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Death
The past 36 hours have been so very taxing on my family and myself. Death is something I have dealt with in the past but not quite so close together ( Read more... ) -
ClarinetFest Day 3
I was able to make my way to one of the lectures in the morning, given by Larry Guy on teaching the Rose 40 Studies and 32 Etudes. He had some wonderful ideas on how to work with middle and high school students, especially with the 40 studies. He stressed having the student actually play the subdivisions instead of just counting them aloud. This ( Read more... ) -
ClarinetFest Day 2
I didn't make it to any morning lectures or recitals, but I got a really good warm up in so I was feeling good. Quite a few folks didn't make the early morning events since everything was spread out a bit more than past festivals ( Read more... ) -
Off to ClarinetFest!
I'm off to ClarinetFest which is being held at the California State University in Northridge, CA, just north of LA. It's been a little over three years since I've been to a convention and I'm looking forward to catching up with folks ( Read more... ) -
Things that make me happy.
Things that make me happy (to name a few ( Read more... ) -
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I'm FINALLY posting. I promise to be a bit more regular this time. Life has been rather busy ( Read more... ) -
Marriage and Texas: A new chapter
I am officially married, moved and employed. Ok, so I am not getting paid to perform in an ensemble but I am teaching private clarinet lessons ( Read more... ) -
Snippets from my NRO blog
Over the summer while I was at the National Repertory Orchestra, I had a blog. Sadly, I wasn't very good at keeping it up. Try as I may, it ended up being updated every 1-14 days. Anyway, here are some snippets from that blog ( Read more... ) -
2010 Flying Pig Marathon!
"Our Deepest Fear is not that we are inadequate ( Read more... )