Behind the Maestro: Mrs Mary Seah

Behind the Maestro: Mrs Mary Seah

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It was an intensive week in March this year for Maestro Kahchun Wong as he finally returned home after completing two full house concerts with the Nuremberg Symphony, a high profile radio broadcast with BR Klassik, and numerous interviews. “When I was first...
Conducting Perspectives with Rodney Winther

Conducting Perspectives with Rodney Winther

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Rodney Winther is Professor Emeritus of Music and recently retired after fourteen years (1997-2011) as Director of Wind Studies and Professor of Music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.  His duties at CCM included conducting the Wind...
What Makes A Great Teacher

What Makes A Great Teacher

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[blockquote author=”Charles DuBois” pull=”normal”]The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become[/blockquote] If we were fortunate, we all had some teachers who were able to touch...
Have a Heart, Be a Great Teacher

Have a Heart, Be a Great Teacher

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“YOU GOTTA HAVE H.E.A.R.T.” The seed of this article came from a student who was asked to write a paper about her most influential teacher. She had to describe what separated this particularly educator from all those who had been a part of her school experiences. The...