February 2012
23 posts
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everymanhasamaille:
Well, pretty much anything :)
Reading hurts.
That moment when you finish a book, look around, and realize that everyone is just carrying on with their lives as though you didn’t just experience emotional trauma at the hands of a paperback.
The epilogue of Deathly Hallows was like this for me.
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Music Education: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Critics often question the need for music education in the public school curriculum. They cast doubts on the value added by an arts program. There are many benefits of music education in regards to the other core subjects, but the most important facet of the performing arts is the development of mature, high-functioning adults. In its most basic form, this process includes two seemingly...
Just watched a Hunger Games trailer for the first time. It actually doesn’t look that great…
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The Trouble with Music →
So, I think we can all agree that music is pretty grand, right? It’s relaxing. It makes us happy. It makes us want to dance. It lets us all be and Katy Perry in the privacy of our morning commutes. But sometimes, music sucks. But Kyle, you’re a music major! How can you think music sucks?
Because I have a functioning memory. Take this song, for example. “Lovers in a Dangerous...
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Call for help
If anyone has experience with muffling bass drums for indoor drumline, please shoot me a message. I know a lot about bass, but this us where I’m weak.
Right now I’m lining the heads on bottom bass with a bed sheet. Heard this from somewhere, don’t remember where
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That awkward moment...
A week before the first competition, and you realize the show isn’t near to the level you wanted it to be by now.
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Watchyukidama:
This is Lady Peanut. She likes to sit by me when I get out the ukulele
screaming
Ahhh, music, how you heal my soul…
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Drumline Handbook Update
I’ve hit my first huge roadblock: I’m wording everything like I’m explaining it to someone who’s been in the activity for 8 years (like me). I originally thought it was hard to tell students how to do things, but somehow this is something completely different for me. I feel like I need to phrase things as succinctly as possible so the kids can understand it easily if they...
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Priorities are fun
So, normally on Wednesdays I have my lesson. Today, due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, it was canceled. Normally, one should think, “Hey, awesome! Now I have a free hour to practice.” Right? Right? Nope. Instead, I’m outlining my very first drumline handbook. You’d think that after teaching drums for 4 years now, I’d have one by now, but I...
I need some west coast people to talk to when I’m up late and all my friends are asleep