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My band story
Left, right, left, right… Control your body weight. Track the arch of your foot up the side of your leg. Don’t lean. Hit the ball of your foot with the click of the block. Find a point on the horizon. Focus on the click and the sound of the instructor’s commands…and breathe! I’m a sophomore…
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First Somerset Football Band
First Somerset Football Band. I became the director at Somerset Canyons in 2016. In 2017 I felt it was time to put together a football band. Football Band Before I dig into the story of our first outing, let me clarify something. We never had a marching band at Somerset Canyons. We had a football…
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Reflections on 60 years
Reflections on 60 years. Today is my 60th birthday, so I thought I’d look back at God’s blessings in my life. Parents I had great parents. And they loved each other. They were the kind of affectionate parents that made a young kid say, “EWWW!” often. Dad would come home from work and fall into…
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Hanging in there
Hanging in there. You can read a great deal about personal habits that help you succeed, but it all starts with just hanging in there. Rock I was in my first few years at The King’s Academy (TKA). Things weren’t going as well as I had hoped. The stress was high and it was getting…
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Starting over again
Starting over again. Tomorrow morning marks the 5th time that I’ve started over with a new school. So, today I felt like reflecting on these changes. Getting Started I got my start in music education in 1988. Northampton County Schools interviewed me and hired me on the spot. I was filled with dreams and thoroughly…
