The Summerglen Files

Music, Creativity, and Everyday Life at Summerglen Music in Raleigh, NC

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Entries from August 2009

On Starting an After-School Band

August 21st, 2009 · No Comments

This year, it seems we’ve had our hands in a variety of ventures all at once. It makes for an exciting life, doing something completely different every day! This week has been all about the Wiley Elementary School Band, and it’s been quite a great experience.
Wiley lost its band last year due [...]

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Tags: music education

Creativity Stuff!

August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Greetings, Summerglen friends! We’re back from Millbrook Band Camp (aka, a week of marching around in the pouring rain), and getting geared up for the fall. There’s nothing like a solid week of drum cadences, drill, and 8-to-5 steps–for me, it means that the hot days of summer are almost over (thank goodness!) [...]

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Tags: a day in the life · creativity