Classroom Management Discussion Group

My present position is as Director of Bridges: Partners in Music, the offsite instruction program of Merit School of Music. Approximately 50 Merit teachers go out into schools and community based programs to provide weekly classes in instrumental, choral and general music. Often the teaching conditions are quite challenging. This summer, I offered a structured opportunity for interested faculty to read and discuss The First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong. This link will take you to the agenda and discussion guide that I created for this series of three meetings.

Beginning Flute Pedagogy (October 12, 2008)

As part of the Chicago Flute Club's yearlong series of pedadgogy events, I'll be presenting a workshop on first flute lessons this coming Sunday. The event is at 2:00 at Suzuki-Orff School of Music (1148 W. Chicago Avenue). Please click here for more details!

You can also follow this second link to my handouts for the workshop.

Television Appearance (June 12, 2007)

Summer before last, I and my flute quartet from Merit School of Music were invited to make a live appearance on ABC's morning news at 11. I spoke about the benefits of instrumental music instruction and how to get children started. My students also performed and there was a video link of the segment that was up on ABC's website for a limited period of time. The link here takes you to the article that I wrote for ABC's website.

Merit Honors Flute Quartet Performs Live on WFMT (May 24, 2008)

My flute quartet from Merit School of Music was invited to play on WFMT's Introductions last May. Introductions is a live show featuring student musical talent from all over Chicago. For this performance, the students played Bozza's quartet as well as Mike Mower's jazzy Easter Islander. Follow these links to photos and the Introductions podcast.

As Heard on this CD

I really enjoyed being involved with this CD project! Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano is on the Chicago based Cedille label and features Jewish cabaret music from early 20th century Vienna.