“If I knew ahead of time that I would be leading a portion of rehearsal, I sat in my room the night before planning exactly what we would work on and studying those passages, noting which voice parts had the theme, which notes in the chords needed to be more prominent, and predicted possible blending issues. I totally geeked out, and I’m not ashamed of that!”
Lindsay Morelli, Pre-Service Music Educator
by lmtv on 06. Sep, 2012 in Music Teachers, South Carolina Teachers, Teacher Reflections
Kerri Greco, Hallwell Memorial School
by lmtv on 26. Jul, 2012 in Music Teachers, Rhode Island Teachers, Teacher Reflections
“Because this was the first year for the new Rhode Island Teacher Evaluation process, things that used to be fun — like performing at concerts and festivals — were now tools that would be used to evaluate me.”
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