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"During my first few years of teaching music history and music technology, I quickly learned that teaching music history backwards - starting from the present day and moving back in time - was key to engaging students in my curriculum. Upon arriving to class, students would always anticipate their "do now" assignment, or what I referred to as the "Genre of the Day." They would constantly ask, "When are we going to do hip-hop?" I started thinking about why I had never been presented hip-hop in an academic setting. My former teachers must not have found the content classroom appropriate or of musical merit. Or maybe they simply did not have the materials, expertise, or support to effectively teach hip-hop in the music room. I quickly realized it was the latter"...

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To my moon and stars, Cecilia Marie ✨🍓🌙

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Grief can be incredibly explosive, all-consuming, and can appear in random corners of everyday life. Losing a loved one is never easy, and I've been trying to process the monumental life and legacy of my grandmother-in-law. Dolores Pietropaolo lived a full life, with love and compassion at the forefront of everything she did. In an effort to honor her memory, my husband sat down with his grandmother before she passed and captured her legacy through a personal interview.

Ave Maria sang by Adam Lemoine, eulogy by Andrew Vince

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