What I’m Reading

I don’t usually give book recommendations. Ever. My taste in literature is about as eclectic as my taste in music. However, I recently started reading The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross, and although I’m only now finishing the first chapter, I can tell anyone who is interested in music that it is absolutely awesome. The book is even accompanied by an online blog and listening guide provided by the author. Not only is this a great work, but it is a peek at what is to come in multimedia.

I’m not sure what took me so long, but this is definitely one to add to your list if you are interested in music.

Open Invitation

I think it would be cool to have some of those who read (or stumble upon) my blog to write guest letters. So, if you have something that you’re ready to get out there, send me an e-mail at aschlip@gmail.com with your thoughts. I may revise (as I am a teacher and extremely uptight about grammar), but I would like to get a sense for what teachers and interested parties to the profession think about our future. Don’t be shy, and feel free to expand the context of what has been said so far.