Phil Giampietro

Director of Bands, Staples High School (Westport, CT) - a NAMM “Best Community for Music Education” @staplesbands, Director, Laurel Music Camp (CT)

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Lazy Sunday on Nutmegging This Up https://t.co/foiPDTyRcz

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Inability to Sit on Nutmegging This Up https://t.co/QTQn3F15JL

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Devouring Literary Prunes on Nutmegging This Up https://t.co/YQDxBZbJwn

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

If you practice compassion, whether you believe in a religion or not, you will come to realize the value of compassion for your own peace of mind. Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.

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Learnin’.

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

"[Be] like a vine that produces grapes without looking for anything in return." — Marcus Aurelius

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

The only way to effectively deal with negative emotions, the only way to really reduce them, is through the mind, through the application of counteractive mental states that oppose the negative emotions affecting us. That’s the only real, long-term way to reduce them.

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

"Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well." — Seneca

[MisterRogersQuotes @MisterRogersSay]

“Music is the one art we all have inside. We may not be able to play an instrument, but we can sing along or clap or tap our feet.”

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Rehearsal of last night’s closing number, Bernstein’s “Make Our Garden Grow” with combined orchestra, band, choir, and alumni soloists.

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Congratulations to our students on a stellar Westport Pops concert! Thanks to my teammates for their continued collegiality and friendship.

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First 30 seconds of rehearsal at least.

[Responsive Classroom @responsiveclass]

Try box breathing as a simple way to decrease stress levels!

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

"You can tell the character of every man when you see how he gives and receives praise." Seneca

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The home team, celebrating Pride Month!

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We keep rolling through the end of the year…great showing at the Memorial Day Parade on Monday and a stellar jazz combo gig tonight. Pops next week!

[Dan Woog @danwoog]

Pops Concert Will Rock The Levitt https://t.co/e9CkFxO5cl

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West Point euphoniumist Dr. Chris Leslie played for us and discussed his career! Thanks Dr. Leslie!

[Westport Patch @westportpatch]

The concert features Staples High School Symphonic Orchestra and Band, Jazz Ensemble, Orphenians, Choralaires and small ensembles. https://t.co/4xKqlXdbja

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Amazing parade weather. Thanks @danwoog for catching the band in action!

[Guggenheim New York @guggenheimbot]

Colored Sticks by Vasily Kandinsky, 1928 #guggenheim #guggenheimmuseum https://t.co/XTPmGZUB2l