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Holy Pursuits

16 Thursday May 2013

Posted by beverlykl in Teaching

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The other day I gave a Humanities class session about what I called Holy Pursuits in Music, featuring the music of J.S. Bach and U2. I asked students to write down one of their holy pursuits now or in the future. What they shared is a nice glimpse into the hopes and dreams of some of today’s college students, representing about a dozen countries of origin and more than twenty majors. Holy Pursuits

“Find what you love and let it kill you”

01 Wednesday May 2013

Posted by beverlykl in Motivation, Performing, Practicing

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L_JamesRhodes_PianoMan_ep2I am not managing to write these days, but here is an interesting piece by the pianist James Rhodes:

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