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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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The Manhattans Interview Part 2
Let’s continue our interview with legendary R&B group The Manhattans as recorded from the green room of the bandshell at the Canadian National Exhibition earlier this year. If you missed Part 1, you can go back and read it now, you can download the entire show for free, stream it with the player below, or…
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The Manhattans Interview
Today, we have a special treat for all of you. An interview with legendary R&B group The Manhattans. You can download the podcast for free, stream it with the player below, or just continue reading. Chase: “All right everybody, this is Chase March. Daddy J and I are here at the CNE with three members…
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A Blogging Milestone – 100,000 Page Views
Silent Cacophony has hit a milestone. This humble little blog now has over 100,000 page views. That feels like reason to celebrate. Bring on the fireworks! For some reason, my numbers fluctuate each week. This is what traffic looked like over the past week. I know that I don’t have a superstar blog. But…
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Teaching Tip – Halloween Vowel Sounds
Here’s a cool game that you might want to use for Halloween this month. It was based on a concept that was floating around the Internet a few years back. I’m sure that no educational board game is completely unique these days. Nonetheless, it’s a game that works well with students just learning or needed…
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Tulip Tree Trail at Rondeau Provincial Park
Let’s head back to Rondeau Provincial Park for another Visual Running Tour. Today we will be exploring the Tulip Tree Trail. This trail starts right beside the Visitor Centre. Before you decide to hike it or go for a run, make sure you go inside to the store to buy a trail guide. There are…
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Dirty Dale & JoJo Flores – Dope DJs!
Chase: “We’re here on the red carpet at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the 2011 Stylus Awards. We’re talking to Dirty Dale and JoJo Flores. Congratulations on your nominations this year.” Dirty Dale: “Thanks. We’re up for House DJ of the Year.” Chase: “How long have you been deejaying?” Dirty Dale: “For the last ten…
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Where’s My Flying Skateboard?
Last night I dreamt that I was in the process of creating a flying skateboard. I had to ollie to get the board into the air. Unless I performed a perfect ollie, the board would not hover. It would just fall back to the ground. I tried it again and again. I was determined to…
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5 Steps to Getting Supply Teaching Jobs
Here are 5 sure-fire ways to get your phone ringing for those elusive supply teaching gigs. 1) Business Cards Having a business card is essential. Always carry a few in your pocket because you never know when you will bump into a teacher or a principal and make a connection. Your card doesn’t need to…
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A Thanksgiving Hip-Hop Mix
Here’s a mix I threw together for this week’s radio show. Just in case you weren’t listening last night, here it is for you now as a free download. You can also stream it with the player below. I hope you have an awesome Thanksgiving! Music Playlist at MixPod.com
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South Point Trail at Rondeau Provincial Park
Rondeau Provincial Park . . . Time to hit the ground running. Literally. It’s time for another Visual Running Tour! South Point Trail was definitely my favourite running spot at the park. It starts out along an old road and works its way through the Oak Savannah. It was amazingly quiet, peaceful, and beautiful. The…