My weekly blog

Hello,

so another blog week. Firstly i would like to say there has been some family issues and i have been distracted from my work. However i had to continue with everything else.

To begin with i have the final concert for i the kirkcaldy youth wind band on friday. I am very excited to see my students perform. We have all put in many hours of hard work and effort for these concerts. It will be a thrill and a joy to watch the final outcome of all the hard work put towards the students. I have been informed that i would be offered a teaching place next year with the same year group. The only problem is that i cant teach next year as i have to move on to the next step of my own carrer.

At college we have been so stressed with the work load that we have and i feel like i cant cope with it but i have to in order to pass my HND. So firstly, we have a new band at college, it going really well. WE have a diversity of songs and to be honest i have never heard most of them in my life but i have persevered and they are turning out really well. We have a good band to. I have not worked with any of these students before apart from one so its a new experiance in itself. This is useful towards my graded unit as i have the experiance of playing with other students that i have not already.
Secondly I have learned so much in session skills about asession and how skilled you need to be to play. The sessions have been enjoyable but there was always problems with them. These problem have helped me to realize what skills i have developed towards my graded unit. Such skills as working to a deadline and being skilled in your playing abilities in such a way that you will be able to deal with difficult problems with ease.

Finaly, at home there is some family issues and to be honest it is a nightmare being a student when things like this happen. It is helping me to understand what it is like to organise myself better, as the quicker i get things done the better because i will not have to deal with issues. Being organised is a skill required to become an instrumental instructor as it is needed to deal with student lessons as well as homework.

Well that about all i can say this week. Speak soon.

Zoe Johnston