I am eagerly looking forward to the months ahead with observing a great group of student teachers, teaching in the graduate program at Messiah, honor bands, clinics, concerts at Messiah College and taking time to connect with friends and colleagues in music education. The days are packed and long, but the years are flying by! I am delighted to be […]
I am very appreciative of Nick Barthen and the Music Department Staff in the Moon Area School District for inviting me to present this past Thursday evening (11/14) on “So You Want to Be A Music Major”. I received five phone calls in the days before the event from people interested in hearing what I had to say, but could […]
Thank you to those of you who reached out personally thanking me for Part I in this post – I was pleasantly surprised with comments, encouragement and (nice) demands for Part II. I take great unabashed joy to write about this part of the music ensemble. As I mentioned last week, there are core components here that are influenced by […]
I am honored to be included among the list of presenters at the PMEA District 7 Professional Development Day on Monday, October 9, 2017. The event, held at Ephrata Middle School, will feature over 30 sessions for in-service and pre-service music educators in the Harrisburg region. My three sessions throughout the day include:
As a music educator of over twenty years and a parent of school age children, I don’t always attend a live concert where I don’t have a vested interest. If I am not thinking about how my own students might do, I am a proud father hanging on each note my own children perform. One might think someone in my […]
