By Paulo Camacho Not many of us have the opportunity, let alone the talent and drive, to make out a successful life for ourselves in more than one discipline. For most of us, we dedicate ourselves to the one craft we have
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By Paulo Camacho The crack of a bat on a 95 mile-per-hour fastball. The familiar drone of the park organ playing “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”. The cheers and boos from the thousands of fans in attendance. The umpire’s call
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By Paulo Camacho On March 14, the classical music world lost one of its greatest British sons. Composer Peter Maxwell Davies lost his battle with leukemia last Monday, at the age of 81. While he may not have been universally known in
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By Paulo Camacho Different kinds of music affects all of us in different ways. Whether it’s a rock ballad taking us back to a particularly good (or bad) memory; the screeching of violins in a horror film track filling you with a
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By Myrna Urbina Two weeks ago I attended the Texas Music Educators Association’s convention at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. I joined the rest of my Picardy team in this opportunity to showcase our company and attract some new Picardy
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By Paulo Camacho On February 6, the music world, the sports world, and American pop culture lost one of its maestros. He may not have the same name recognition as, say, John Williams, George Gershwin or Leonard Bernstein, but generations of American
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