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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle

"I will teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music,
for in the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys to learning."-Plato

Calendar
Please subsribe to the Band Google Calendar. It’s a good idea to check out the “Reminders and Notifications” for the calendar because you can receive emails when events are changed and/or added to the calendar.

"Once again, your students dazzled our parents and community members with their performances. We received numerous comments from parents on how much they enjoyed listening to the students perform and on how talented they are. Thank you to each of you for working with students to organize the performances for the evening and though thanks seems hardly enough – for the amazing work you do each day with our students." Erin Murphy

"My husband and I, too, thoroughly were blown away by your fantastic group! Good Luck with future performances. We look forward to trying to see your group again."

"Congratulations on stealing the show! Your band was amazing and the only one to get a standing ovation. (read more...)

"I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your band's performance on Friday night, and especially... (read more...)

"We just wanted to congratulate you and the members of Jazz Ensemble I on your phenomenal performance at Hot Java Cool Jazz. It was simply magical! (read more...)

Praise for the Fall Band Concert 2009
Praise for the Veteran's Day Assembly 2009

You can listen to MTHS Bands and/or purchase audio recordings by the track or full CD's by CLICKING HERE.

Mountlake Terrace Jazz 1 on TV (KCTS)

• KPLU School of Jazz CDs are now available. ($12)
• Jazz Ensemble 1 at Hot Java Cool Jazz 2010 (Videos)
  Old Man Blues
  Nowhere Fast
  Single Petal of a Rose
  Concerto For Clarinet
• Jazz Ensemble 1 at Lionel Hampton (video)
  Old Man Blues
  

Alfie Kohn vs. Dwight Schrute (Video)
From Degrading to De-Grading (Article)
The Schools Our Children Deserve (Video)
Diane Ravitch Lecture about NCLB and Educational Reform (Video)

My Grading bias:
“. . . a grade is an inadequate report of an inaccurate judgment by a biased and variable judge of the extent to which a student has attained an undefined level of mastery of an unknown proportion of an indefinite amount of material.” -Paul Dressel
Basic College Quarterly
Michigan State University, Winter 1957