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Midwest Clinic Thoughts - Tuesday
Hi all.Today, I am the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. It is one of the largest annual gatherings of music educators and music companies. If you are a music educator and have never been to this event, it is really worth the effort to get here... at some point. The string education sessions began this mo...

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D'Addario on CNN
Hi Friends!A few months back, I wrote about my experiences while visiting the D'Addario String manufacturing plant in Famingdale, NY. I mentioned how cool it is to be associated with a company that is committed to manufacturing in the United States and ...to their employees. Well, apparently other...

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Each volume also comes with a CD containing O'Connor's versions of all pieces and separate piano accompaniments. Hear him playing his "Beautiful Skies" from Book I.

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Inspiring the “Net Generation” Music Student with Instructional Technologies
Greetings to all! This weekend, I am at the NC Music Educators Association Honors Orchestra Festival and Teacher In-service Conference. It is a busy weekend for me as I am chaperoning 7 student...s from NCSSM that are in the All State Honors Orchestra, presenting a session on Inspiring "Net Generat...

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NCSSM Fine Arts Series Kicks Off!
On Friday, October 23, 2009, the NCSSM Fine Arts Series kicked off for the current year. The evening was a great success. It started off with the opening of the Olivia Gatewood Art Exhibit in the NCSSM ETC. This exhibit is a magnifi...cent collection of art by this North Carolina artist. She ge...

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Play to Our Strengths
This morning I am mindful that we all have our strengths in our life and work and we should certainly attempt to utilize them in the best way possible. For the past 5 days, my wife has been out of town. This has necessitated that I take on the r...ole and responsibilities that two of us normally...

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Just Solve the Equation Once
Hi all. Today, I want to share some thoughts about playing in an ensemble. Specifically, playing in an orchestra. I think that this also goes to the art of teaching students to play in an orchestra. I have been thinking a fair amount latel...y about my students and their approach to orchestra. A...

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Teaching the Nitty-Gritty: Who Has Time for Anything More?
I am happy to announce that I will be participating on a wonderful panel discussion at the 2009 Midwest Clinic in Chicago in December. My dear friend, composer and educator Doris Gazda, will be leading thi...s discussion on the orchestra classroom and the prioritization of activities and tech...

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