Interview with Eric Anderson
What exactly is your title? Teaching professor ,of music
Do you enjoy your job?
Yes
Do you enjoy working at ARCC? yes
Did you always want to be in music?
I did the usual thinking about jobs as I grew up, but music held an intense interest for me since I was about 14 years old. I decided to pursue music as a career when I was about 15.
Did you always want to teach? If not what did you want to do?
I really love performing, but my first love has always been music education, so yes, I pretty much always wanted to teach
Do or did you play and instruments?
I play several instruments. My primary instrument is the euphonium (baritone horn) it is a valved low brass instrument, like a small tuba. It plays the same note range as a trombone. I also play trombone, I recently have been playing more and more guitar and bass guitar.
How long have you been teaching? I have been teaching for 33 years now. 2 years in a small town called Echo, where I taught grades K through 9 vocal music band and general music. 6 years in Isanti at the middle school where I taught band. 23 years at the Cambridge-Isanti High School where I taught band, music theory/composition and guitar. 2 years at ARCC, where I teach Rock History, Music Appreciation, Music Fundamentals, Guitar class, Guitar Ensemble, and hopefully some day band.
Have you taught at other places?
see above
Has it changed your life at all?( how you treat other young adults that are not your students, your home life...)How?
It is hard to say, I have grown up teaching music, since I was about 21 years old. I am sure I have developed behavioral patterns and attitudes which reflect my involvement with young people, being a teacher, but since that is what I have done all of my adult life I can’t really say how it changed me because I have no point of reference to base a life without this experience off of. As with all of us, we are shaped by our experiences. It is hard to say how we would be changed or shaped differently if those experiences were not there. Does this make sense?
Tell me about yourself, kids, hobbies, family, things you enjoy doing.
I am 54 years old (until Friday), I a married (32 years). I have one daughter who is studying clarinet performance and is in her second year at Concordia College. I like golf, biking, reading, playing music, skiing. Someday I would like to learn how to build guitars
Anything about your life you would change?
not really, except I wish my mom was still alive, it is tough to lose people you love, even though that is inevitable
What is the most rewarding part or your job?
working with students and seeing that “light “ of understanding go on when they suddenly get something new.
What kind of music do you listen too?
I listen to a rather broad range of music, I like rock and blues mostly from the 60s and 70s, like Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Stevie Winwood, Stevie Wonder etc. I like jazz. I listen to a lot of “classical”
Were you ever in a band or orchestra?
I played in school bands through school, including the University of Minnesota Marching band and Wind Ensemble. I currently play in the local community band, and play in a British Style Brass Band called The Lake Wobegon Brass Band
When did you know you wanted to teach music?
There were times when I looked at other things like all young people do, but I really decided to become a music educator when I was about 14 or 15 or so.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Project Schully
A match made in cyberspace. Lori Schulweis is a producer and coordinator on "Live With Regis and Kelly" and won a weight loss contest the staff was having. She then realized that she wanted to get married. So Regis did an episode on her and 5 bachelors called and went on a second date with one who then dumped her. Her grandma told her to go online and that is where she found the love of her life, David Buder. -VINCENT M. MALLOZZI, NY Times-
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Multicultural Club Conflict
With much conflict between old vice president and old president the multicultural club finally came to a decision on where to eat for Taste of the Month.
“I did all the work,” said old Vice President Jocelyn to old President Brandon. As they were recapping the goings on of last week and the topic of who did what more became a heated discussion between Jocelyn and Brandon. The tension in the room was at an all time high until new President Nick Tomschek broke the silence by asking Ross a fellow member about his research on where he thought the group should go for Taste of the Month. Taste of the Month is where the group goes to a non-American restaurant to get a taste of a different culture.
The meeting was all over the place because the topic of Taste of the Month became interrupted when Nick decided to have everyone introduce themselves. Each person told their name, background, and why they joined. “I like learning about different cultures,” Ross expressed. During her self introduction Jocelyn voiced how lucky she was to get out of the Philippines where she was born. “The boys usually get adopted right away because they are allowed to leave the country, but girls do not because they keep them in the country for prostitution and housekeeping,” she said.
Jocelyn then brought up the topic of Feed My Starving Children, an organization where they bag rice, soy, vegetables, and chicken flavoring then send it overseas to starving children. She mentioned that nobody showed up to the last event and therefore if she is going to reschedule people need to show up because otherwise it looks bad. This time there was not tension but an overwhelming sense of awkwardness. Until someone from the back of the room asked, “What is Cajun?” “People that talk funny and eat spicy food, to put it plainly,” Brandon Davis explained. Not a very cultured response.
The Winona trip was on Monday and Rev. Jaime Washington spoke about race, religion, and sexuality. If you have a philosophy class mention to your teachers that he is coming to Anoka-Ramsey Community College and it would be a good extra credit opportunity. After much debate the group finally came to the decision that Taste of the Month would be at Rose Garden, a Chinese restaurant off of Coon Rapids Blvd, on Friday at 12 p.m.
When asked what he thought, Josh a new member said, “Not productive, but I guess they got through the agenda.” The whole evening was A.D.D. with the switching back and forth between topics. With all the conflict and interruptions the whole meeting was very unprofessional and unproductive.
“I did all the work,” said old Vice President Jocelyn to old President Brandon. As they were recapping the goings on of last week and the topic of who did what more became a heated discussion between Jocelyn and Brandon. The tension in the room was at an all time high until new President Nick Tomschek broke the silence by asking Ross a fellow member about his research on where he thought the group should go for Taste of the Month. Taste of the Month is where the group goes to a non-American restaurant to get a taste of a different culture.
The meeting was all over the place because the topic of Taste of the Month became interrupted when Nick decided to have everyone introduce themselves. Each person told their name, background, and why they joined. “I like learning about different cultures,” Ross expressed. During her self introduction Jocelyn voiced how lucky she was to get out of the Philippines where she was born. “The boys usually get adopted right away because they are allowed to leave the country, but girls do not because they keep them in the country for prostitution and housekeeping,” she said.
Jocelyn then brought up the topic of Feed My Starving Children, an organization where they bag rice, soy, vegetables, and chicken flavoring then send it overseas to starving children. She mentioned that nobody showed up to the last event and therefore if she is going to reschedule people need to show up because otherwise it looks bad. This time there was not tension but an overwhelming sense of awkwardness. Until someone from the back of the room asked, “What is Cajun?” “People that talk funny and eat spicy food, to put it plainly,” Brandon Davis explained. Not a very cultured response.
The Winona trip was on Monday and Rev. Jaime Washington spoke about race, religion, and sexuality. If you have a philosophy class mention to your teachers that he is coming to Anoka-Ramsey Community College and it would be a good extra credit opportunity. After much debate the group finally came to the decision that Taste of the Month would be at Rose Garden, a Chinese restaurant off of Coon Rapids Blvd, on Friday at 12 p.m.
When asked what he thought, Josh a new member said, “Not productive, but I guess they got through the agenda.” The whole evening was A.D.D. with the switching back and forth between topics. With all the conflict and interruptions the whole meeting was very unprofessional and unproductive.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Son charged with stabbing father to death in Stillwater
Gregory Janisch's bipolar son stabbed him to death. David Joseph Janisch was charged with two accounts of second degree murder. There is no doubt David Janisch is the murderer because just before Mr. Janisch died the police asked who did this he said, "My son,he's bipolar." There is still no motive attributed and the police are still piecing the case together. -Star Tribune, Tim Harlow-
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
obituary
Meyers, Lashaya N. was born in Coon Rapids, MN on Dec. 7, 1988, and passed away on October 22, 2071. She had a very adventurous life; she graduated from high school in 2007 and tried many colleges before her band Heart like a Hero became famous in 2011. She became a mother in 2009 to Asha Meyers and she home schooled her daughter while on tour with her husband Joshua Meyers. They had three more children; Lillie Meyers, Jace Meyers, and Caleb Meyers, starting in 2013-2020. After their band was done touring she became a nurse at Unity Hospital in Minnesota. She was a long time member of the Church Epic Life. She was loved and will be forever missed by her husband of 81 years Joshua Meyers, her four children; Asha, Lillie, Jace, and Caleb. A Celebration of Lashaya's life will be held at Epic Life on October 24th at 4 p.m.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Eileen Fisher’s Shifting Silhouette
Eileen Fisher is a designer that is trying to appeal to the younger generation because in the new off Broadway show, “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” a character says, “When you start wearing Eileen Fisher, you might as well say, ‘I give up.’” She has changed her designs subtly by adding tighter tank tops and leggings. Eileen Fisher is defiantly not going poor any time soon she just simply didn’t want to be known as blah. -NY Times, by RUTH LA FERLA-
Hemp Hobby
Hemp: a plant that can ruin a person’s life or be turned into beautiful jewelry. The dictionary.com definition of Hemp is, “A tough course fiber of the Hemp plant, used for making rope, course fabric, etc.” What I found strange is that it can also be turned into Marijuana, but to Christine Morris, a student at Anoka Ramsey Community College, Hemp is a type of string that she can make into different patterns add a few beads and turn it into jewelry. It keeps her hands busy and makes her a few bucks.
Christine has been twisting and knotting Hemp string into beautiful jewelry for about three years. She learned this hobby from a friend and her husband. It usually takes her about an hour to make a necklace. When asked what she does with them after Christine said, “I make some for myself but I mostly sell them.”
She became interested in this hobby because someone made her a necklace out of glass beads and she liked the way it looked. Christine says, “After it is worn in, it is very comfortable. You can put any kind of beads you want on it and you can tie it in different way to give a different look.”
Christine sells bracelets, necklaces and anklets for $15-$25 depending on the type of bead. She says, “Locally blown glass beads are generally priced higher. “ This may not make her a living but for her it is not about the money.
Christine has been twisting and knotting Hemp string into beautiful jewelry for about three years. She learned this hobby from a friend and her husband. It usually takes her about an hour to make a necklace. When asked what she does with them after Christine said, “I make some for myself but I mostly sell them.”
She became interested in this hobby because someone made her a necklace out of glass beads and she liked the way it looked. Christine says, “After it is worn in, it is very comfortable. You can put any kind of beads you want on it and you can tie it in different way to give a different look.”
Christine sells bracelets, necklaces and anklets for $15-$25 depending on the type of bead. She says, “Locally blown glass beads are generally priced higher. “ This may not make her a living but for her it is not about the money.
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