I am currently reading a book on the great Tuba player; great educator; great thinker: Arnold Jacobs. I am impressed at how quickly the ideas I connect with and have already put into usage at school.
I explored Arnold Jacobs a couple of years ago with some of the youtube videos of him demonstrating some breathing exercises to improve sound. But, so far this new book for me is giving me ideas about his philosophy to not only teach, but to improve the mental part of performing! I will continue to read this book. Apparently, there are other books available that I may explore in the future. For now, this book is full of amazing ideas and strategies, techniques and more.
In addition, I am reading some interesting writing about the business world and "transformative learning". I am equally impressed with the possibilities presented here in these two different documents I downloaded from the internet. It talks about leadership, learning, behavior, change in the work communities, research and development, engagement, creativity, and more. It's remarkable how these presented ideas can be transferred to my teaching delivery. This reading and the above is helping me to continue to develop my skills and understanding: making me a better teacher and a better thinker; making me realize about or past, present and future world of work and learning.
