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Category Archives: Band
Last Spring Concert
I’m a little behind on processing all the major events that have happened in the last week. Today is really my first chance to sit and think through all of them. Last Sunday was the big Spring Concert, the final … Continue reading
Europa Park
Yesterday, the music department took a bus full of band, orchestra and choir students to Europa Park, the amusement park just north of Freiburg. I chaperoned a group of 4 girls and 2 boys, most of whom are in Intermediate … Continue reading
Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 9 was our Christmas concert. To watch each performance, go on YouTube, search for the “bfavideos” channel and scroll through the various performances. Here are the individual links to the orchestras and guitar class: “I Heard the Bells” … Continue reading
Pep Band
Friday December 7 was our first home basketball game. Since Katie was in Wollbach directing the elementary school Christmas concert, she asked if I could fill in and direct the pep band. I gladly obliged, finding the conductor’s score a … Continue reading
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Last Day of Beginning Band
After a successful performance on Thursday May 24 (La Cucaracha), I took the Beginning Band out to the Eiscafe for a celebration. It was a hot day and the ice cream tasted good! It has been great working with these … Continue reading
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Europa Park 2012
Randy Stuckey and I took the Intermediate Band and Orchestra students to Europa Park, a theme park with some fun roller coasters and other rides. I chaperoned a group of 4 elementary and middle school girls, so we had a … Continue reading
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Thursday’s Goodbyes
When people leave BFA, they often say it is harder to transition back to the US than to life in Germany. It might be that the reverse culture shock is more surprising and unexpected in your ‘familiar’ context, or it … Continue reading
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