A Thank You Letter received by James ... November 24, 2014 Dear Jazz Police Members and James Rasmussen: What a thrill it was to be inspired by your performance at the Northshore Jazz Festival at the Northshore Performing Arts Center over the weekend! Your band was a true model to all in attendance of the beauty, expression, and inspiration that is possible when quality teaching and collaborative teamwork are combined with the challenge of expanding the realm of understanding and pushing beyond self-inflicted limits. We were all awed by your band’s sound, and ability to communicate each musical nuance. We all know young people possess unlimited potential for learning, achievement, and personal success. Every individuals self-worth is based on turning potential into accomplishment, and that requires a healthy measure of discipline. Music study is a metaphor of life because it is a training ground for developing a solid pattern of personal discipline habits. The study of music is a collection of artistic values clearly defined and ultimately achieved. This process unlocks the power of commitment, puts human will in action, develops a positive attitude, controls negative thinking, encourages success, and deters failure. The study of music is a link between inspiration and value achievement; it is a bridge between thought and accomplishment, between ideas and results. This explains the impressive correlation between music study and academic achievement. You are clearly experiencing the value of discipline driven by inspiration, enticed by desire, tempered by reason, and guided by intelligence. And through this performance, and the many others like it that you do, you are affecting the direction and inspiring the development of a future generation of musicians and music makers. For all of this I am so very thankful. You must know how fortunate you are to have James Rasmussen as your leader. True musical leadership at its finest! Thank you for sharing your gifts and talents with all of us! Very Sincerely, Jim Rice Jazz Band Director, Inglemoor High School
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:58:51 +0000
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