#198. What Does It Mean

#198. What Does It Mean

A few months ago, a teacher sent me a copy of a note she had received from one of her students. The teacher shared with me that the student was often on the verge of quitting school, was in trouble much of the time, had an unimaginably sad home situation, had few...
#197. Elbows

#197. Elbows

When we stand in front of a group of beginners (or not beginners for that matter!) we know that we can start by assessing many things that are shared by everyone before we start assessing those aspects of specific instrument sections. Basic things like whether they...
#196. Landing A Plane

#196. Landing A Plane

Picture taking your first flying lesson and being asked by your flight instructor to land the plane by yourself. Or that during your first driving lesson you were asked to parallel park the car. Crazy, right? Absolutely! But to a beginner, some of the very challenging...
#195. Predicting The Future

#195. Predicting The Future

Yogi Berra, in his inimitable way, said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” And I guess that’s really very true for almost every aspect of life. But as teachers, isn’t that what we do pretty much every day? We...