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Close Enough For Jazz: September 2013
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Sunday, September 15, 2013. The Dark Knight Teaches. This one is for the new teachers or would-be teachers. Some time ago I wrote a post. Where I discussed the fears of teaching using the DC character Green Lantern as an analogy. I'm proud of that one. T himself. the Batman. Teaching style is my. She's going to have a different path. I can help her develop that (hopefully). but she's going to have to find her own way. ...Good luck...
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Close Enough For Jazz: December 2013
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Saturday, December 14, 2013. Hail to the Captain. So, Principal Janeway. I also get the feeling that someone warned her not to say the words "marching band" around me, which amuses me to no end. I don't care about marching band - why don't we build a big orchestra? We've got to get the counselors to stop advising kids out of music.". Can you publicize your concerts a little earlier? Thursday, December 12, 2013. Some of the groups ...
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Close Enough For Jazz: Student Reality Checks (or lack thereof)
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Student Reality Checks (or lack thereof). Today I asked her how much time practicing she gets in - she told me an hour a week. I told her that wasn't nearly enough. I don't think she believes me. Then again, she lives in a world where there are sometimes alternatives to hard work to get results. Want to get into jazz next year. Kid: ummm. they're playing the jazz music? Kid: Two. I think. Confessions fr...
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Close Enough For Jazz: May 2014
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Monday, May 5, 2014. Lots of stuff going on in Maestro World. First if all, it looks like the music department is going to be. 'locationally challenged'. For a while. We're being told that we have to move out of the facility we currently occupy. The only thing is. the facility we're supposed. A loop - people around here have been a little ready-fire-aim as of late. To give up the vocal program yet . A while know -. It's going to b...
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Close Enough For Jazz: February 2014
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Thursday, February 20, 2014. Moreover, what do I do with it once I'm retired? I imagine I'll find some young fresh-out-of-college music teacher, hand them a hard drive with a wink and say "Pay it forward, kid". A volunteer woodwind coach, or someone to pound out transcriptions or special arrangements on Finale. Certainly, I'll keep giving private lessons. In any case, whatever it is will probably keep me alive for a few ye...Why S...
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Close Enough For Jazz: April 2013
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Yes, I cry during Disney movies, too. I admit it, my heart strings dangle conveniently for every songwriter and film director to tug at as they see fit. I just got finished watching "Rise of the Guardians" by Dreamworks. On the surface, it's your standard protagonist-goes-on-journey-of-self-discovery-and-finds-his-place-in-the-world kind of flick. Did I buy into it, hook, line and sinker? Yes yes I did.
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Close Enough For Jazz: Find Yours
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Sunday, January 4, 2015. I had a big project that called me back to school no less than six days during my Winter break. Yes, it was unavoidable. No, I didn't do it alone. Yes, I dragged my son along. No, he wasn't the help I spoke of. That he's still active and contributing in his Senior year. He shrugged and said "This is my happy place.". And that, ladies and gentlemen, was the *perfect* boost for my New Year :-).
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Close Enough For Jazz: November 2013
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Saturday, November 30, 2013. A Winter of Discontent. So regarding the Thanksgiving Weekend football game that I decided to blow off. I was actually feeling a little guilty about cancelling the pep band appearance, and was trying to just put my mind at ease (especially since the rain excuse wasn't looking like it was going to pan out) when the universe decided to 'help me out' by giving me something else to worry about. The weird t...
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Close Enough For Jazz: March 2015
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Monday, March 9, 2015. A throne best left empty. Are there reasons to go through with it? Sure I like the extra cash, and I'd like the opportunity to work on repertoire more advanced than what I can do at NRHS. Also, a lot of the existing members will probably want to continue. This is really a no-brainer - I'm just thinking out loud to prepare myself for the inevitable "no" that I'm going to have to give at the end of the season.
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Close Enough For Jazz: September 2014
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Close Enough For Jazz. Am I a teacher of music, or a musician who teaches? Tuesday, September 30, 2014. On a side note - the air conditioning in my room is rather aggressive (I suppose with on-and-off again heat wave conditions, I should be grateful) . I open the doors to let the temperature even out. Sunday, September 21, 2014. To the winners, the spoiled. Still, there are schools out there that carry that embrace with far more class. I'm just a little envious of that - moreso than if we had lost. Than ...
