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		<title>Read the lines (and between them)</title>
		<link>http://conductorsblog.com/2010/07/29/read-the-lines-and-between-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianstjohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All of us conductors have needed to find that &#8220;first.&#8221;  That first conducting lesson, that first admission to a conducting program, that first connection to help us, that first concert, that first conducting job &#8211; they are all import and highly sought after by us. But, is every available &#8220;first&#8221; a good thing? One of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1287&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Gnashing of Teeth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the great gnashing of teeth and wailing to the orchestra gods of 2010 that was the League&#8217;s R/Evolution Conference in Hotlanta wrapped up a couple weeks ago.  And the blogosphere has recently been publicly digesting the ideas and questions that were posed there.  Of what I have read thus far, I think Drew McManus and Marc [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1177&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One last gimmick-y post . . . for now</title>
		<link>http://conductorsblog.com/2010/06/28/one-last-gimmick-y-post-for-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay &#8230; so I know, we&#8217;ve been posting a lot of videos. Videos upon videos, but this one is awesome, especially if you were an original Nintendo Entertainment System player. It&#8217;s summer time, what do you expect from us? Serious discusion? Fine, maybe you do and we are working (seriously!) on that, but for now [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1151&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great Gonzo!</title>
		<link>http://conductorsblog.com/2010/06/17/great-gonzo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why put the Muppets on the Conductorsblog? Well, Gonzo has a baton in his hand, so it seems like a good enough excuse for me. Enjoy! Filed under: conducting, Uncategorizable<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1141&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead like the Great Conductors</title>
		<link>http://conductorsblog.com/2010/06/11/lead-like-the-great-conductors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianstjohn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teaching Conducting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From TED via YouTube.  An interesting talk, to be sure! (I love that he cites Carlos Kleiber!!) Filed under: conducting, leadership, Teaching Conducting, Teaching Music<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1133&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Every insufferable conductor is insufferable in his own way</title>
		<link>http://conductorsblog.com/2010/06/06/every-insufferable-conductor-is-insufferable-in-his-own-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Harrison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bass Blog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a fan of the Bass Blog.  And I very much enjoyed this recent post. The blog is listed on the Conductorsblog Blog roll to the right of the page.  The writer is a Bass player in the the Chicago Symphony, and provides a fantastic first-person source  of information on the business of being an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1091&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Midgette and the Duder</title>
		<link>http://conductorsblog.com/2010/05/31/midgette-and-the-duder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 05:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Harrison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anne Midgette from the Washington Post wrote a great commentary piece on the LA Phil and Dudamel&#8217;s Tour of the US.  I&#8217;ve had many friends across the country who had been in attendance at the LA Phil&#8217;s Tour concerts in their respective cities.  And overall, reaction has been overwhelming. The Duder is electrifying and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1061&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianstjohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt from a fascinating documentary. It is interesting to note the cross-pollenation of classical and pop music worlds from the 1960s. (Although, Raymond Scott was out there doing something similar in the world of jazz.) Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1045&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is your leadership style?</title>
		<link>http://conductorsblog.com/2010/05/18/what-is-your-leadership-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 22:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianstjohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago when I was a Freshman at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City  an older student told me, &#8220;You know, Brian, there are two ways to lead: inspiration or intimidation.&#8221; He knew I wanted to be a conductor and I think he thought he was helping me.  Maybe not?  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1037&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I wish you well with your &#8220;Music Career&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://conductorsblog.com/2010/05/04/i-wish-you-well-with-your-music-career/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 01:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So this cartoon is WAY too funny and WAY too close to too many conversations I had or heard as a music major. Filed under: Teaching Music<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=conductorsblog.com&blog=10012935&post=1026&subd=conductorsblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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