Category Archives: Etcetera

lessons from my sports legends, part 2

Posted on February 9, 2013 by mllama4

R – There are two more things that immediately come to mind when I think of Larry Bird, Carl Yastrzemski, Dale Earnhardt Sr and Tom Brady. 3) Work hard at getting better; work hard all the time. Yaz was in his mid … Continue reading →

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lessons from my sports legends, part 1

Posted on January 19, 2013 by mllama4

R – My guilty pleasure in life – and I am painfully aware that this being the case reflects the necessity of my needing to lead a more interesting life – is listening to WEEI Sports Radio on the way … Continue reading →

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stephen smith and peter pan

Posted on January 12, 2013 by mllama4

R – In my last post, and a few others as well I believe in the last year, I alluded to my KSC sophomore education professor, Stephen Smith. I could write a book on the lessons he taught his students, … Continue reading →

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thank you

Posted on December 22, 2012 by mllama4

R – I’ll tell you later why I’m writing this post this morning, but first I want to allude to two former teachers who had a profound impact on me. The first is Stephen Smith, my Intro to Education professor … Continue reading →

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high school music requirement

Posted on October 20, 2012 by mllama4

R – I have three questions for you High School teachers out there. Here’s question #1: “Should music education be for every student?” I wish I could hear your own individual response to this… is it “yes”, “no” or “depends”? … Continue reading →

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role playing

Posted on October 2, 2012 by mllama4

R – Role playing… I think that we as music educators do this better than anyone else I can think of. The variety of hats we wear seems to transcend anyone else’s definition of “normal” except for ours. Think about … Continue reading →

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sacred music police

Posted on August 31, 2012 by mllama4

R – preface: I have spent 11 of my 25 years in this profession as a president or president-elect of a state ACDA or NAfME organization. All that means is that I have been in a position to hear what’s … Continue reading →

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what would betty atterbury say

Posted on August 26, 2012 by mllama4

R – I never met Betty before she passed away in 1998. I was still teaching in New Hampshire at the time and had not crossed paths with her while I was up in Orono doing my graduate work a … Continue reading →

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moments

Posted on May 26, 2012 by mllama4

R – As the school year winds down, goober music teachers likely will as well for a bit (though I have little doubt Jarika and I will be talking shop and getting each other revved up all Summer long), so … Continue reading →

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letter to the legislature: music for all

Posted on May 12, 2012 by mllama4

R – My statement letter from 6 years ago for a bill that would repeal a provision that allowed a school administrative unit to delay adoption of the system of learning results in the performing arts, enabling only partial adoption of those standards. … Continue reading →

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