Author: ericdunn

  • Wicked movie review

    Wicked movie review. This week I’m sharing my thoughts about the movie, Wicked part 1. I’ll be looking at the movie from the viewpoint of someone who doesn’t know the musical. I’ve heard a few of the songs and I’ve seen the Wizard of Oz. But, that’s all I knew going into the movie. Why…

  • Musical Theater and Me

    Musical theater and me. A handful of my chorus students asked me if I was planning on seeing the movie Wicked. I told them that I wasn’t a fan of musicals and wouldn’t be going. They looked at me like I just killed their cat. This post will lay out some of my personal history…

  • How the mighty fall

    How the mighty fall. Today I’ll be talking about the book by Jim Collins entitled “How the might fall“. Why this book? I like to read a variety of different books. Collins’ book, “Good to great” made a big impact on me. I still use ideas from his book. Specifically, “Getting the right people on…

  • Working at JMU

    Working at JMU (James Madison University). I’ve been posting about my summer work experience during my college years. Today I’ll be finishing the series with my work study job at JMU. Getting started Bill Posey approached me after a marching band practice. Bill was on staff with the Marching Royal Dukes and I liked and…

  • Trying to impress LJ

    Trying to impress LJ. This is not the post that I originally planned to write. I was planning to write about my college work study experience. So, why am I writing about LJ again? Why this post? First, who was LJ? LJ was my high school band director. If you search my posts you’ll find…