Barbara Retzko
CODA
(Re-printed from the RETZ’S RETIREMENT VIDEO FaceBook page) My dear Graduates of the Ridge High School Choral Program: On June 1, 2020, I...
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Barbara Retzko
Jun 13, 20203 min read
The “R” words of June…
Resignation (def.) – an act of giving up a position. Retiring (def.) – to leave one’s job and cease to work, typically upon reaching the...
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Barbara Retzko
Jun 1, 20205 min read
The Graduating Class of 2020
At noon today, June 1, 2020, I submitted a letter of resignation from the position of Choral Director at Ridge High School. While I...
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Barbara Retzko
Apr 17, 20203 min read
A look back…after five weeks…
Dear All: I was pretty amazed this morning when I checked the calendar and realized this was the end of week five of distance education. ...
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Barbara Retzko
Apr 11, 20203 min read
Here’s to the kids…
Dear All: I saw this on a treasured friend’s FaceBook post and decided it was worth re-sharing… Here’s to the kids who were supposed to...
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Barbara Retzko
Apr 2, 20204 min read
How about a Blog with no title…
This is now week three for me. The first two weeks were “review”…don’t add instruction, just maintain your classes until further notice....
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Barbara Retzko
Feb 26, 20204 min read
All The World’s A Stage…
Dear All: ‘Tis the season…SPRING MUSICAL season…and there is no shortage of live theater available to us as Choral Directors! (How...
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Barbara Retzko
Feb 4, 20201 min read
In Memoriam…
Gone too soon for sure. And then I started to think about others…Anne Hannah (65) from Matawan who was instrumental in my being chosen to...
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Barbara Retzko
Jan 4, 20207 min read
WALT DISNEY WORLD… (which will have absolutely nothing to do with Hig
Happy New Year and New Decade! My husband Rick and I spent the Holiday Break in DisneyWorld. (Get comfy – it’s a detailed description of...
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Barbara Retzko
Dec 15, 20192 min read
‘Tis the Season…
Every one of those colleagues will tell you, first and foremost, they work with NICE KIDS…super people with whom they create music in...
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Barbara Retzko
Nov 26, 20193 min read
A pretty remarkable day…
For many years, I have hosted a Choral Festival which Ridge alum Ben Carlin affectionately named Choralpalooza. (Thanks Ben!) Today was...
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Barbara Retzko
Nov 18, 20194 min read
Super Conference = Super Weekend
Here is a run-down of the sessions I chose and some of my cryptic notes. DAY ONE – Five 45-minute sessions. I chose: Navigating the...
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Barbara Retzko
Oct 27, 20192 min read
Interconnected…
A grad of mine was recently in an awful teaching situation – a new job in a dangerous neighborhood, kids fighting in class,...
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Barbara Retzko
Sep 30, 20191 min read
In the ‘Hood
Monday September 30, 2019 One month down. Nine to go. Lately, I have been reflecting on the idea of sisterhood, (brotherhood) and...
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Barbara Retzko
Sep 14, 20196 min read
Relationships
Relationships. In order. The seven days of school seemed to fly by. There is much to do to get Sectionals scheduled from lunches and...
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Barbara Retzko
Aug 30, 20193 min read
An effective group activity…
Kindly forgive the second post here today – after just opening this blog up again after a few years of writing. The previous blogs...
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Barbara Retzko
Aug 30, 20192 min read
Another sunrise…
I began my teaching career at New Providence High School…1979. I was responsible for the Ninth Grade Girls Chorus and Group Voice...
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Barbara Retzko
May 12, 20172 min read
Expressing the inexpressible…May 2017
AFTER SILENCE, THAT WHICH COMES NEAREST TO EXPRESSING THE INEXPRESSIBLE IS MUSIC ~Aldous Huxley So here’s the thing…I would really like...
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Barbara Retzko
May 4, 20171 min read
Bliss – May 4, 2017
I like the idea of sharing gratitude and reflecting so my twist on the idea is to ask my Seniors to choose three influential people who...
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Barbara Retzko
May 5, 20162 min read
Thursday May 5, 2016
I haven’t blogged in a while. Today I feel like I have recently done some fun things in my rehearsals and made some discoveries that I...
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