If you knew that your next rehearsal would be your last rehearsal, how would it be different? Time is a gift promised to no one.
Peter Loel Boonshaft, Director of Education
KHS America
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#307. Don’t Say A Word
I have often suggested that you should write a quote of the board at the start of a class or rehearsal, and then simply point to those words or tap on the board. I wouldn’t say a word. I would just stare at the words, and then start teaching. The following quote by...
#306. “Change The Ending”
Seemingly every day I teach, I realize something I am doing that I need to improve, correct, or completely reimagine. It might be my choice of words, the tone of my voice, my sounding exasperated, how I sequenced the material, my choice of examples, my rushing the...
#305. Every Child Needs A Cheerleader!
I once was speaking with a perspective college first-year student about his musical studies in high school. He spoke about the ensembles and classes he had, his experiences in solo and ensemble contests, his times at all-state band, and all the things we would...
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