This is what med students watch

My wife, who will be starting med school in August, recently got an email from her new school showing what students have been enjoying out of the medical spectrum in the past few months. Here’s one of my faves–totally non-bass stuff, but oh well…...

Orchestra Etiquette from Holly Mulcahy

Here’s a post from the always entertaining Holly Mulcahy on orchestra etiquette through the centuries: Whether you are the person sheepishly turning off the ringing cell phone during the quiet movement, or the annoyed and indignant person sitting next to the...

Adventures in Student Teaching no. 543

A friend of mine from my student teacher training program at DePaul once told me a painfully funny (to me, at least) story from his middle school student teaching days: A bassoonist by trade, this student teacher had been assigned to strong music program in a very...

Trololo… and cat Trololo

Ever seen the Trololo video? If you haven’t, you’ve simply got to check it out–70’s era Soviet crooning at its finest: If you dare, you can also check out Trololo cat crooning:

Music school!

Here’s an awesome (and all-too-accurate) video of a typical music major as portrayed by animated computer dudes. This is a very common drama played out in music schools everywhere! Thanks to John Floeter for sending me this.