Interest

DAMTA President’s Message Sept. 2016 Hello DAMTA! Your president Vince Madison here. Welcome to another school year! Sorry for the late message, but it’s been a little crazy this year. I had an interesting lesson today that I want to share with you. I teach two young...

Practice

DAMTA President’s Message Aug 2016 Greetings DAMTA Members, It may be hard to believe with all the 90 degree days we’ve been having, but fall is rapidly approaching! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone once we get into the swing of regular meetings. I want to...

What Every Student Needs to Hear

DAMTA President’s Message May 2016 I read an article a few days ago that I want every teacher to read. Not just every DAMTA teacher. Every teacher. It was entitled; “What Students Really Need to Hear.” It was written by Chase Mielke. I don’t know who he is, but he has...

Music and Time

February 2016 President’s Message Hello DAMTA members, With the passing of David Bowie and Glenn Frey I am reminded of the strange relationship music has with time. On the one hand, music happens in time. Music needs time to be experienced. As musicians our ability to...

Happy New Year 2016

January 2016 President’s Message Hello DAMTA members, Happy New Year DAMTA members! I hope you all had a great holiday season and are ready to get back in the swing of things in 2016! I had a couple of experiences I want to share with you from the holidays. First, I...