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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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With Confidence Steal the Show
St. Andrews Hall in Detroit was certainly rocking last night with the diverse styles of four power-punk-pop bands. It was the second stop of the Around the World and Back Tour for State Champs. Don Broco set off the night with an energetic live show. At one point, they asked us to take a knee…
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My Radio Show is 5 Now!
My radio show, Word is Bond celebrated its 5th Anniversary with special in-studio guests, live performances, a freestyle cypher, hip-hop trivia, and prizes last week. I had a lot of fun spinning songs that featured 5 emcees on the tracks. I tested my listener’s knowledge of hip-hop by asking trivia questions about the fifth album releases from…
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Teaching is Very Rewarding
A student surprised me today with these very thoughtful gifts. I was overwhelmed to see the time and effort he put in to them. He 3D printed my logo and my favourite picture from my wedding. When you hold it up to the light, the picture reveals itself. I still can’t believe that this is…
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Word is Bond Rap Radio Celebrates 5 Years
I started Word is Bond Rap Radio five years ago. The tagline of the show has always been “real hip-hop music and talk” and I have been happy to share some of my favourite music with you week in and week out for the past 250 episodes. I have had in-depth and exclusive interviews with…
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UGK – London’s Rap Battle League (Volume 1)
UnderGround Kings Battle League London makes its debut this Friday. It’s a brand new, premiere rap battle league. There will be live performances, several battles, special guests, a main event match, and live deejays. The event will be professionally filmed as well. It is sure to be an amazing night and I hope to see…
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March to the Past (Chasing Content)
Let’s March into a new month by looking back at what was going on last year at this time right here on Silent Cacophony. Read all of the posts from last March or just these highlights . . . How I Feel Doing Midnight Radio This comic by Ehud Lavski and Yael Nathan is absolutely…
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My Wedding Mixtape
I am getting married tomorrow. I am so happy, excited, and anxious. I just had to make a mixtape to celebrate this special day and share it with all of my loved ones. I printed off CDs for all of the guests at the wedding, but also wanted to provide a digital download for anyone…
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Second Adulthood Makeover
The Blue Satin Nightgown: My French Makeover at Age 78! by Karin Crilly I have been doing some reading about how women need to reinvent themselves in second adulthood. It’s a very interesting concept that has adults trying to figure out what to do now that they find themselves with a significant amount of time after…
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The Smart One – Is She Though?
The Smart One by Jennifer Close The title character of this novel was labelled by her parents as “the smart one.” However, she is not feeling very smart at the moment. Her three adult children don’t quite have it together the way she had expected them to. Her oldest, has left the profession of nursing…
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Student Choice in Instrumental Music
It’s difficult to manage student choice in an instrumental music class. There are so many things to consider. The first of which is assigning instruments to your students. It is important to have a good variety of brass and woodwind instruments so that your class can sound like a full concert band. This is a good…