Hello to all of you, There has been little activity for a while here so I hope I can prompt some thinking out there. I am sure many of you in the northern...
Hi, Following my last post I thought I might begin with competition and contest. This time of the year for us is the time for the largest competition for...
Hello again, Repertoire selection has been on our WASBE minds and I guess for those in the Northern Hemisphere it is a vibrant consideration at present. In my...
SELECTION OF REPERTOIRE FOR A DEVELOPMENTAL BAND PROGRAM One of the most difficult things about being an instrumental music teacher is selecting appropriate...
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Picking repertoire is one of the most challenging and most exciting parts of the teaching/ conducting gig. I think the most important thing to keep in mind is...
Hmmm.the whole approach that the director must love the music and the young musicians (and audience-my note, not Marc's) must at least appreciate it is pretty...
Hello from Detroit, Michigan: I have been reading the posts and enjoying them but just very recently I read the posts on selecting repertoire. For me, this is...
The website address I gave in my previous post is wrong. It should be www.budiansky.com Sorry for the error. Ed Quick ... is ... seriously. ... without ...
Hello All, Ralph is having trouble posting to the yahoo group. I don't at this point if this is an issue with him or with the newsgroup. If anyone else is...
Hello, Ed Quick wrote recently: "I don't mean to sound cynical or condescending, but I don't see how we can teach an appreciation of great music if we don't...
Dear Friends, I hope this is not inapprorpiate for this group. I'm writing to tell you about an exciting new work being contemplated by composer Judith Lang...
I'm curious what others do to fight off burn-out. It might have something to do with the fact that my next day off is November 6th but I need to find ways of...
Play hockey... real hockey.. not ice hockey on synthetic surfaces these days.... Marc Crompton <mdcromp@...> wrote:I'm curious what others do to fight...
Hello to you all, It's been quite a while since my last post. All that needs to be done at work, at home at every other place I do things - burn out indeed! ...
Me again, It's our end of year madness time – burnout time again – and I am wondering what others might put into place for planning for the New Year. •...
Well, this might seem like a busman's holiday, but I just listen to music! That is the main recharge activity for me. In the summer, golf does it for me, too....
Hi Chuck (and everyone else out there!), I guess that what you say you do to relax and unwind is something we all connect with. What ever is best for us is...
One of the many agendas which English teachers are going through is " Workforce Remodelling" or giving teachers the time to teach. " Mundane " jobs like admin...
Hello, I am just about to finish the last of the grading of papers that permeates this time of the year and I thought I would report that some of the...
Hi Ralph and everyone, It's good (I think) to hear that our discussion are providing fodder for your class discussions. I'll have to start watching what I say...
I read this post as a result of Ralph's email to the masses and ended up here on the WASBE group. As a high school band director in my sixth year of teaching,...
Hi, So, Marc and his reading……. I love to see the breadth here and I know the Joseph Campbell books and I know many of the GIA books and the Meredith...
Hello again, A colleague here in Australia sent the following to my email. It may be of interest All the most recent books have been about politics etc etc. ...
Thanks Sam, Good to hear from you! That Boonshaft book is great isn't it! I was a little put off to begin - lot's going on and not allowing myself time to...
Mark Haddon- The Curious incident of The Dog in The Night- Time... Brilliant and a tyerrific insight for teachers into the minds of kids with Asperger's...
Hey everyone, I have just begun reading "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens" - Sean Covey which is aimed at teenagers but has some really worthwhile...
Hi, It's the last day of work before I take a little time out and then head to the USA for some meetings, concerts, rest and then the Midwest Conference. I...
Hello to you all, It's been a very busy time in the last month and I haven't got around to posting anything at all. My apologies. The time spent at the Midwest...
Well I just got engaged! I can't believe it, just last year I was beginning to think i would never meet anyone. I'm 25 already and I thought it was all over....
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