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You’re Not Alone – Danny’s Story (TONIGHT)
DWG Entertainment Presents “You’re Not Alone – Danny’s Story” Danny has overcome a lot in his life and he wants to use this opportunity to share his battle with addiction and mental health. Chase March will get in-depth with him in a live interview that will hopefully inspire those that have been, or are going…
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Composing with Tapes and Vinyl
Yesterday, we looked at some of the things that stood out to me while reading Capturing Sound by Mark Katz. If you missed that post, you can go back and read it now. Or, just keep reading to find out how musicians started composing with cassette tape and vinyl. Sampling and Tape Loops Pioneer In 1930,…
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Technology Changed Everything in Music
Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music by Mark Katz This was an interesting read and I will write a few posts about the observations I made and things I learned while reading it. The 4 Minute Restriction “For seventy-one years between the invention of the phonograph and the introduction of the long-playing disc (877…
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There is More Than One Profound Truth
“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” ― Niels Bohr Neil Postman helps break down this thought. He writes, “It is better to have access to more than one profound truth. To be able to hold comfortably in one’s…
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The Best of Last June
I didn’t blog much last June. I was pretty busy with work and pursuing my Masters Degree. So, it is a rather short list this month for Chasing Content. There were only three posts other than podcasts. The two posts highlighted below though are worth revisiting. You can read all of the posts from last…
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Your Kid Can Be a Money Genius
Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You’re Not) by Beth Kobliner I am absolutely terrible with money. I don’t know how to budget properly or save. I often ask myself where all my money went. I know that I can do better with my finances but I don’t really know how. So, I…
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Get Your Students To Unbelieve
Psychologist Kevin Dutton has coined a term for something I am sure you have seen at some point in your career as educator. Have you ever had a student, or group of students, actively resist your attempts to teach them? Do they seem to completely reject the whole process? Dutton refers to this as ‘unbelief.”…
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See the Trilliums While You Can
I love trail running this time of year and getting to see trilliums starting to bloom. Warbler Woods in London, Ontario is one of the best places to see Ontario’s Provincial Flower every spring. The flowers line the trailside and it is absolutely beautiful. The trillium needs a lot of sunlight to survive. Unfortunately, wooded…
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Latest Graphic Novel Reads
Here are the latest graphic novels I have been able to read thanks to the public library. The Fiction I love the concept of this story, four childhood friends discover a book of strange books that lets them travel inside them to the stories. Unfortunately one of them gets lost and never makes his way…
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Annoying Your Students is Ideal
“I annoy my students on a number of levels. I don’t praise them enough: I’m always being critical, finding fault in their work. I make them commit to a writing project—choose the subject of their essays—almost immediately. I don’t tolerate procrastination. And I make them go out into the world and do immersions.” This passage…