For my final visit to Haslett High School, Mr. Boyce asked me, "So am I warming them up or are you?" Thanks to the discussion we had in Choral Methods last week about taking advantage of every opportunity your mentors give you, I decided that I would lead warm ups, but I was really scared. I'm happy that I was able to follow the warm up process pretty closely, even when put on the spot. My piano playing went much better than last time, and I was much clearer when I introduced each exercise to the men. I tried to focus on listening to the sound that they were producing, and I think I could have stopped to adjust more often, but I know that is something that I'll get better at with time.
I'm hoping that I remember how much of an impact these young men have had on me if I ever have the option to teach an all mens group. I am still the most uncomfortable in front of this type of group, but I hope that I'll want to challenge myself and help to make it more normal for a woman to be teaching TTBB choirs in the future.
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