Tomorrow it starts in earnest—the 2010 Conference season!  We’re off to St. Louis for SLHC, followed two weeks later by the mammoth Midwest Conference in Cincinnati, and then the Bay Area conference in California.  And that’s just March and April.

Educational conferences have the greatest energy—so many kids and parents, interesting vendors, a lot of good will, and endless things to learn.  I’m so glad for the opportunities to visit with students and families who are already part of the Circle of Scholars.  And there will be chances to connect with new students and their parents.  Let’s not forget the grandparents who diligently shepherd their grandchildren through their education!

Depending on the city, I’ll be a Featured Speaker, giving curricular workshops, or hosting a Demo Booth to showcase Discovering Music: 300 Years of Interaction in Western Music, Arts, History, and Culture.  That’s really going to be a blast!   In several places, my workshop will concern college prep, one of my favorite topics (I could have used a bit of this insight before going off to college, that’s for sure).  And in other spots, we have scheduled special events for Discovering Music students and their friends, including a visit to the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at San Jose State University.