by Bonnie | Jul 6, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa NC Swannanoa Gathering – Traditional Song Week – Day 4 And just like that the folks I have been sitting in class with all week have become friends! Last night’s staff concert was especially poignant and meaningful as...
by Bonnie | Jul 4, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa NC Swannanoa Gathering – Traditional Song Week – Day 3 Today is Wednesday, the hottest day of the week so far and while the buildings where we have class are air conditioned, they aren’t “really” air...
by Bonnie | Jul 4, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa NC Swannanoa Gathering – Traditional Song Week – Day 2 Appalachia to the Ozarks When we arrived, Joe warned us that it would be a day of sad songs, he was soooo right! The first we had a look at was “Sinking in...
by Bonnie | Jul 3, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa NC Swannanoa Gathering – Traditional Song Week – Day 1 What a treat today was! Today I attended three of the four classes I signed up to attend. I might have attempted all four, but last week we did 3 classes and by...
by Bonnie | Jul 2, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Asheville, NC On Saturday June 30th I woke in my dorm at Mars Hill, packed my car and headed to Asheville. I stopped for a late breakfast where me and the wait staff got in a lively and entertaining discussion about humidity. They were certain they had never...
