tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139848522024-03-07T17:14:06.143-06:00Accept No SubstitutesLife, music, and some other relevant things.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-82907950407496088062010-10-03T22:00:00.000-05:002010-10-03T22:00:36.054-05:00Short storyHe said that even death couldn't stop him, so when his heart gave out, they strapped him to a rocket. Some people always have to be right.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-8963858562000298402010-06-23T15:30:00.000-05:002010-06-23T15:30:00.025-05:00Pastiche or Plagiarism?Terry Kennedy forwarded the Prov staff this <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984974506823779.html">link</a> today. It's about the digital generation and plagiarism. Read and discuss.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-4130953837117176402010-04-28T14:01:00.001-05:002010-04-28T14:33:39.425-05:00NewsI'm back! The recital went really well, and there are recordings posted on the sidebar if you wish to listen!<br />
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New things: a comic I've been reading for quite some time: <a href="http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1">Gunnerkrigg Court</a>. This is a wonderfully-drawn comic that has an interesting story, is funny at times, and serious at others. Check it out!<br />
A sample page for your viewing pleasure:<br />
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I also start student teaching tomorrow. Wish me luck - it's my first time with junior high kids!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-36070334644250102062010-04-14T23:05:00.000-05:002010-04-14T23:05:18.469-05:00Recital tomorrow!<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMatt%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMatt%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CMatt%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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</style><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hi all,<br />
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My trumpet recital is tomorrow, and I would love to see all of you there!<br />
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The recital is at 7:30 PM in Eva Clare Hall (at the U of M Faculty of Music). The program features works by Bernstein, Copland, Ewazen, Anderson, and more! The program also features Carole Pollard on piano, Meg Specht and Liz LaRue on clarinet, and Derek Fraser and Crystal Schwartz on trumpet.<br />
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See you tomorrow!</span></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-31164586392021914042010-04-04T16:16:00.000-05:002010-04-04T16:16:10.380-05:00A must-see website for the internetically-challengedFor those of you who have wanted to know more about why the internet works, this site is for you:<br />
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<a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/">Know Your Meme</a><br />
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This site is dedicated to showing the inter-world exactly what happened to make those ridiculous internet phenomena (memes) happen. The episode on Autotune is particularly great.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-5219354541628076692010-03-19T15:07:00.000-05:002010-03-19T15:07:20.612-05:00Internet Time-WastersOver the years, I have played many, many games on the Internet. Here is a list of my five most-played games, and a little blurb about them.<br />
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#1 - <a href="http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/Game.asp">Desktop Tower Defense</a>. This game is a classic tower defense game - bad guys try to get across the map, and you have to stop them by building various towers. This one is number one for me because you can change the path of the creeps by changing your tower placement.<br />
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#2: <a href="http://www.eyezmaze.com/">Eyezmaze</a>. I have no idea what this site exactly <i>is</i>, but it has a few puzzle games that are extremely entertaining. Try to place the objects in the correct order to win.<br />
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#3: <a href="http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html">Robot Unicorn Attack</a>. Aaron sent this one to me. Guide a robot unicorn across the land. Listen to with sound on. <br />
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#4: <a href="http://www.pixeljam.com/dinorun/">Dino Run</a>. This game is similar to Robot Unicorn Attack - guide a dinosaur across the landscape to escape extinction.<br />
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#5: <a href="http://pandemic2game.com/">Pandemic 2</a>. You try to create a disease that will wipe out humanity. Somewhat morbid, but fun to see how diseases spread across the world.<br />
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Only try these if you have spare time!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-50176729715844740412010-03-01T23:43:00.001-06:002010-03-01T23:45:06.644-06:00Twenty things worth knowing about beer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/beer"><img border="0" height="340" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/theoatmeal-img/comics/beer/header.png" width="640" /></a></div>(click click - warning, some language)Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-51628769845356633562010-03-01T23:37:00.000-06:002010-03-01T23:37:26.465-06:00A new siteI discovered a new site a few months ago. It's quite great. It's called <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/">The Oatmeal</a>. Some examples of its goodness:<br />
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<a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe">Go here</a><br />
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<a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/eat_you">Or here</a><br />
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Or read this joke:<br />
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Q: What was Beethoven's favourite fruit?<br />
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A: Ba-na-na-naaaaaaaaaa! (it was his 5th favourite...)Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-49446469253891561622010-02-25T00:58:00.000-06:002010-02-25T00:58:08.123-06:00From Alena<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCm8tdHkfI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCm8tdHkfI</a><br />
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Watch this video if you want to laugh.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-64423750273717912462010-02-25T00:55:00.002-06:002010-02-25T00:55:42.385-06:00GoalsGoals for the next two weeks:<br />
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Finish all my projects for Teaching Music in the Senior Years (4 pages of papers, 10 minutes of teaching, and preparation of a resource binder)<br />
Finish all my projects for Aboriginal Ed (45-minute group presentation, site visit, and two 6-7 page papers on the previous two tasks)<br />
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Goals for the next month:<br />
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FOUR HOURS OF PRACTICE A DAY. Can I do it? I think so. Keep me accountable, please!<br />
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Also, I have a recital on April 15th at 7:30 PM in Eva Clare Hall (Faculty of Music Building, University of Manitoba). Please mark this on your calendars!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-44455328808129218132010-02-20T09:55:00.000-06:002010-02-20T09:55:58.398-06:00Hockey, the Swiss, and SteinbachFrom Ace Burpee's blog (re: the Canadian almost-loss to the Swiss two nights ago):<br />
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"Never underestimate anyone from Steinbach".Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-24264081933347447472010-02-19T22:48:00.000-06:002010-02-19T22:48:26.996-06:00OlympicsThis just in: Canada's newest Gold medalist: Jon Montgomery, of Russell, Manitoba, in the Men's Skeleton. How great is it that the winner of a sport where you throw yourself headfirst down a hill is from the Prairies?Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-55688997225822986442010-02-17T23:14:00.000-06:002010-02-17T23:14:14.981-06:00Blog updated!Nothing fancy here, just a new template. The old one made older posts disappear, and it was time for a change anyways. What do you think?Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-88959657231725138992010-02-16T22:11:00.002-06:002010-02-16T22:11:45.734-06:00XKCD of the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/action_movies.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/action_movies.png" /></a></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-39677626331536661362010-01-05T02:28:00.001-06:002010-01-05T02:34:07.208-06:002009: A Year In ReviewIt's 2010. How weird is that? I remember sitting back during the '90's and wondering what life would be like in the next millennium. I remember the days before the Internet, before the day of the ubiquitous cell-phone, before Facebook and Twitter and Tim Horton's and Starbucks being on every single block of Winnipeg. But that was <i>so</i> 20th century. Let's talk about last year.<br />
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Looking back, 2009 has been an important year for me in many ways. Here are a few significant events:<br />
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Winter 2009. I started running at the gym. It is a very fulfilling endeavour. <br />
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Spring 2009 - I had my first ever teaching practicum at John Taylor Collegiate. What an experience! This 6-week teaching block reaffirmed my desire to teach, and gave me immense amounts of ideas and material.<br />
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Summer 2009 - two things. I spent July and August at 4 Wing Cold Lake teaching music to Cadets. This was an important time for me as I got to spend the summer doing work that I love, as well as a time for me to live on my own. Second, Aaron and Caitlin got married - which was a blast, and it was the first wedding of my close friends.<br />
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Fall 2009 - many things (not just because it is more recent and my memory is failing me. Get off my lawn!). I worked hard all summer and won a spot in the U of M Symphony Orchestra. This was important to me as I had set a goal for myself and worked hard to achieve it. Francesco and Amalia got engaged. I got baptized in October. I played in the Concerto Competition. I made some new friends and got closer with the old. I survived Swine Flu and lived to talk about it.<br />
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Some favourites from last year:<br />
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Music (pop/rock). This year, I discovered Sufjan Stevens and Regina Spektor. A friend from Cold Lake gave me Stevens' <i>Michigan</i> and I heard Spektor's <i>The Calculation</i> on CBC Radio Two, and immediately went out and bought the album. Maybe I'm a little late getting to Stevens and Spektor, but I am still really enjoying their music. I finally listened to Thriller in its entirety, too.<br />
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Music (classical). After a year of 20th Century Music classes, my horizons have expanded significantly. I rediscovered John Adams this year, played a <i>lot</i> of Eric Ewazen, and, thanks to Orchestra, have been discovering classical orchestral repertoire (something that, for some reason, I didn't really care for until this year). I played Haydn 101 (<i>The Clock</i>) and Wagner's <i>Siegfried Idyll</i>, and those were fantastic, got to see Tchaikovsky 4 at the WSO, and am playing Schumann 3 (<i>Rhenish</i>).<br />
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TV and movies. I didn't do a lot of TV-watching this year, but I did watch my way through a few seasons of <i>House</i>, which was fantastic. I stopped after season 3, and didn't continue, but life gets in the way. <i>Futurama </i>also continues to be a favourite. I saw <i>the Half-Blood Prince</i> and <i>Avatar</i> in theatres, watched <i>Up </i>on Blu-Ray. I finally watched <i>Dr. Strangelove</i>, <i>The Nightmare Before Christmas</i>, <i>The Godfather</i>, <i>Full Metal Jacket</i>, and <i>Mean Girls</i>.<br />
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Games. I finally got my hands on a copy of <i>Twilight Princess</i> for Gamecube, and have been enjoying it immensely. I played through <i>Link to the Past</i> again, which was also fantastic. For board games, I have really been enjoying <i>Apples to Apples</i> and <i>Ticket to Ride</i>.<br />
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Relationships. No "significant others" last year, but I did make new connections and deepen many existing friendships (probably a better choice). I am especially grateful for my Bible Study Friends (tm) and Ginger, Alyssa, and Elise - you guys host great parties! And, as always, for the guys, for many nights of crashing in Andrew's basement playing<i> Mario Kart</i>.<br />
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Looking ahead. I have no idea what 2010 will hold for me. My goals at the moment are to run more, to practice more, and to gain the wisdom to know what is truly important in life.<br />
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Here's to 2009, and best wishes for 2010!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-14379439475094409092009-11-21T23:49:00.000-06:002009-11-21T23:49:04.264-06:00New fun stuffTwo new sites I discovered that are amazing:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mysterygoogle.com/">Mystery google</a><br />
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<a href="http://mylifeisaverage.com/">My life is average</a>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-35569630368359685572009-10-11T23:38:00.002-05:002009-10-11T23:42:51.784-05:00QC of the Day #8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1267"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 1417px;" src="http://questionablecontent.net./comics/1267.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-86576628750403106382009-09-19T10:22:00.003-05:002009-09-19T10:25:41.411-05:00QC of the Day #7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=240"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 556px; height: 1450px;" src="http://questionablecontent.net/comics/240.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-87280991094430564702009-08-23T17:03:00.001-05:002009-08-23T17:06:28.436-05:00I'm backAfter a grueling 14-hour drive, I'm back in Winnipeg for good. More on that later.<br />Biggest development of the summer? I fell in love with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/reginaspektor">Regina Spektor</a>.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-53701883720324417872009-06-21T22:54:00.003-05:002009-06-21T22:56:59.529-05:00Reflections on my practicum.<p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">Here are a few things that I learned from my first student teaching placement:</span></p><div> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">1.<span style=""> </span>The primary role of the director is to listen at all times.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">2.<span style=""> </span>Sectionals are extremely important, but should not be places for students to learn their notes and rhythms.<span style=""> </span>Instead, sectionals should be used as time spent working on instrument-specific things and doing chamber rep.<span style=""> </span>Sectionals are also a place for students to develop independently from the director.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">3.<span style=""> </span>Make sure that you have food that you can eat quickly - you never know when you'll end up missing lunch.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">4.<span style=""> </span>Take the time to have everyone in your bands play percussion once in a while - it works so many different aspects of musicianship.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">5.<span style=""> </span>Build a 3 or 4-year plan for repertoire, and figure out what you value as the basis for the repertoire you choose.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">6.<span style=""> </span>Focusing on balance and blend usually solves intonation problems.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">7.<span style=""> </span>Bloom's Mastery Learning - do not continue until a concept/skill has been fully understood and a student can demonstrate proficiency.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">8.<span style=""> </span>Teach articulation styles with letters for tonguing - T t D d L l.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">9.<span style=""> </span>When presented with problems, ascertain whether the problem is with a concept or a skill.<span style=""> </span>If it is a concept problem, talk through it until everyone understands.<span style=""> </span>If it is a skill problem, then drill, drill, drill.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">10.<span style=""> </span>In rehearsal, focus on one concept (balance, blend, crescendo and decrescendo, tone matching, etc), and teach the concept after the warm-up and rehearse sections in the repertoire that the students will need that concept for.<span style=""> </span>This approach focuses your rehearsal and reinforces learning better than trying to fix everything at once.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">11.<span style=""> </span>Don't try to fix everything at once.<span style=""> </span>(see above).</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">12.<span style=""> </span>A good lesson plan outline:<span style=""> </span>Warm-up, Lesson, Technique, Repertoire.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">13.<span style=""> </span>The Rule of Swing Phrasing - emphasize (tongue) the first, highest, and last notes in a phrase.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">14.<span style=""> </span>Wait time is perfectly acceptable.<span style=""> </span>Make sure you have collected your thoughts before you say anything - otherwise you run the risk of babbling or saying something you regret.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">15.<span style=""> </span>Be as efficient as you can with what you say in class.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">16.<span style=""> </span>Check your ego at the door.<span style=""> </span>Once you enter the school, your first responsibility is to the students.<span style=""> </span>Constantly ask the questions, "What is best for the students?<span style=""> </span>What do the students want?<span style=""> </span>What do the students need?"</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">17.<span style=""> </span>Don't try to make fewer bad decisions.<span style=""> </span>Instead, strive to make more good decisions.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">18.<span style=""> </span>Many discipline problems will disappear if your pacing is good.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">19.<span style=""> </span>Never, ever talk over students - you will hurt your voice and then have to repeat what you said.<span style=""> </span>Wait until you have everyone's full attention before you speak.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">20.<span style=""> </span>The podium is for conducting, not for teaching.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">21.<span style=""> </span>Developing a chamber program is the key to having strong, independent musicians.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">22.<span style=""> </span>Realize whether you are being a band director or a music educator.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">23.<span style=""> </span>Always remember why you got into music - it is fun and interesting to play!</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">24.<span style=""> </span>Be prepared for anything - you may find yourself in the role of a stagehand/roadie, a guidance counsellor, or anything in between.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">25.<span style=""> </span>Above all, the students are the only important part of our job.<span style=""> </span>Strive for compassion, kindness, love, and mercy.<span style=""> </span>Try to get to know each student individually.<span style=""> </span>Take a genuine interest in who they are.<span style=""> </span>See them for who they are, but also for who they can be.<span style=""> </span>We don't teach band - we teach life through music.<span style=""> </span>Through music, we enrich our students' lives and teach them a way to make sense of the world.<span style=""> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:100%;">In other news, I'm leaving bright and early for Cold Lake, Alberta for the summer. I'm teaching music to Cadets there. Wish me luck and send me mail! Message me if you'd like my mailing address - I'd love to hear from you!</span></p><div style="text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">See you in the fall!</span></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-27993097257951942272009-06-19T11:04:00.003-05:002009-06-19T11:09:11.884-05:00QC of the Day #5A 2-parter. Hannelore is definitely my all-time favourite character. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1399"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 1417px;" src="http://questionablecontent.net/comics/1399.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1401"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 1417px;" src="http://questionablecontent.net/comics/1401.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-39498161246174068862009-06-09T22:52:00.002-05:002009-06-09T22:55:10.391-05:00QC of the Day #3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1054"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 1418px;" src="http://questionablecontent.net./comics/1054.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-64735311462413314722009-05-12T21:35:00.001-05:002009-05-12T21:35:41.354-05:00Look Around You<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v5cWWV0KNDg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v5cWWV0KNDg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-64335970287496666002009-04-13T17:36:00.003-05:002009-04-13T17:38:38.473-05:00Arutunian Trumpet ConcertoI am preparing for my jury next week, so I am recording myself playing my rep. Any constructive criticism is welcome (or comments, seeing as how most of you haven't heard me play for 3 or 4 years). This is a section of the Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra by Alexander Arutunian (b. 1920).<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s9aN5zHWVZk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s9aN5zHWVZk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13984852.post-49642419243184748802009-04-02T14:48:00.001-05:002009-04-02T14:48:52.043-05:00QC of the Day #3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://questionablecontent.net/comics/631.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 1418px;" src="http://questionablecontent.net/comics/631.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02218359441369595638noreply@blogger.com0