Silent Cacophony
Welcome to the mind of Chase March. This blog is the place to find musings, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and information about DJing. Please use the navigation page to focus in on topics that interest you.
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Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands (Book Review)
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian Emily Shepard used to be a regular teenage girl. She had to deal with her parents who often drank too much, but her life was fairly average. At least, I gather it was from reading this story written in her own words. The problem is that she…
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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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14 Songs for February 14th
14 Songs for February 14th (A DJ Chase March Mixtape) I made this one as a Valentine’s Day present for my beloved Diana. I can’t believe that in just a few short weeks she will become my wife. I am truly a blessed man. I hope that you will enjoy this mixtape as well. Please…
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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…
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Spider-Woman – Revamped and Styling!
Spider-Woman: New Duds Jessica Drew aka Spider-Woman has quit The Avengers in order to live a normal life, something she has never really known. Her plan to just be an everyday investigator is turned upside down when Ben Ulrich helps her out of a tough spot and motivates the reluctant hero to take on a missing…
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First Week of a Beginning Instrumental Music Class (Part 2)
This is part 2 of an on-going series for new instrumental music teachers who are leading a class of beginning music students. Last week, I shared the first two lessons I taught my classes this year. This week, we will look at the next two lessons that you can use to kick off your semester. Trying…
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One More Douglas Adams’ Trip Through Space and Time
Doctor Who: Shada by Douglas Adams (novelization by Gareth Roberts) Douglas Adams never completed Doctor Who story has finally seen the light of day in a novel that does justice to the story he likely would have told. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. There were moments that were laugh out loud funny. The dry with and humour…