Blog Update - Find Me on Facebook!

Greetings!

Normally I don't post strictly to announce things about the blog, but this one is an exception. My main promotional tactic so far has been to post new blogs on my personal facebook profile, but now that I'll be posting more over the summer I've decided to change that.

I have over 400 friends on facebook, and maybe 10-15 of them read my blog, which means that only about 5% of my friends are interested in reading the blog. So as not to risk harassing the other 95%, I've decided instead to have a facebook page dedicated to the blog. So, if you are one of my friends who uses my personal status updates to get notified of new posts, please go "Like" the new Facebook Page, otherwise you won't receive those updates via facebook anymore. Of course, if you haven't already, you can always subscribe via e-mail or subscribe to the RSS feed using the widgets to the right.

I'm in the middle of an intense portion of the job hunt, but I plan on posting something in the next couple of days that I hope will be interesting and helpful. Thank you so much for reading. Blogging is a means of self reflection for me, and I feel that it's beneficial for my teaching. Knowing that there is an audience, even if it's a small one, motivates me to continue writing. So thank you again! Until next time, take care!

Musically yours,
Mr. Cooper

PS. Don't forget to find the blog on Facebook! Thanks again!

Body Mapping for Conducting

Greetings!

I hope everyone's spring concerts and graduation ceremonies have gone well!

Thanks for joining me for this discussion, which I'm actually quite excited about. I considered breaking it into two parts as the video components take some time, but I figure you can always leave and come back as you wish. Keep in mind the best information is at the end, which is what everything else leads up to!

We're going to talk about the importance of body mapping in conducting. Your body map has a significant impact on your expressive ability, as well as how the motions impact your joints over the long haul.

But wait, what is Body Mapping?

How I Got My Son to LOVE Classical Music

My son, Devin, conducting and
singing. What a cute kid!

Hello again!

My son, Devin, LOVES Classical Music! Not only does he enjoy being around musicians and examining musical instruments, he loves listening to it. Every day when I pick him up from daycare he asks me one two questions as soon as we get to the car:

"Can we listen to Beethoven?"

or...

"Can we listen to Tchaikopsky?" (not bad, right??)