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Month: December 2021

Bending Perspective

Posted on December 19, 2021March 1, 2022 by Melissa Perley

The wind began to pick up in the early evening: I went out, like I do every evening, to check animals: chickens were contentedly clucking on their nighttime roosts, slightly disgruntled at my turning on the light. The sheep, repeatedly chewing dinner, looked up at me, hope in their eyes that I might have come…

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Auditioning: For What & What For

Posted on December 7, 2021March 1, 2022 by Melissa Perley

‘Tis the season: Latkes and applesauce, caroling, Christmas trees, winter boots, Poinsettias and… auditions. As an instructor, it can be challenging to convince kids, who are looking forward to some time off from the pressures of school, that it is a good thing to work twice as hard at their instruments this time of year….

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