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		<title>One Success And Some Thoughts&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Success! The final numbers are not in but I can tentatively say that I went from approximately 65% retention from 8th to 9th grade to approximately 96% retention from 8th to 9th!  Selection from an article from our Band Program Newsletter:  Pride, Tradition, Excellence: I cannot think of three more appropriate words that describe the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gearymusic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4334892&amp;post=47&amp;subd=gearymusic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Igniting a Passion</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want my students to leave my classroom at the end of their time with me each school year with a conceptual understanding of music performance and a love of the subject matter.  I know my students that have went onto the high school level can play their instruments to varying degrees, I know most [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gearymusic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4334892&amp;post=44&amp;subd=gearymusic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Concert Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not about the product&#8230; It&#8217;s about the process! It&#8217;s concert season and I have to continually remind myself that &#8220;It&#8217;s not about the product&#8230; It&#8217;s about the process.&#8221;  As I press on towards my middle school concert date, I find myself pushing for the product and allowing some of the process to slide.  In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gearymusic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4334892&amp;post=40&amp;subd=gearymusic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wonderful Moments&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sixth Grade Percussion Class&#8230; without a sense of humor this could be a very crazy class!  I am blessed to have an administration that is willing to schedule classes of like-instruments for our &#8220;large group lessons.&#8221;  The fact that they call having up to thirty-three people in a room &#8220;large group lessons&#8221; is still astounding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gearymusic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4334892&amp;post=37&amp;subd=gearymusic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just a thought&#8230; or two&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was introduced to a great quote this year from our physical education department&#8230; &#8220;If we do what we&#8217;ve always done, we&#8217;ll get what we&#8217;ve always got!&#8221;  With all of the research and technology out there today, there are many other means by which we can organize and deliver content.  Maybe we should refocus our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gearymusic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4334892&amp;post=32&amp;subd=gearymusic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keyarts and Special Needs Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most useful websites ever!  http://keyarts.ws/     I&#8217;d like to draw your attention to the Special Strategies page of the keyarts website.  William Pearce, along with other arts educators in Pennsylvania, created a page that has been designed as an informational resource for arts educators. It is a compilation of information gathered from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gearymusic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4334892&amp;post=9&amp;subd=gearymusic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Governor&#8217;s Institute for Arts Educators</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a very stimulating week in Valley Forge, I am finally able to sit back and reflect on my involvement with the Governor&#8217;s Institute for Arts Educators in Pennsylvania.  It was an intense week full of wonderful experiences.  Throughout the week, I was able to collaborate and network with fellow music, dance, art, and theater teachers from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gearymusic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4334892&amp;post=6&amp;subd=gearymusic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hello world!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here goes nothing!  I&#8217;m entering the world of blogging.  After two very intriguing weeks of workshops, presentations, and classes, I decided to hop on board and enter the wide world of technology and start a blog.  I hope that I am able to provide some useful thoughts and information to fellow music educators out there [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gearymusic.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4334892&amp;post=1&amp;subd=gearymusic&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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