By David Ahrens, on August 22nd, 2010
Summer Professional Development Projects
Each Summer I try to, as a professional development project, take on a secondary instrument and improve my abilities on it. (My primary instrument is the horn). Back in college, I took the basic pedagogy courses for brass, woodwind, string, and percussion instruments. I learned to play each instrument . . . → Read More: Ever-Improving Chops on Secondary Instruments
By David Ahrens, on August 9th, 2010
It’s hard for me to believe, but I will begin my 12th year teaching high school band in one week. During that time, I’ve been at two schools. The first for five years and the second for seven now. At the time that I left my first band, I had just begun to . . . → Read More: A Band That Plays Together, Plays Together
By David Ahrens, on July 31st, 2010
Yesterday was the first meeting of my band’s Student Leadership Team (SLT). Just a short time ago, I announced to my students at Summer Band that I wanted to meet with all Juniors and Seniors prior to our camp (which begins next Monday). A few days ago (while on vacation in Utah) I sent out both . . . → Read More: Student Leadership Team
By David Ahrens, on July 21st, 2010
Music Education Professional Learning Network Opens to Public
Grove City, PA – July18, 2010 — The Music Education Professional Learning Network (MPLN) opens to the public, at12:00 pm EDT, on July 19, 2010.
The MPLN is a new Website specifically developed for music educators, pre-service music teachers, and teaching musicians of any kind. As its base framework, it . . . → Read More: Press Release: Music Education Professional Learning Network Opens to Public
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