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Oliver will be presenting at the 2026 Texas Music Educators Association Conference from February 11-14 in San Antonio, TX. He will present his clinic titled “Harmonizing work and life: achieving balance as a music educator.”
The Ninkasi Percussion Group will be a featured ensemble at the 2025 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. They will perform an hour long concert including a world premiere by Mat Campbell. The concert is on Wednesday, December 18 at 1:30 PM in W184 in the McCormick Place West.
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Here’s your sign: Do the Thing!
I recently read a post that had the quote: “You’re never ready for what you have to do. You just do it. That makes you ready.” I have been meaning to start up a creative outlet using this blog for years. Now is a better time than never. I started but life got busy and…
CONFESSIONS OF A COLLEGE (PERCUSSION) PROFESSOR – #4 (HOLIDAY EDITION)
It is the middle of winter break with the holidays all around. I sit here on Christmas Eve typing this blog post reflecting about a disturbing trend I have come to realize recently. This trend is one that significantly gets worse as the students age and progress in their studies. I have worked in various…
Confessions of a college (percussion) professor – #3
This fall semester is finally in the books but it is one definitely for the books. I feel lucky that my teaching load and schedule didn’t really change despite all the COVID-19 protocols and restrictions. I was able teach all my classes, ensembles, and lessons face-to-face but there were still many challenges. I write this…
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