Tuesday was the start of the second quarter. It seems hard to believe. I began each rehearsal by telling the band members it was one of my favorite days as everyone was an "A" student today! I also implored them to "seek opportunities for excellence" in everything that they do - musical and non-musical.
Each moment of rehearsal is important. Focus is essential to productivity. I told the students that I was re-evaluating my organization because I was feeling a little "scattered" in my prep work. When I am inefficient I am not the best instructor I can be. I am not serving my students like I should. I am trying to get them to understand the importance of everything we do - every note, every nuance. We have improved our tuning process and are instituting a new "individual warm-up" activity at the beginning of each rehearsal. My goal: to get the members focused, warmed up, and reacquainted with the music for that rehearsal. So far, so good. My rehearsal technique will also start to vary as I hone in on spots that have not received enough individual attention.
In the end, opportunities for excellence exist daily in our lives. We can either choose to seek them and grow, or ignore them and plateau. The word is "excellence".
Each moment of rehearsal is important. Focus is essential to productivity. I told the students that I was re-evaluating my organization because I was feeling a little "scattered" in my prep work. When I am inefficient I am not the best instructor I can be. I am not serving my students like I should. I am trying to get them to understand the importance of everything we do - every note, every nuance. We have improved our tuning process and are instituting a new "individual warm-up" activity at the beginning of each rehearsal. My goal: to get the members focused, warmed up, and reacquainted with the music for that rehearsal. So far, so good. My rehearsal technique will also start to vary as I hone in on spots that have not received enough individual attention.
In the end, opportunities for excellence exist daily in our lives. We can either choose to seek them and grow, or ignore them and plateau. The word is "excellence".
5 comments:
Seek excellence in all you do
Noah
Excellence- the fact or state of excelling; superiority; eminence
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristole
“Excellence can be obtained if you:
...care more than others think is wise;
...risk more than others think is safe;
...dream more than others think is practical;
...expect more than others think is possible.”
- Jasmine
excellence... excellence
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