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Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:41 pm**

Hey guys,

Just wanted to say that I'm now a full-time elementary school music teacher in a predominantly Puerto Rican school district (Holyoke, MA). I teach at the Kelly Elementary School there, and mostly will focus on passing on basic music reading, snare drum rudiments, and of course, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Brazilian, and other rhythms from Latin America (mostly in Percussion ensembles).

I feel so proud to be able to take all the knowledge that I've known from Freddy Moreno, Giovanni Hidalgo, and other teachers here on this forum and be able to pass it on to young minds!

Just letting out the good news. Our percussion traditions will continue, if I have something to say about it!

I have them doing Bomba already...hahah...

Edited By Firebrand on 1174318993

Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:56 pm**

Congratulations!

Great work to pass these traditions onto the next generation of Rumbero's! Best of luck...

Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:42 pm**

CongAratulations Firebrand!

Keep that joy in your heart when you are with your pupils!

Primoz

Posted: **Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:08 pm**

¡Felicitaciones Boricua!

That is fantastic; you’ve accomplished a great task thus far, now the journey begins!
Those of us here on congaplace.com are truely proud of you!

¡Orgullosamente!

Onile!

Posted: **Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:41 am**

Congratulations.

The greatest thing we can do in life is to encourage the young to seek the higher, most beautiful and meaningful things in life.

You have been blessed with q great opportunity, may the Creator give you wisdom and insight.

Edited By congamyk on 1174351328

Posted: **Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:06 am**

Yeah, what congamyk said!
:;):
Carry on!

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