Chorous warm ups

Do- Ra- Mi- COUGH* COUGH*

I may have had the opportunity to warm up what seemed like the most enthusiastic and ready to learn chorus of all time. I guess a hand full of music grad students are what makes a great chorus.

So reflection,

Upon my warming up of my very ready to learn chorus I realized that I was doing a whole LOT of talking and ALLOT of praising for things that probably shouldn't be praised. Things like doing proper sirens and lip trills. On the other hand I do like to keep my teaching environment very positive so that students will enjoy the experience. The only issue with this is that it can be difficult to correct poor behavior and/or poor technique. The other issue is that keeping it so positive may leave some of my students with uncorrected technique. Something that can be a nightmare when you're the teacher that has to reteach the student.

So for next time,

Maybe a bit less praise and a bit more examining of individuals technique and sound. Also, a bit less talking and a bit more doing.

Hopefully in the future every class I ever work with will be as excited as my fellow grad students were to learn and rehearse.