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Why Teach Music? | Back to Blogging in 2013

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Welcome back Malibu Surfers! I'll be back to blogging this year, and I look forward to the great musical performances and experiences we'll have in 2013! Look for more information about Chorus and Orchestra coming soon... If you happen to find a broken link to any videos or websites here at www.surfersmusic46.com, let me know right away and I'll go to work fixin'. By the way, the singing horses are back in the links section above! For all our listeners/viewers, this video I'll share carries a VERY important message. Let it also inform the viewers/readers about how I often work in class, and why... "Music is worth teaching for it's own sake It is worth teaching because it is good It is worth teaching because it is unique It is worth teaching because it empowers children spectacularly"

Site Visitors!!!

Today alone, we've had visitors to our website from the following countries. Music is a wonderful universal language, and it clearly shows in the variety of visitors from different parts of the world!!! United States 52 Germany 44 Ukraine 22 Iran 4 Russia 3 China 2 France 2 Canada 1 Chile 1 Malaysia 1

Welcome Back 2012–2013

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to school. We've had a great first two weeks and I'm excited about the great things happening at Malibu this year! As most parents and students know, I'm teaching the K–3 classes this year and Mrs. Pearman is teaching 4th and 5th grades. While I'd love to be teaching all students, the split gives us the ability to focus more intently on the musical instruction of our grade levels. Here are some things you need to know about this year: Our strings program has 18 fifth graders enrolled this year!!! That's HUGE. I have 3 choruses: 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade that meet during the day separately, and then all together on Monday afternoons. I teach all levels of the Surfersmusic46 Chorus, so even if your student doesn't have me for their general music class, they can still be a hardworking part of the chorus with me twice a week! Information about chorus enrollment was sent home yesterday in the Thursday folders, and can be found HERE (wa...

Erik Mongrain | Air Tap | Guitar Tapping Technique

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Malaki Paul | heartfelt singing

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Malaki Paul 9yrs old – fantastic voice, and incredible emotion throughout the song.

Regi & Victor Wooten Guitar Battle

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Here's one from two brothers of one of the most musical families ever.

Hot Cross Buns | Recorder, BAG

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