The Summerglen Files

Ever wonder what makes music education so unique and valuable? This recording of composer and music educator Jack Stamp hits the nail right on the head! Music isn’t just something to pass the time or fill the space; it’s an art form that can bring out the very best in those who pursue [...]

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Welcome back for part 3 of our “Watch the Marching Band Grow” series here on the Summerglen Blog! For the past two weeks, we’ve been working a lot with the band on musical unity and emotional expression. And at this weekend’s performance at the Capital City Band Expo, the kids did the best [...]

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Some performers create art by moving air. Some of us hit stuff. And some of us do THIS…

Amazing stuff! These girls are the Kings Firecrackers, a performance jumprope team from Ohio. Way to go, Firecrackers, for showing the world what awesome things young people can achieve!

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Happy Sunday, friends! For today’s Sunday Shots, here are a couple of pictures from the Women Embracing Creativity book tour we did back in August. We visited several independent bookstores and holistic centers around Virginia, but these were our favorites!

Signing books at the Heritage Bookstore in Virginia Beach, VA

Leading the Giving Yourself Permission [...]

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Last night, Andrew and I took a random trip out to Greenville to visit my alma mater, the East Carolina University School of Music. The school has begun hosting an alumni recital each year, and we took advantage of our free Friday night and came to check it out.
The alumni performances were [...]

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Welcome back to our “Watch the Marching Band Grow” series here on the Summerglen blog. This video was shot at Millbrook’s second competition of the 2009 season–the West Johnston Invitational this past Saturday, October 10th.

At their last competition, the band had some problems with tempo. The reason is simply because playing [...]

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For today’s Sunday Shots, we bring you a treat from the band camp we did with the Millbrook Band back in July. The Millbrook students put up with a lot from us during band camp. We marched them rain or shine for 8-9 hours a day, made them memorize tons of music, and [...]

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For the last week and a half, I’ve been having a string of rotten days–those awful times when it seems like everybody’s on your case, and like even your best efforts don’t measure up. It hasn’t been a fun week, for sure, but at the same time, it’s been a valuable week, an opportunity [...]

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Happy Sunday! For most of this year, I’ve been terribly lazy about writing on this blog. The problem is, there have been lots of cool things going on that I should’ve told you guys about! So, I’m starting the Sunday Shots series here on the Summerglen blog. For the first few [...]

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For those marching band enthusiasts living in the Triangle area, here’s the competition schedule for the Millbrook marching band. If you drop by a competition, make sure to give Andrew and me a yell. We’ll be the ones nervously biting our nails on the sidelines during the show.
Oct. 10 at West Johnston [...]

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