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Keith Jarrett and the Abstract Truth
Keith Jarrett once said that the more you know about the piano, about harmony, the harder it is to decide which note to play next. Because you’ve moved from thinking of seven possible notes (the ones right under your fingers, … Continue reading
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It’s Our Fault
If the world was better in your youth, and kids had much more sense; if things once great have gone to shit, and nothing makes much sense, you only have yourself to blame: your parenting did this. How damned convenient … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, daily poems, education, leading by example, NaPoWriMo, nostalgia, parenting, responsibility
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Life requires art: a cento
Watch out! Art has been called a frill by governments and citizens, who balance budgets, cutting art without a care. They’ve lost their souls, and separate their heads from hearts. Wake up! You tutors pass these laws, yet forget young … Continue reading
Teach Your Children: canzone
Canto I. To educate for revolution’s sake requires a willingness for martyrdom, the sense to learn from every small mistake, and fortitude enough to take what comes when nay-saying begins; and start it will, the moment you step from the … Continue reading
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Tagged canto, canzone, education, Italian verse forms, poetic forms, pointlessness, revolution
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Art is required
If you would this sad world improve: a battle cease, a mountain move, or seek to build up or destroy a single thought of fear or joy, there is one place alone to start. You must teach all your children … Continue reading
The Failure of American Public Schools
The failure of the American public school system is that while we have emphasized the importance of those skills that “get things done” or that provide our children with the technological tool set to “compete” on a global scale, we … Continue reading
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Tagged America, art, children, curriculum, education, music, music education, schools, teaching
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