Hott Instruments

I haven’t written in awhile… oopsie….
You may find today’s topic of discussion either super shallow or super awesome. I guess we’ll see.
Here’s the thing- music is hott and performing is hott and generally when people make music, its highly attractive. Some instruments are hotter then others- For example, when a guy plays a flute, doesn’t [...]

Top Played

 I made a discovery that I desire to share just because I think its funny. I’ve organized my iTunes library by play count and I thought you’d be interested in knowing my top played songs in order.
1. Betty’s Diner- Carrie Newcomer This song almost inspired me to drop out of school with a semester left [...]

Happy Milk Day!

I say that because some of our students believe we don’t have school today because its milk day. Calendars can be confusing, MLK and all… I’ve corrected as many of them as I could…
Many of you probably know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is one of my heroes. Basically the man rocks my socks [...]

Living in Harmony

My house has kind of become home to a lot of bugs. I’m not quite sure how, because I don’t exactly leave my door open for them, but bugs constantly find their way into my house- daddy long legs, spiders, wasps, flies. Today I came across a spider that was the size of my fist- [...]

Why me?

Ok, I know that title sounds a little whiny. But just hang with me for a little bit- this is not laced with self-pity, I promise.
I’ve had a few visitors in the past three weeks and it has been absolutely amazing to see some of the people I know and love out here again. I [...]

TCMS Band Rehearsal Critique Form

So when my students forget their instruments or can’t play in rehearsal for some reason, I make them write They fill out rehearsal critique forms. These forms serve a few purposes a. it keeps kids busy b. it gets kids to think about the rehearsal process and c. it gives me some entertaining [...]

Rez LIfe

Updates to come later. Because I’m uber busy. 
But I just have to say this:
There is a middle school band position opening for Todd County.
Holy crap.

May 29, 1913

Today is a very special day folks. 95 years ago today was the premiere of Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps(The Rite of Spring). That amazingly revolutionary piece of music accompanied by the nontraditional choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky. That is definitely a performance I would have LOVED to be at. Not only to see the ballet but [...]

Sweet Free Music

Hey!
This is a message for all you folks who listen to the current or enjoy music played on the current and have iTunes.
Get the following podcast: MPR: The Current Song of the Day
It pretty much rocks. It just sends you a new song every day! The lame part is that it loads as a podcast [...]

Cover Letter Blues

Who knew writing a cover letter would be so difficult?
I’m trying to honestly represent who I am, what I am about, and what I want for my students. But its really hard because all of the things I want to foster in my students- those greater teaching philosophy issues- are completely immeasurable by traditional means. [...]