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Parody: Vader at the Philharmonic

A look behind-the-scenes * In this video the Star Wars character Darth Vader takes on the role of orchestra conductor. But instead of a baton...

Humor: Looks Like…

Random acts of humor. Horn virtuoso and conductor Anthony Halstead** and character actor Donald Pleasence* - separated at birth? Long-lost brothers? *best known as the quintessentially...

Napoleanic Conductors

Because there can never be enough conductor humor:

On Plagiarism: Copy, Paste and Steal (II)

An experiment, a Jaded Clam and some conclusions - continued from Part I. One month ago I installed a unique tracking device on the old...

On Plagiarism: Copy, Paste and Steal (I)

Piracy and plagiarism in our wired culture. A few years back I taught a humanities class for a while at a local community college. It...

Mindfulness

Play with reckless abandon. Like you haven't a care in the world. This is a mindset learned from more than one teacher and is one...

Stewie from Family Guy Plays the French Horn

Or at least he gives it a noble effort. A tip of the hat to Charles Noble at Daily Observations for finding this. A character...

A Memory from High School

A newspaper clipping from years past. Thanks to a Facebook friend from high school, I have this newspaper clipping from the early 1980's. It was...

Nudge Theory

A method for guiding students on their learning path. In When Humans Need a Nudge Toward Rationality author Jeff Sommer reports on an interesting principal...

Horn Player Quits TV News Show

Springfield—KYTV’s horn player has decided to quit the show. Harry Pally, who played the main theme song music for local TV station KY3 for...