The Summerglen Files

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

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Entries from April 2010

More Gig Etiquette – Tuesday Trombone Tips #15

April 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments

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Tags: music business · Trombones · videos

Tuesday Trombone Tips #14 – Gig Etiquette

April 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Greetings, Summerglen friends! Recently, I’ve been playing a bunch of church and theatre gigs around town. It’s been fun performing at different places and meeting new people, but unfortunately, I’ve noticed several of my gigmates indulging in some not-so-good habits, like coming to the dress rehearsal without a pencil, and even worse, without their music [...]

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Tags: music business · music education · Trombones · videos

Cool Video Alert – Do Schools Kill Creativity?

April 5th, 2010 · No Comments

If you’re interested in creativity and education, here’s a highly enlightening and entertaining way to spend the next 20 minutes. In this video, creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson discusses creativity and the educational system–and hits the nail right on the head! His perspective on creativity really rings true with my experience in school, both as [...]

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Tags: creativity · music education · videos