Just a few days ago I was watching an interview with Miley Cyrus. She is now 17 years old and a mega superstar. For her it all started years ago, making her a – Child Prodigy. Throughout history their have been countless child prodigies. Mozart was one of the better known prodigies. He attracted aRead More
Month: March 2010
What kind of Legacy will they leave?
Some of you who know me personally know that I was born and raised in Chicago, IL. What you might not know is that I am a true Chicago sports fan. Definitely the Chicago Bears. A while back a guy said he wondered why Julius Peppers (recently signed by the Bears) said his reason forRead More
School Music Programs in Jeopardy
Here in Florida last week, the Broward county school board had a meeting. And like many school boards around the country, they are looking to cut money from the budget. The target this time is elementary school music and art programs. In efforts to save money, music and art always seem to get the short stick. The bigRead More
Growing up with Earth, Wind and Fire
After a couple of weekly blogs I am really excited about this one. Now I get a chance to talk about my favorite musical group: Earth, Wind and Fire. In this day and age of musical acts still performing in their 60’s, speaking of another group is common. But hopefully I’ll convince a few ofRead More