by Bonnie | Jun 30, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development |
Mars Hill University Roots of American Music Conference – Day 5 All day long we have been celebrating our learning! In just a few short days I have made so many new friends from all over the place. While social media certainly has it’s drawbacks,...
by Bonnie | Jun 29, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Mars Hill University Roots of American Music Conference – Day 4 Ballads Today our first song had a very unique history. The song is a ballad sung by a lady named Addie Graham. To find out more about Addie Graham and her interesting life and...
by Bonnie | Jun 29, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Mars Hill University Roots of American Music Conference – Day 3 Day 10 (Wednesday June 27) began as an ordinary day. BUT, it did not stay an ordinary day. Ballads In ballads we broke up the SAD SAD SAD ballads by learning a tragic yet amusing ballad...
by Bonnie | Jun 27, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Mars Hill University Roots of American Music Conference – Day 2 I am happy to say that today was another big day at the Roots of American Music Conference. Just to give you a sense of what it’s like here in the mountains of North Carolina, I am including a...
by Bonnie | Jun 26, 2018 | Fund for Teachers, Music and Travel, Professional Development
Mars Hill University Roots of American Music Conference – Day 1 WOW! What a day it has been! I am focusing my study this week on singing classes including Ballad Singing, Blues Singing and Country Duet Singing. Ballad Singing Here is a quick video about...