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July 24, 2012

Down By The Old Mill Stream – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 205

I remember when my brother Aaron and his class sang Down By the Old Mill Stream when he was in elementary school. They really went all out with it. They sang it straight first, and then they added some counter point … Down by the old (not the new but the old) mill stream (not […]

Filed Under: Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos Tagged With: barbershop quartets, blanchard river, brother aaron, fiddle, fiddle tune, Mill, mill stream, Music, point, school, Song, storm before the calm, Stream, verse, woolworth store

November 8, 2010

Sir Ken Robinson – Schools Kill Creativity

This TED talk is brilliant. It discusses how talented creative people who don’t fit the traditional school mold are stifled and often crushed in our current educational environment. I is funny, smart, and touching.

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Creativity, educational environment, environment, ken robinson, mold, school, sir ken, talk

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