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A student came out of band in the middle of a rehearsal last week crying, because other students were being jerks and laughing at her wrong notes (she's a generally solid player, for being a beginner). Fast-forward a few days:
Me: How are you doing today? Student: Better. But I still want to quit band, because I can't play this *holds up her instrument*. Me: Yes, you can! You don't always play all the notes right, but no one else does either – especially as beginners. You're doing fine! Student: No, I'm not. Me: Uh-huh! Student: Nuh-uh! Me: Uh-huh! Student: Nuh-uh! Me: Uh-huh! Student: Nuh-uh! Me: Uh-huh! Student: Nuh-uh! Me: Uh-huh! Student: Nuh-uh! Me: Uh-huh! Student: ...fine, I guess I AM ok at it. So I won't quit yet. Sometimes being a teacher means you need to regress to acting like an immature middle school kid to get your students to see reason. |
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I have been teaching music across the Twin Cities since 2011. Along with seeing students grow as musicians and people, one of the joys of teaching is the ridiculous things my students say. 
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