It is with sadness we mark the passing of George Pearis Reynolds of Knoxville, Tennessee, March 14, 2024. George maintains a special place in the hearts of all those who came in contact with him as the former Director of the Foxfire Music program and as a music teacher in Rabun County’s and Knoxville’s public… Continue reading Remembering George Reynolds
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Peer-to- Peer
Students at Rabun County’s Middle and High Schools are being introduced to music performance techniques as part of the general music curriculum under a program titled “High Performance ’24” sponsored by the Georgia Council for the Arts. The supplemental music instruction is offered by the Southern Highland Music Foundation, a 501 C3 non-profit organization based… Continue reading Peer-to- Peer
Support from the Georgia Council for the Arts
Southern Highland Music Foundation has recently been awarded a grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts for the 2023/2024 school year. The grant will be used to provide in-class supplemental music instruction at the Rabun County (GA) High School and Middle School. Included in the program will be hands-on training on string and keyboard… Continue reading Support from the Georgia Council for the Arts
Do More with the Music You Love!
Music is all around us. Today, in our homes, cars and offices we can easily listen to any musical performance we choose. What’s more, we instantly download our favorite music and make digital playlists to share with our friends. But music offers much more than the enjoyment of listening. The study of music, the joy… Continue reading Do More with the Music You Love!
Liner Notes
Looking over my old album covers I am intrigued by the small-print sentences, or sometimes, if we’re lucky, even paragraphs of copy that follow each track title. Often the liner notes provide a lot more information in addition to who was in the studio for each recording or who sat in to play with the… Continue reading Liner Notes