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Popz’ Advice

November 25, 2011 by 3 Comments

Let what comes out of the bell speak for itself... My father (Popz) would tell me this all of the time and I use to only attribute this advice to my trumpet playing. I started playing when I was eight years old and I always found myself in musical situations where everyone else were many years older than me. I was obsessed with doing my best and proving that I could handle the challenge in front of me. Well, the obsession of tackling big problems and proving they could work hasn't stopped. Four years ago I met with one of the principal's of … [Read more...]

11/25/11 4:50 PM | filed under: Leadership, Play On Philly |

Play On, Philly!

October 6, 2011 by 1 Comment
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After a year of serving the 80 children and families at St. Francis de Sales School in West Philadelphia through the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra's Tune Up Philly program, I am very excited to share with you the news that I continue to serve the same children and community under a new banner - Play On, Philly! (POP). Two weeks ago, we launched POP for 110 children at St. Francis, engaging the 80 children from last season while increasing our enrollment this season. There are 17 professional Teaching Artists that work with these children every … [Read more...]

10/6/11 1:06 AM | filed under: Play On Philly |

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