Thursday, November 10, 2011

Keeping up with the Posts

It inevitably happens--I begin the year with the best intentions on keeping up with everything I want to do, but about this time of year, I start to fall behind on things. This blog is one of them! I'm going to make a renewed effort to keep putting information out there!

It was great to see so many of you at conferences on Thursday! I wish I could have been there both nights, but I took 2 students to SCIBA Honor Band on Tuesday and had the opportunity to listen to 3 wonderful bands perform at a concert. It is amazing what committed students can do!

On that note, I would like to redouble my reminder to encourage your student to practice. It doesn't need to be an everyday thing (although that wouldn't be bad) but it needs to be some kind of routine. 15-20 minutes can do wonderful things--even if it means setting a kitchen timer! A lot of times, a student just needs to get over that hurdle of starting to practice--once they get going, they'll often play for much longer.

We have a lot of students here who have great potential--I am looking to help them move past potential to make it a reality! That is one of the things that excites me so much about teaching.

KEEP ENCOURAGING THE PRACTICE AT HOME!

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