Many people say music education must be saved and that it is falling by the wayside as higher standards and accountability through assessment are what decides the fate of public education. But, was it ever actually thriving as a whole ( Read more... )

Ready for school to be out. I know I say that I want to relax this summer, but I won't. I'll just do something different ( Read more... )

What is the state of affairs in our society with the current trends in popular media, particularly on television ( Read more... )

Time to start focusing on carrying through with some of these grand ideas of mine. Need to work out and want to do some score study. Multi-task??

So, went back to school after Spring Break. I felt pretty prepared and I was ready to take on a bunch of stuff. I just ran out of gas so soon ( Read more... )

So, I'm in New Orleans and have been here since Friday evening. So far the trip has been great! I ate crawfish, visited with family including my brother and grandmother, went to church on Easter Sunday, and read my latest book. Relaxing is definitely at a premium right now, and I enjoy that ( Read more... )

Here's my message for the day ( Read more... )

Students in one freshmen band were being noisy and more talkative than I desired while I was handing back solo and ensemble sheets and reading out choice comments. One student replied, "What do you expect? We're in high school." That comment has rattled in my brain since then ( Read more... )

Thought about Jaime today when I saw that the casino in Indiana is going to have Wayne Brady playing there pretty soon.

"Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?"

Call me if you want, Jaime.

Well, I've been pretty good lately about getting back into this whole working out thing. I'm going light lately and only doing stuff on the elliptical machine. I feel like a pussy, but I'm the only on there at 5:15am. I usually bring a book or some scores that I can study and it really helps pass the time. I feel like I'm doing two things for ( Read more... )