Two weeks ago, I discarded the late draft of half a post about my personal apprehension regarding my educating in general, specifically expressed in my anxiety in planning to expose these kids to string instruments for the first time in most of their lives.

I've done it, now, though. Today was wonderful except for one pivotal dialogue between ( Read more... )

Anybody in the midwest in a few weeks want to go see ben folds in tulsa on november 4 (friday)?

I was gonna go to the lied center on the sixth with a friend but just realized that i have Symphony that week. The next closest show is in columbia (on saturday)...

Anyway, 30 bucks; call me or whatever.

I only complete and save, like, a quarter of the normal posts I begin. I guess I'm condemned to delete emotionally obsolete drafts until the end. ANYWAY ( Read more... )

i miss nathaniel

i also miss home in petaluma CA,
christmas, hope, practicing, lawrence, fascination, spanish, and lauren kennedy.

In no particular order... of course]

http://www.sharmusic.com/itemdy00.asp?t1=IMT400&srccode=66FEXX80IMT400 ..crazipressive!?

"One might conjecture that college should teach a student to live, as evidenced by verbalizations demonstrating ability to analyze, criticize, and/or choose alternatives consistent with some value orientation; and to act, or behave consistently with one's verbalizations." - from Contemporary Music Education by Clifford K. Madsen & Terry Lee Kuhn (© ( Read more... )

I didn't post in the heat of the moment, because I'm bound and determined to continue presenting rationality ( Read more... )

This is the life I choose.

i miss nathaniel

For the people not connected to Matt's journal ( Read more... )