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One of the favorite events of the conference was the daily drum circle. 100 djembes from Toca Percussion were given away at each circle. The instructor began with a solo performance, demonstrating the many different sounds that can be achieved on a single drum. He went on to explain that there are two different ways […]

Dr. Paul Wirth is giving the teaching demonstration this morning. His focus is on Developing Artistic Command through Technical Mastery Dr. Wirth took on a project specifically for the purpose of demonstrating at this conference. His student is 14-year old Tony Caparelli, whom he took on a year ago as a 13-year old student. He […]

The keynote speaker this morning is Dr. Martin Marty. His session title is Two Strangers at One Keyboard – The Musical Politics of “the Self” and “the Other.” With a witty sense of humor, Dr. Marty quickly has the audience laughing and engaged in his message. After a brief introduction in which he shares of […]

First up this morning – another publisher showcase. There are three to choose from each time and this morning I opted for the Kjos presentation. Primarily because while visiting with Charlene Zundel (of TCW Resources, which is now being published and distributed by Kjos) at the Kjos booth yesterday, I found out that they would […]

Dr. Richard Kogan is the evening concert artist. He is doing a combined lecture/recital of George Gershwin. His musical program includes: Rhapsody in Blue Fantasy on Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess arr. Earl Wild Right now, he is sharing biographical information about Gershwin. Interspersed with his lecture, Dr. Kogan is adding other musical pieces. Here he […]

Megan, Virginia and I enjoyed a lovely dinner at Baisi Thai. I forgot my camera, so we had to snap this pic with one of our phones: