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Seeing Adaptistration

Thu, Dec 12, 2006
Although there’s much to love about the MoveableType blogging platform, I do wish it were easier to embed photographs and graphics in articles. Quite often, I am unable to include a number of photos and graphics due to time and formatting constraints. As such, I’ve decided to create an online gallery for all of the

Peering Behind The Curtain Of Pay-Per-Student Teaching

Wed, Dec 12, 2006
Back in October, 2006 system dynamics expert Bill Harris and I released a systems model that not only maps the lifecycle of a professional musician but it explores methods to improve the sustainability of the classical music business. One component of that model defined the growing demand for private teaching and recently, I ran across

Back To Work

Tue, Dec 12, 2006
I hope everyone had some time to relax and enjoy the holiday season but now it is time to get back to business. I’m taking most of today to catch up on all of the email and phone messages that have stacked up over the past four days but starting tomorrow, the blogging begins in

I’m Off To Tuba Christmas – Chicago

Sat, Dec 12, 2006
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You mean you don’t know what Tuba Christmas is? In a nutshell, it is a holiday celebration that takes place in hundreds of cities across the country… Literally, thousands of tuba and euphonium players come together to play traditional and contemporary Christmas carols in the spirit of the holiday. The Chicago area event will take

Happy Holidays

Fri, Dec 12, 2006
I hope everyone out there will take some time over the holidays to relax as soon as your Messiah, Nutcracker, Holiday Pops shows are all wrapped up. My nose will be back to the blogging grindstone next week. Until then, in the words of The Daily Show’s John Stewart, here’s your moment of zen…
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