Exhausting as it is, the last week of term is always by far the most exciting for any music teacher. But when you are working on some Strings Whole Class Projects they become something entirely different! I did my first 2 concerts today. 60 pupils in each in 2 different schools. Incredibly good fun, but more interesting is the feedback we get from these events. Teachers are constantly telling about pupils that have gone from not wanting to join in with the first few sessions, to throwing themselves into the concert with gustow. Today, we had 2 boys who find school very challenging playing in the top performance groups. Parents & teachers absolutely amazed that not only had their child joined in, but really shone. A deaf child performed in the concert this morning & taught her classmates that ability is not just about joining in, but listening & collaborating together. All having learnt a life lesson that working together & helping each other is an important skill to learn. We managed to find a couple of children who have lessons outside of school some solo work too.
Looking forward to 3 more school concerts like this later in the week. You never know just who is going to shine once the parents are in & the cameras are all pointed towards them!
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