an example of how we should live together as a community
I love this quote from Cathy Crispino, the 2008 Kansas Music Educators Association’s High School Choral Teacher of the Year
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Join a Choir, live a longer fuller life with better health
January seems to be the month to focus on health and fitness. We are daily bombarded with news stories on ways to lose pounds or get fit. Being a bit rounder than I’d like to be, I generally listen, but I really perked up when I saw this headline: No sweat – sing yourself to better [...]
65 years = amazing dedication
“I love it, I like to see people succeed, and music is a positive academic program that gives kids the opportunity for success.” ~Margaret Pantalone
Ms. Pantelone, with 65 years as a choral music educator, was just recently honored by having a 38-year-old choral festival in West Virginia renamed after her. Read about it here.
65 years = amazing [...]
It all boils down to love
“I love music, I love teaching music, and I love young people. And the combination of those makes my job perfect.” ~ Laura Sam, 2007 Choral Teacher of the Year (NC Music Educator’s Association)
An inspirational article on Laura Sam in the Burlington Times can be found here.
teaching children to love what they do
“I’ve learned . . . how important it is for children to have something in life to contribute that’s greater than themselves. My fear is our society is teaching children to either win a medal or focus on performance only, rather than teaching children to love what they do. It’s my hope that in the Community Music [...]