After seeing 70 students coming out from Nordic Choir rehearsal with blotchy faces and watered eyes, I knew something was not right. Sure, directors make us cry sometimes, but that amount of people, something was clearly not okay. The head of Nordic Choir and choral activities at my college, is moving back to New York to be with his family. This I understand completely. But what it made me see is the impact choral directors and teachers in general have on people. That more than half those 70 students have only known this man for 5 months and that he could bring them to tears in five months demonstrates the significant impact he has had on them. Very touching. This in my opinion is worth far more than any monetary reward.
I'm in the process for applying for a music teacher job in Arusha, Tanzania and have to videotape some lessons which I am hoping to be able to put on my website. One has successfully been uploaded: www.zskeys.com/demos
As always, I'd love feedback. Have a great day and if there's snow where you are, go play in it while I am busy writing a senior paper and filling out apps due Mar. 1.
