Not every concert needs to be big!
This is part blog/part advertising so bear with me as I do a little promotion for my students, and offer some ideas to the new community of music educators who are not afraid to talk about ideas and issues that can have tremendous impacts upon our program. Thanks to the support of my administration I was able to institute a section of students within the high school wind ensemble that would receive weighted credit. These students have additional requirements beyond those of the regular Wind Ensemble students, and for their academic preparation and performance receive 1.1 credits. One of those additional requirements was to perform in a chamber recital with their peers last spring. Despite a tornado warning that delayed the start of the program (as we were in the hall observing our severe weather plan), it was a wonderful evening full of great music. As I sat and listened, and made introductions and remarks to the audience (45 to 50 people) I kept coming back to the same thought: these students have made tremendous strides musically. The thought kept going on as I drove home and I began to wonder: What would an ensemble sound like if every student studied some chamber music and would get it ready for performance?
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