The Musings and Mumblings of a String Teacher

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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

. . . or so they say. Assuming it is true, I guess it’s time I come clean. I have taught band & strings during my teaching career. But, as of this year, I have ventured into the world of vocal music, teaching middle school chorus. Fellow instrumentalists may be screaming, “Why would you do [...]

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Dr. Joseph Pisano has updated his list of Music Ed bloggers. There are 30 on the list now, about a third of the way to the 100 bloggers by Dec. 31, 2008 goal. Some of those on the list have been blogging for a while and some (like me) have recently joined in. If you [...]

Friday, March 14th, 2008

My school has just finished a week of annual testing with one more day to go on Monday. It couldn’t have been more timely for me to find a piece by Tom Chapin highlighted on Debbie Cavalier’s Music, Education, and Technology Blog. Tom Chapin’s piece, Not on the Test, draws attention to the importance music [...]