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Everybody Hurts

February 1, 2024 By Sarah Anne Wolkowski

Pain, pain, go away, DON’T come again another day. All of us just want to play! Moaning Student: “My back. My legs. My arms. My NECK, for Pete’s sake. It all hurts. It all aches. I just can’t do this. I just can’t go on—” “—râlâlâ!” Teacher Interjects. “Remember the Quote of the Month? ‘Complaints […]

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Pump Up The Jam

March 24, 2023 By Sarah Anne Wolkowski

And now…drum roll please…some tips from my GREATEST STUDENTS! I’m talking la crème de la crème, a small pool of high achievers who consistently amazed me with their exceptional abilities. Their skills were so good, so consistently solid, I was left slightly in awe. Now, none of these students were practice maniacs. Far from it. […]

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Walking on Sunshine

May 12, 2020 By Sarah Anne Wolkowski

There was a time in my twenties when each and every day started with a ten kilometre run. Yup, you guessed it, I was underemployed. But I was physically fit and happy as a fiddle. With that kind of start, nothing could wreck my day. Well, those times are over. And I couldn’t be more […]

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Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow

January 19, 2018 By Sarah Anne Wolkowski

Congratulations Ms First Year Saxophone Performance Major! (And a big shout-out to the ladies in their second, third and fourth years of their undergraduate degrees, first and second year masters students, and all those long-suffering heroes who are completing doctorates and the Certificat d’aptitude.) As this new adventure begins you may be feeling excited and […]

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