A BLOG???

Wait...this is a blog...no is blogging except the "fearless leader!" Come on, people, this a site to COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER!!! so....LETS COMMUNICATE. JEEZ. Lazy Bums. How does no one have anything to say? Is nothing happen in your guys life?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! As I reflect on the time that we've spent together (whether it be a year and a half for Concert Choir folks or a shorter several months for Chorale One), I realize today how thankful I am for each and every one of you. You all positively affect me every day, and even if we don't share a conversation outside of group interaction, what you bring to that group during the short time that we have affects me as well.

Through your gifts, willingness to learn, grow, and share, you have undoubtedly helped me to become a better teacher and proud member of R-B, and I wake up each day looking forward to the interactions that we share. You never fail to teach me more about myself just as much as you do yourselves.

And today, among many blessings that I give thanks for, you are certainly on the top of my list. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Mr. Flanagan

Who are we?

Who are we, really?

That's a question that I've entertained throughout my entire life. Currently, it resides with the Richmond-Burton choirs. Are we musicians that meet for forty-eight minutes, five times a week, and collaborate for a series of concerts?

That seems to limit our group-think abilities to a matter of time and space. I don't know about you, but my brain doesn't work that way.

It is my hope that, through this blog, we can integrate our individual-think abilities whenever convenient. This way, our time together as musicians does not have to end when the bell rings. Sure, rehearsal time will end. But how much more true will each of us be to the team we are when we are connected beyond the physical classroom? This will be a place where we can share our thoughts, goals, and mindsets in a collaborative way separate of time and space.

After all, this method of communication is who we are, really.

Mr. Flanagan