Tonight, I will accompany 103 fine people to NYC. Sleep? Feh. You can sleep when yer dead. Lots of fun stuff planned for my students, most of whom have never been to Man Hat. The highlight for me, as always, is the performance at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. That, and sleeping [...]

I’m not getting too old for this I’m not getting too old for this I’m not getting too old for this I’m not g… What a great weekend, though, eh? Once again, I am reminded why I do this. I still don’t know how they all pull it off. You really have to see it [...]

Welp, we’re as ready as we’re going to be. Nine weeks of … Can we please sing in tune? TEETH! You cannot look like corpses on that entrance. George, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Cory, please don’t look like a scared rabbit up there. Step-hop-fa-lap-fa-lap-ball-change Can we please do ball-changes instead of flams? HEEL DROPS HOLY [...]

To my everlasting chagrin, many students at my school think that the only way to solve a problem is to throw a fist or slap a face or push someone up against a locker. Admittedly, the latter has sounded strangely appealing to my own rat self on occasion…but of course, I’d never follow through. That’s [...]

…cue the Grieg. Last night’s rehearsal wasn’t all that bad. I told a friend in email this morning that at least it didn’t make me want to jump off the nearest bridge. Could the morning be breaking? I go through this every year. There’s a definite order of things. First, teach the music. That’s fun. [...]