I learn scary stuff!!!

This week in graded unit all the students were planning there folio around session musician had to have a mock interveiw. The rest of the students had to watch and write down notes on how they could improve and what they did good. I feel that this is a learning structure to my graded unit as i need to attend an interview. Next week all the instrumental instructors in the class have to have there mock interview and that includes me. I have put a lot of effort into it and i hope i can achive my very best in it.

Also this week i attended my old high school where i got to sit in some students practice time with there instructors. I found they experiance alarming as i now have an even better understanding what it is like to be an instrumental instructor. In this experiance i got a chance to met up with old teachers and put what teaching skills i have to some students who are learning. I feel the experiance has made me even more aware of what i need to do to become and instrumental instructor and has helped me towards my graded unit as i have more experiance in teaching. Furthermore i was able to speak to all instrumental instructors and music teachers about there experiance in the business and how i could improve to achive my goals.

This now brings me onto my orchestra training. I have only 6 weeks of training left with the orchestra and it is very hard to think i will have to leave, but on a stronger note it will give me more time to get on with my college work. We are currently preparing for our last performance of this year "Lets go Musical" which has proven to be a big hit with the students. I feel that my experiance of teaching has improved dramaticly sinced i started there and i wish to attend next year if if at all possible. However i have enjoyed working there and i will be sad at our last performance.

At college this week we finally got a recording down in session skills. I find this class to be quite stressful as communication between engineers and musicans can be limited. But on the hall it is enjoyable and i hope to learn new skills from it.

Thats really it for this week. Cheak out next weeks blog to find out how my mock interview went.

Thanks

Zoe Johnston