February 2012
21 posts
I’m moving mountains.
Hallelujah
For My Sister
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Music Major Misjustice
I hate how the Music Department treats holidays as days for more rehearsals. Instead of a day off, I have five rehearsals for five different ensembles. That’s more rehearsals than on a regular school day! What is wrong with you people?!
WMEA 2012
The Joy of Inspired Teaching
Crucial Role the Teacher Plays in Music Learning
Getting the Most from Your Student Teaching
Picking the Right Master’s Program and Emphasis
Getting Hired: Emphasizing Your Strengths
The Art of Being a Female Band Director
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“If we could get everybody in music there wouldn’t be war. There...”
– Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
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“I cannot totally grasp all that I am… For that darkness is lamentable in...”
– St. Augustine
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word...
I had a terrible performance tonight, and the worst part is that I have to live with it (forever, since it’s been immortalized on television). The next worst part is that I didn’t just let myself down, I let the whole orchestra down. I know everyone makes mistakes, but no one likes when you make them.
It’s just like A says, “I wish this department was more supportive. For...
You are the torch and it all makes sense. I’ve waited here for you forever.
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PAUL VARJAK: You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, "Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness." You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.
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“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.”
– Holly Golightly
Thank You
There are two Thank You’s in my life that I will never forget. One was when my band director’s wife said thank you to me for helping clean up after our band tournament had ended. The second was today when my orchestra director said thank you for all the work I’ve been doing.
I think the worst part about being a musician is that doing your best is never enough. It’s been...
support (verb)
to endure bravely or quietly : BEAR
to keep from fainting, yielding, or losing courage : COMFORT
to keep (something) going
Rootless Tree