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  • Auto Correct…!

    Originally posted on Humorous Dispassionate: Hey auto correct, quit tampering with my curse words you mother forklift !?

    Ed Castro

    May 18, 2015
    Thoughts
  • Stolen Moments

    Stolen Moments

    Originally posted on Good Music Speaks: Soft candlelight.  The aroma of a good red wine wafting up from the wine glasses on the table.  The anticipation of romance, and of finally being in the place you want to be, with the person you want to be with.  The slight burn of alcohol on your throat…

    Ed Castro

    May 4, 2015
    Music
  • BuzzFeed and Pop Music

    It’s not often I get to use BuzzFeed as a reference for my students. But while learning about international pop musicians, I ran across this post from BuzzFeed. I was blown away by a band call Tricot from Japan and G-Dragon from Korea. Some others were super interesting and have now been added to the rotation…

    Ed Castro

    April 28, 2015
    Music
    BuzzFeed, G-Dragon, international, international pop musicians, middle school students, music education, pop music, Students, Teaching, Tricot
  • Grillin’

    Recently my wife and daughter gave me permission to buy a grill. So I did my research and fell into the rabbit hole between two school of thought. Propane or Charcoal! I wasn’t sure, but when I considered the cost and flavor factors. I ended up going with charcoal. The thing that was most interesting…

    Ed Castro

    April 20, 2015
    Things
    America’s Test Kitchen, barbeque, BBQ Guys, Cooking, Family, Grills, Tony Matassa, Videos, Wife
  • Mytwosentences 103

    Originally posted on Mytwosentences: Morning sunshine splashed across my face as I dawdled about the pelagic place where crowds bustled and weighty trade ships once docked. The sway of this me and my shadow moment was magnified by the frothy freshness of salty sea air which instantly invigorated an otherwise ordinary nature of breathing. (Photo:…

    Ed Castro

    April 11, 2015
    Music
  • MTV, Grief and My Grandparents

    I’m sitting at home enjoying episodes of Ridiculousness on MTV and missing my grandparents. I realize how odd this must sound, but this show was put in front of me after my grandmothers funeral. After spending a week with my grandmother, where I watched as she slipped away from us. I boarded a plane hoping to just be…

    Ed Castro

    April 9, 2015
    Thoughts
    Grandparents, Grief, MTV, Ridiculousness
  • Gorgeous Army Trumpeting: O Magnum Mysterium

    Gorgeous Army Trumpeting: O Magnum Mysterium

    Originally posted on Essential Trumpet Lessons: The United States Army Band Pershing’s Own Trumpet Ensemble performed Marten Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium” at the 2014 National Trumpet Competition at Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA., on Friday, March 21, 2014.  Webcast, recorded, edited and produced by CYM VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY.

    Ed Castro

    April 6, 2015
    Music
  • Big Flute In Performance

    I was watching video’s on the New York Times: In Performance page and was blow away by this piece. Love discovering new stuff. Some of the sounds between this duo and their use of spoken word and melody really caught my attention. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000003275276&playerType=embed

    Ed Castro

    March 28, 2015
    Music, Things
    chamber music, Flute, In Performance, music, New Times, performer, spoken word
  • Westerlies Tour

    Originally posted on Zubin Hensler: I’m on the first day of a week long tour with The Westerlies! Woke up this morning in snowy Pittsburgh, where we’re playing at the Carnegie Library this afternoon. We’ve gotten some nice press leading up to these shows, check out our full schedule below.

    Ed Castro

    March 16, 2015
    Music
  • Ornithology

    Ornithology

    Originally posted on Good Music Speaks: Bird Charlie Parker Yardbird I still remember the first time I heard a recording by Charlie Parker.  I was 15 years old and the band director at the school was going to teach us to play “Billie’s Bounce”, or at least the melody of the tune.  I don’t know…

    Ed Castro

    March 2, 2015
    Music
    Charlie Parker, jazz, Ornithology, Saxophone
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