PMEA 2011

A busy week begins at school tomorrow (after an unexpected four day layoff on Doctor’s orders), then a trip to Kent State. On Wednesday I will be leaving for Hershey, Pa. for the PMEA 2011 State Conference. I will be presenting on Thursday about “Raising the E.E.Q. (Ethical and Emotional Quotient) of Your Ensemble” at 2:00 p.m. If you cannot […]

It’s time to go to the fields

            What does it mean to say a school is making “adequate yearly progress”? What is the value of a standardized test that produces an aggregate score for a group of students in one school and has it compared in the local newspaper against scores from another? How does student performance on a standardized exam relate to future vocational aspirations? […]

Soldier debut and new recordings

It was a great day yesterday at Marion Center with the PMEA District 3 Junior High Honor Band. I was able to share some good music with a great bunch of students and directors – including “Supsended Animation” (Patrick Burns), “Marching Song” (Holst), and the world debut of “For the Love a Soldier”.  The 6th Grade Honor Band was under […]

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