perspectives that is very revealing. This post has been brewing for a few weeks after reading some thoughts by good friend and colleague Dr. Joseph M. Pisano over at Mustech.net. Some food for thought for those of you on your lunch break…
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Categories: Joe Pisano, leadership, Life & Music, Motivation, Music, Music & Society, Music Education, Mustech.net, National Standards, Professional Responsibility Tags: Advocacy, culture, Education, ethnicity, Music, Music Education, Music in Society, society, Teacher training
Where would I be without Joe Pisano? Still kicking around wondering if my stuff was good enough to be out there – that’s where. Joe has been in my corner from day 1 on this journey. He is my friend, my colleague, and my brother, and I really appreciate all he has done – which included calling me the other day to say “Hey, I updated your site. That’s a great picture!” Thanks again Joe, for all you have done for me!
Another guy that has really given me a shot in the arm of late is Drew Fennell. Many thanks again to Drew who this afternoon debuted “Shine!” with the Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Summer Wind Ensemble!!! My respect and appreciation for Drew as a musician, conductor, and composer continues to grow. The performance was great, and I really appreciate those students bringing this music to life!!! Bump on over to myspace and check out the live recording from the July 18th concert – it even still has that new recording smell to it…I think!
More to come in the months ahead, so stay tuned! And if not, Korg makes a very affordable model (that’s free advertising you can’t buy anywhere!)….
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