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I've got a lot of work ahead of me
I shall endeavor here to give a very sketchy and inadequate list of composers who are sufficiently important so that every competent singer is expected to have some of their music suitable to his/er voice in his/er repertoire ( Read more... ) -
The best word in the world
Sternutatory: "causing or resulting in sneezing"
Cat dander is sternutatory to me -
Eric, this might be directed especially at you! :-)
On an example of a type of song/tune contruction found in folksongs of early origin ( Read more... ) -
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Teachers will say the darndest things!
A teacher stopped by today and told me about the cutest thing that happened while she was giving a test for the 3rd grade this morning ( Read more... ) -
Personality
Researchers generally agree that the main components of anyone’s personality can be boiled down to five different aspects ( Read more... ) -
An elementary school assignment
So the kids in the lower school had some assignment: write down 10 things that bug you. Most of them wrote things like, "It bugs me when... I'm late for school, or when my dog barks at night," or something like that. But there were a few really strange funny ones ( Read more... ) -
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"The world is a chalkboard, and she's a GIANT fingernail." - Justin, the TA for fourth grade, commenting on a certain celebrity's singing talent. -
Wise Words
"You don't really know someone until you've had recess with them" - Alex, age 8 -
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1) How old do you wish you were ( Read more... )