#128. The Storm

#128. The Storm

Vivian Greene stated, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” Though I have known those profoundly beautiful words for a long time, I started thinking that this moment in our lives may be the perfect one to...
#127. Just Another Rehearsal

#127. Just Another Rehearsal

What I wouldn’t give to be conducting a band rehearsal right now! Rarely have I said those words with more fervent feeling. I’d give just about anything to tell flutes they are out of tune, or trumpets that they’re forgetting accidentals, or percussionists that they...
#126. Time

#126. Time

Now that we have all gotten into the groove of distance learning, and most of us can’t leave our homes on days or hours off, we may find ourselves – more than likely – with more unstructured time to use as we wish than ever before in our lives. So this might be a good...
#125. Remember to Stop!

#125. Remember to Stop!

Now that most of us have been teaching from home for a while, I have been hearing wonderful stories of creative teaching, unique ways educators are widening the scope of what they teach, and teachers integrating our art with other subjects maybe even more than under...
#124. Discovery

#124. Discovery

“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” Those amazing words of Bernice Johnson Reagon remind us that it is in times like the ones we find ourselves in today – life and professional challenges...