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"I have a dream that the teaching profession will one day be held in the highest esteem alongside the medical and legal professions. Without the professional educator, there would be no other professions of which to speak." DT

Saturday, January 2, 2021

The "Year of the Pandemic" in Review

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2021 has arrived! HAPPY NEW YEAR! The 2019-20 school year will always be known as the year of COVID-19. The year the world was thrust int...

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Against All Odds

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2020 A.D. Teaching music virtually. COVID19. Teaching music face-to-face. Posting lessons on Canvas for students at home. Needing reh...

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Teaching Music During a Pandemic

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As I scan previous posts, I realize I haven't visited my blog since August 3, 2019. It is now November 29, 2020. My life is so full an...

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Year of "Firsts"

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Well...it's been awhile, folks. I needed time to process the loss of my mother in May, 2018 and my father-in-law in May, 2019 and my da...

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Andrew Simon

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Mr. Simon working with Women's Glee Mr. Andrew Simon came into my world in mid-December, 2017. It could not have been a more timel...

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Our Mascot

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My mother is in the fight of her life with a dreaded disease that will eventually take her from us. She desperately wanted to attend my spr...

Sunday, January 14, 2018

FMEA 2018 Artistry:Teaching and Performing

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FMEA 2018 I recently returned from the Florida Music Educator Association's Professional Development Conference which is held...

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Dee Dee Tamburrino: My name is Dee Dee Tamburrino and I am the Music Specialist in the Lower School at Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida. I hold two degrees from Florida State University (BA Music History '83 and Masters Music Education/Arts Administration '92). I also hold Elementary K-6 certification, Orff Schulwerk Levels 1 and 2 certification and am a National Board Certified Teacher in Early/Middle Childhood Music. When I'm not teaching at school, I'm teaching swimming at the pool. I am a certified Red Cross Water Safety Instructor during the summer.

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