What’s a fugue?
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FUGATO Subject _______ Answer _______ Subject _______ … More What’s a fugue?
“Lifehack” is phrase that has worked its way into popular culture vocabulary, defined on their website as “a phrase that describes any advice, resource, tip or trick that will help you get things done more efficiently and effectively.” There’s a reason why people enjoy reading these short, descriptive tips. Simply put, they’re useful. Often times, teachers, … More Teach something useful
Professor Kristy Morell was kind enough to invite me to play drumset for a reading session with the USC Thornton Horn Ensemble. Undergraduate and Graduate students arrange various pop tunes for French Horn choir, and today we read through everyone’s arrangements. What a great way to structure an activity that develops creative agency and a useful, … More Be confident that you can create
Clair Omar Musser was a famous percussionist known for composing etudes for his students, among many other things. He customized etudes that would work a particular technique or concept. More recently, my good friend, Anne Marie Cherry, shared a story of how one semester, the french horn studio teacher had everyone choose their biggest weakness, … More Help students create
“Do the right thing.” Somewhere along the way, this was inculcated into my conscious streams of thought. My parents, Sesame Street, Boy Scout – probably all of the above and many more, were instances where an impressionable child learned to differentiate between right and wrong. By no means would I consider myself altruistic, but I … More Ethics is a Process
I am a big fan of stand-up comedy. Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is an entire series by Jerry Seinfeld that features funny people being funny together, and it is mesmerizing. As if someone making you laugh isn’t funny enough, watching someone making another “funny” person laugh is hilarious. I also enjoy the flip side, watching … More Make them laugh, help them learn