Spiffy313

Dave AND deadmau5 in one thread? I should frame this post and hang it on my wall.

Little Richie?

I saw you at the ACDA conference in Minneapolis a few years back (another session had to be added because you were so popular!) and you worked some magic with the Luther choir.

I'm an elementary music teacher now, in my second year, and I'm struggling to get everything done at once!

• What do you think is important for singers to practice and learn in their formative years?

• Have you written, or considered writing, music for young singers?

• What have you found to be the most effective way to share the importance of arts education with administrators and parents?

Thank you so much for your time! I'm INCREDIBLY happy to see you here!

Thanks for your tips! Your compositions have been so tremendously inspiring to me over the years. Thank you for helping to bring me to appreciate music as much as I do.

For a children's piece-- I find pieces that explore the simplicity of a child's worldview to be both charming and haunting. Maybe singing for the adults who've lost touch with innocence, or singing with hope for their own futures. I like talking to my students about the meaning of their songs, and they can certainly appreciate songs with a more serious meaning. If it speaks to them, they make it their mission to do it justice.

(For what it's worth, I've now gotten to sit within mere feet of you, had you sign a piece of music for me, AND had you respond to my reddit AMA questions. I can pretty much die happy at this point.)

No questions, just wanted to thank you. My best friend in 2009 died while waiting for a kidney (she had a genetic kidney disorder). Thank you for your sacrifice.