Monthly Archives: May 2010

Musick Notes #014

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Orchestra’s Funny and Serious Sides

Laughter The students learn a lot from orchestra class, but sometimes their minds are on everything but orchestra. Sometimes the only things on their minds are eating and sleeping. K.K. “Can we have a nap day today?” J.K. walks in … Continue reading

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You Know You Live in Germany When…#8

You know you live in Germany when the people around you are direct and blunt, and it is not considered rude. When Rachel had her party with the middle schoolers, the mayor (our landlord) came downstairs and rang our doorbell. … Continue reading

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End of the busy times? I hope so!

This weekend, I think I had the last of the activities, concerts, performances, etc. It has been busy for the last 2 weeks, but it’s over now (until Spring Concert)! On Friday we had a guest cellist come in – … Continue reading

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200 Years/20 Years/20 Minutes/2 Hours

200 Years: Kandern has officially held Stadt (city) status for 200 years. On Sunday, 3 choirs got together at BFA and performed a concert to celebrate the 200 years. 20 Years: On Tuesday evening we had Staff Appreciation Dinner. Katie, … Continue reading

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Whirling week

We got back from Berlin and the dust had barely settled before the orchestra had a couple more performances! On Wednesday night, we played the Brandenburg Concerto No.3 at Tim Shuman’s farewell reception. He has been the director at BFA … Continue reading

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Berlin Field Trip

The Berlin field trip was an amazing time of music, Starbucks, sight-seeing, and laughter. We had a group of 2 girls, 2 guys, and 2 chaperones. Though we had an early morning flight, everyone was happy to be there. From the … Continue reading

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