Fun It’s spring here in New York. Today the sun is shining and I’m feeling joy. This month I get the chance to work with schools, and the teachers and students have "turned the corner" so to speak. Many of them have put in the hard work and are finished with state testing and have met Read More
Here in New York, I am enjoying the beginning of Spring and the joy it brings to me. This is a time of year where the school programs aspect of Path To Rhythm slows down as students in schools take state ELA and Math testing. It is also the time when we are finalizing the Read More
We have all seen assemblies for Elementary Schools that have been ineffective because of the size of the audience. It's time to rethink how the traditional assembly is presented! How can students be fully engaged when they are physically uncomfortable, sitting on a floor with hundreds of other students? The standard "two assemblies in a Read More
I recently had a great time when I traveled to The Marvelwood School in Kent, Connecticut, to facilitate a drumming event for students and faculty. We did two sessions in the afternoon, and each session had 75 participants. I started the sessions by playing a solo on the drum set for the students (pictured left) Read More
Today I returned to the College of Staten Island High School for International Studies as part of a Teaching Artist in Residence that I was awarded this year. The music teacher, Mrs. Packowski had me work with three of her music classes. The students had already been working on hand drumming and percussion this semester Read More
College of Staten Island High School for International Studies recently awarded me a Teaching Artist Residency. What does this mean? It means that I have the privilege of going to work with some amazing students at a brand new High School in Staten Island, NYC. I have worked with the music teacher and four of Read More