In addition to the guitar, you recieve 3 Graduate credits from the University, and they give you "new teaching materials and guitar accessories" with a total value of $1800.00. I'll let you know what that involves when I get there. I'm just excited about getting my contiuing education credits in something cool, this time. I'm also relieved that I can do this in Atlanta, where I have family that I can stay with and won't have to get a hotel for 5 days. There was a possibility of this location being full and me having to fly and get a hotel for the week in another location.
I'm also taking blogger's post-by-email feature for a test drive today. I'm using it at home today but I wanted to see how it works because I can't log in from school anymore. It's a shame because that's where I take pictures of what the kids are doing and stuff. So, I've kind of layed off the blogging thing this year. I'm hoping that with this feature I'll get back in the swing of things.
I've scheduled a bonafied guitar concert for my 30-something middle school general music students for May 4th. We're doing two easy 3-string trios from the Bill Swick method with everybody. The songs are Lightly Row and Ode to Joy. My special education kids can pretty easily play part 1. Then we're doing one trio from Book 1 of Bill's Guitar Trios series. I've also got a quartet playing "What'd I Say" which is my revoicing of a band arrangement. That one really sounds great. I might also get a smaller group to do another, more difficult trio, but we don't have much time.
I really don't intend for it to be too big of a deal this year, but i felt that it was important for them to have something to showcase what they've done this year for their parents.
