Andy Zweibel - Music Musings and Other Randoms… - Latest Comments

Re: My “Mosaic”

Larry Fleder — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 02:49:22 -0000

Dear Ropeik family,
Please help me get in touch with Bertha, Nancy and Tobey. They were so good to me while I was a boarder at The Lawrenceville School 1971-1973.
Larry Fleder 757-489-0080 lakebarb4@aol.com

Re: A Day of Discovery

Serge Puchinsky — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:51:17 -0000

Andy - you should check out Noteflight too. It's online and free for kids - I use it with my theory classes and our choir director uses it in a similar fashion as you described. Noteflight also just came out with an iPad app today. Kids can hear their parts, but they can also do theory assignments and composition. You can also embed entire melodies with playback in your class blog.

For the wireless iPad trick I use an app called Reflector (formerly called Reflection). It's much easier to set up than Airserver and it perfectly mirrors anything on your iPad through your laptop and projector. I pop up my iStrobosoft tuner through there during band rehearsals and also throw up a huge metronome sometimes for marching band - works great and it sends both audio and video signals. It's amazing how much more you'll use your iPad and projector in class once your disconnected from the front of the room. Single license is $12.

Re: Burn, Baby Burn!

Mrs. Mattingly — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:22:28 -0000

Andy - What fun it is to hear your "tales from the front." Now you know what your teachers were busy doing all those years that you were the student. My girls were both in band in high school, so I have a great appreciation for the additional time you give to your students to prepare them for competitions and concerts.

Re: Burn, Baby Burn!

Barb Freedman — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:15:52 -0000

Bravo, Andy. Congratulations on your first year and a half. I am sure you have much to be proud of. Working smarter starts with taking a break and it sounds like you are well on your way to doing that this week. Working smarter may also mean working less. That might be a funny thing coming from me, someone who works all the time, but you'll start to make choices that serve you best. You have many people to bounce ideas off of and get support to make smart choices about what to spend your time on. Start deciding on boundaries and make choices at work. Congrats and I look forward to seeing you in February!

Re: It’s Elementary…

Fharri Elle — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:47:15 -0000

I was a student in Mr. E's class from 94-99. I just found out that he passed away and I feel so sad. I saw him a couple of months ago when visiting home from the military but didn't get a chance to speak. He was an awesome teacher. He will be missed

Re: It’s Elementary…

kelly — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:46:11 -0000

I had attended F.S. Tucker before but I am sad that Kurt Engrebetson had passed away last night :(

Re: TI:ME/JEN Conference 2012

Barbara Freedman — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:29:25 -0000

You rock, Andy! I always learn so much from you. Great, dynamic session.

Re: 2012 Goals

Andy Zweibel — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:16:04 -0000

Thanks for inspiring me to make the post! I'm looking forward to holding each other accountable for what we do over the course of the year!

Re: 2012 Goals

Julie Manfredi — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:41:04 -0000

Love it, especially the first one! Smiling is super contagious and so good for you. Really making an effort to become more positive, even in the toughest situations, has definitely made me a better and happier person.

I can definitely relate to turning the corner at work...this is my first year in elementary and the first few months were a HUGE adjustment for me. It was tough to do anything other than plan lessons and try to stay afloat. It's gotten much easier, and I hope it has for you, too. The students will appreciate you taking the time to get things organized and steady yourself and your relationships will be so much better because of it.

Amen to number 4! I definitely could not have made it through the first part of my school year without people like you and all of the #musedchat peeps! Here's to more interaction and sharing with our MPLN!

Great post, great goals! We will hold each other accountable! :-)

Julie

Re: 2012 Goals

j! — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:43:59 -0000

harrerujah :D

Re: 2012 Goals

Andy Zweibel — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:03:40 -0000

One day down, 365 to go on the smiling, thanks to Amy! Thanks for the smile :) Can't wait to see you in a few days! Looking forward to these mysterious big changes that are coming :)

Re: 2012 Goals

Amy Burns — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:01:46 -0000

Here is smile to help you with #1! :)

Keep smiling Andy. I promise you that you will reflect on your first music job as one of the best learning experiences of your life!

Re: FSWho?

Soft Chewable Super P force — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:47:29 -0000

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Re: Getting Old…

kathykerstetter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:02:58 -0000

Wait until you find yourself creating those assignments that you used to complain about. Or when you find out that your students were born after you graduated from High School. Or when a parent calls you 'sir'. Or you make a reference to a movie in one of you classes that you are *sure* everyone in the entire world has seen and get blank stares! (I will refrain from making a "Bueller" comment here).

Remember, growing old is mandatory - growing up is optional. Teachers are the youngest old people you will ever have the pleasure to meet and work with.

I'm old and proud of it... ;D

Re: Getting Old…

emma — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:05:10 -0000

august is nothing. wait until november, and then april. wait until dr. jordan tells you how you've got to observe music time over fall break OR ELSE... the day before fall break. (now quick pretend to be me, getting tapped for TBS fall of junior year. now fast forward to that spring where you took over a floor as an RA halfway through the year.)

23 and i feel ripe and old. shacking up with the man and talking about buying a house next summer. lol. gotta love the phoenix economy where rent is the same price as a mortgage.

enjoy these last couple years. they go way too fast and you'll never have anything like them again.

Re: Getting Old…

Andy Zweibel — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:41:11 -0000

Thomas, thanks for your comment! I know it may seem amusing for people who have lived longer than I have for me to talk about feeling old at 21, and I'm sure things will seriously hit once I'm out in the "real world" so to speak, but I'm really looking forward to what life has in store for me!

Re: Getting Old…

thomasjwest — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:21:51 -0000

I remember turning 21. That was 17 years ago for me. I didn't start feeling "older" until about 25 however, when I was in a band directing job, could hear my metabolism hitting the breaks, and was on my way to proposing to my future wife. A wise man once said "Your twenties are when you figure out who you are. Your thirties are when you figure out where you are going." That has been a truth in my life.

Re: Finding the Balance

Dave — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:28:42 -0000

Hey Andy! Just keep doing what you think is best. Musicedmajor.net is indeed more professional in purpose and therefore probably deserves more attention. You're readers her can always wait for posts. Keep up the good work!

Re: “Computers, Keyboards, and Music” – A Curriculum Restructure

Andy Zweibel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:31:12 -0000

Ed, we did not have a culmination project in our class, but I would definitely support having a culmination project in my restructure of the curriculum!

Re: Podcast Idea

Andy Zweibel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:21:12 -0000

Thanks, Ed, and thanks for your great comments! I ended up ditching the podcast idea, and instead going to a website, which you can find at http://musicedmajor.net if you're interested! Thanks for your great comments!

Re: Podcast Idea

ed2 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:39:51 -0000

Some of the better podcasts I have seen, actually get a community around them to do guest podcasts, so when you're busy, the community lives on. You can bring in experts to do podcasts, or with permission, rebroadcast an episode from someone else's relevant topic. Looks like you've got a good start here.

Re: It’s Elementary…

ed2 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:34:35 -0000

Best of luck Andy. Hopefully you get to do the real thing before any budget cuts take the music programs away.

Re: “Computers, Keyboards, and Music” – A Curriculum Restructure

ed2 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:29:17 -0000

Is there a class project due at the end. Like you have to compose your own piece of music incorporating most of the things you learned? My classes would have contests with the high ranking earning additional points to their GPA.

Re: Finding the Balance

ggci — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:15:27 -0000

In the words of Patricia Ryan Madson from her book Improv Wisdom, "Life is all about balancing not about being balanced … embrace the wobble.” The same can be said about blogging, too. So embrace the wobble and post when you're able or so moved.

As for me, I think I'm gonna take a hiatus from blogging in August -- just like I did last year. http://www.ggci.com/blog2/2....

Re: Where I’ve Been

Dr. J. Pisano — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:15:36 -0000

Yeah... me too. It always happens at the end of the school year. I'm in the process of posting right now but I almost always take a month off of blogging at the end of the school year and slowly roll back into it.

It's ok to have some R&R. You've been amazingly productive this year. I look forward to restarting our conversations as we approach the start of the new school year!