Chase MarchBlog

Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)

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  • Forget the New Year’s Resolutions – Goals are Way Better!

    I think the moment you realize that something isn’t working for you, that’s when you should resolve to change it. You shouldn’t wait till New Year’s Eve. Last year, I decided to make a few goals instead of resolutions. I made the mistake of only writing them down on the blog and letting them get buried

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  • My Year in Review

    At the very start of this year, I decided to set a few goals for myself. Now that it is the final day of the year, it’s time to look back and see how I have done. GOAL 1 – Release Know Your History Episodes on Time I released the episodes to the radio and

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  • Top 12 Albums of 2012

    I started this tradition three years ago with the Top 9 albums of ’09 and continued it the following years with the Top 10 Albums of 2010 and the Top 11 of 2011. One thing I like about these year-end lists is that I often discover music I missed out on all year long. I often

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  • Last Reads of the Year

    The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom I love the concept of this novel. It’s about the man who first started to count and measure time. It started out innocently enough, but this one man’s preoccupation changed the entire world. As such, he became Father Time and it didn’t seem to be a blessing at all.

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  • Teaching Tip – Geography

    Teaching Tip Tuesday is a regular feature here on Silent Cacophony. Every week I share with you a tip that I hope you will find useful in your teaching. You can visit the Teaching Tips Archive to see all of the tips in the order I have posted them over the years. Please check that

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  • The Power of Musical Education

    “We make a big mistake in education by compensating everyone called ‘teacher’ on the same salary schedule. Music teachers arguable work longer hours, have greater influence, and contribute more to the community than most of their colleagues. Music education positions are unique. Why should a music educator’s salary be equal to that of a colleague

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