29 April

4 more days. I can't believe how fast this is gone. We have a concert this Wednesday night so during both fingers and women's chorus we rehearsed for the concert. Dial 7 some new music that will be sent a graduation. Very difficult for them but once a student get its pretty easy to feel. I love a days where I get to work with two really good group. I have grown to love them a lot and will miss them. Musically things are working really well I feel like a lot of them in a lot of progress. I feel them took test last weekend part of the audition process I was pleasantly surprised by a few of the result and pretty sad with others that I thought were doing very well that either didn't appliance something very well or really don't know what they need to know. Feel like it's a little too late the help with some of the things but I will do my best 40. Everything is really great, I've loved.

24 - 26 April 2013

The last few days have been really good but really busy. We had festival on Wednesday and the last two days have been auditions for next year's seniors. The festival is awesome I thought the students did an amazing job. Neither the women's group or consequence qualify for state Concert Choir barely missed it. I think they should have made it but maybe I'm just a little by. The women did really well there were a few missing which added to some balance issues. Overall I thought it was a great experience for the girls and myself. Doing I did since ive been kind of taxing but it's been interesting to listen to individual voices. I learned a lot about our singer. Graduation today and yesterday been really busy as well so I left just a few minutes early today so I could go to convocation commencement. I love doing this I can't believe I only have a week left.

22nd and 23rd of April 2013

Yesterday went pretty well for a Monday. During our music theory class we talked about chord progressions and where different chords lead. I drew a diagram on the whiteboard showing the tonic and where it could possibly go and from those cords where they continue to progression to finally and on the tonic chord at the end. Student had a lot of fun making up their own chord progressions and riding three-part chord progressions. I play them off for the class and they seemed to really enjoy doing that.

During concert choir we reviewed the music that we will be at the festival tomorrow. A few of them seemed a little clueless to the fact that we would be performing tomorrow at a festival. I don't understand how some of them are so clueless as to what's going on. When we make announcements for weeks and weeks and weeks and I still don't know what's going on it is very frustrating. They sound great they're working really well together I wish they were just a little more focused.

Mixed chorus we reviewed our festival literature for the concert I also worked on let everything that has breath which we were performing next Wednesday evening. I taught my first teacher work sample lesson on tuning this particular one we worked on descending intervals and tuning does. They did really well and with I was surprised with the outcome.

Today during singers we also reviewed our festival music that we performed several weeks ago because we will be performing them at the state chamber festival this Saturday. I absolutely love that group of kids. They have amazing voice is amazing talent and it's really fun personality. I think I'll miss them the most. I connect with him a lot of different levels and I love conducting them when they're very focused. We were able to listen to recordings from the last festival and make some decisions about what we can do to improve.

During women's chorus today we also prepared for the festival tomorrow. Debbie came in a company to end it was refreshing to have a real person playing piano and not recording. The girls are doing awesome it was really difficult for me today because I had to choose to soloists for when I seen. There were three or four girls at Absolute Leon voices and I just had to narrow it down to two. I came down to who can project the most sense I don't think we'll have Mikes on stage tomorrow. Overall I love that class I know I'm gonna miss them a lot there a few girls that really drives me nuts but for the most part they are awesome. Overall the last two days have been really good and look forward to the next week and a half before I finish up.

18 April 2013

Most of the day was really great kama last. Kinda sucked. During Music Theory we got about halfway through class when the Ogden high school choir showed up to Springville. They are on there to her and stopped at Springville to have a class a concert choir. They got there much earlier than expected so they ended up performing for us during music theory. During concert choir we perform for one another and send a few songs together. It was really fun I thought it was good for the kids to interact with being with other students from a different school. During mixed choir we reviewed our concert repertoire and worked on hola Lucia and everything that has breath. Today I had to kick out gallon and canyon. They were both being really distracting to the point where I felt my temper being lost. Rather than losing in front of everyone I asked to leave in San Jose I can come talk to them in a minute. I really like doing that because I let me keep my cool and continue with the students who deserve my best. Overall it was a good day and I learned lessons about discipline can't believe I only have two weeks left.

16 April 2013

Today was great. The morning started with a great music theory class. We talk about four chord progressions can I have the right to court progressions in two different keys. I was very surprised at how well all of them dead. They each brought to me there progressions and I play them on the piano for the class. There were only a few that had to make some minor adjustments. During concert choir we think you are festival material even though we had about a third of the class there. They got home late from to her last night and most of them stay home from school today. I don't really blame them. During mixed choir I was able to do my pre assessment for my TWS. The students did very well and I was surprised without time. Now I need to plan my lessons based on those outcomes. All in all today was great!

15 April 2013

Today was pretty good. During first. We didn't have very many people, there were only four people total because the rest are still on to her. Thank you I use on b*** didn't get should much as we wanted to because of the numbers. We learned some nights and hola Lucia and they sound really good on the phone. We finish the class in the computer lab working on note identification. During the course we think through the festival pieces which will be performing next week. We also learned how to get internet with that group. Spencer after time on let everything that has breath the girls are doing rather well with it. Overall it was a good day and went really quickly.

12 April 2013

Today was pretty good. Misses Crockett and the rest of Concert Choir are still on tour in New York. I was able to teach the classes I myself today and went really well. During music theory we talked a little bit about chord progressions what was really effective. I think most of the students really understand what is going on. However, there were several that seems a bit ly. During concert choir there only 16 people not 65 which deadly to have some complications. But I was happy with how engaged they wear with half your the word. They worked well we had a good time. Thank their. A mixed chorus we were able to review our education and of course we got the festival. We think through all of our pieces once again and started learning hola Lucia and some nights. I'm not too sure about some nights in a message that it sends but gotta be something I'll talk with Leon about. Overall great day

10 April 2013

Today was great! We had our beginning Choir Festival this afternoon. It went very well. We ended up getting it too plus rating which is a little better than I expected. I am Agean that we would get to 2. It was a little stressful because we left the school 30 minutes before we were supposed to be on stage we arrived warmed up for about two minutes and when on. Again, I was surprised how well we were able to perform with such pressure. I had a really good time sitting in the back of the bus with the boys on the way home. I never imagined that they would ask me some of the questions that they did. Seems like them I trust me more than I ever imagined. I know that I'm a convert to the church and started asking me lots of questions about my past. To be honest, I was hesitant in what I said and wasn't sure how to respond. I told them that I was a really good kid but I made some bad mistake but all that matter but who I was now. I think most of them really understood or just trying to have fun and push to upset. They're fun kids I know just had a good time. During school today we were able to have a good day in music theory I get to students a quiz most of them did pretty well from what a great so far there are a few that are very lost and need some extra help. During concert choir the whole time we practiced on to our music. They leave tonight at 7 p.m.. Honestly, I am really jealous but they're all going to New York and I'm staying here. I know that wasn't in our budget for me to go but it would have been enough. Ok , the day was great and I felt like we had a lot of success

9 April 2013

Today was another really good day. It was in a day so we only had singers and are women's chorus. During fingers we worked on mostly to read music since they are leaving tomorrow. I didn't work too much one on one with them except for the beginning of class. It was very difficult to get them started today, I think that you're excited about leaving New York tomorrow. During one score some good very well I was able to teach a lesson on the whole production and also work on Sundays in teaching. Overall today was pretty good we had a really early morning with rehearsal starting at 6:30 for to wear. I'm ready to be done today.

8 April 2013 spring break is over

Well last week with a great rest of the week off for spring break. Honestly, I was a little hesitant coming back today thinking of the students would be very difficult to work with. I was wrong! They all in all three classes, it worked very well. For the most part they were focused the whole time and only needed some reminders to stay on task. During the third. With mixed choir, we worked on our festival pieces which we will be performing on Wednesday. I am very happy without a choir sound. I was very scared that I would get on stage with them and they went off all apart. Come together very well and I'm happy with our success. During music theory this morning the students were right on the ball with their dictation and are getting very good at spelling major chords in every key. During concert choir for the most time I worked on creating a quiz for music theory but helped warm up the choir. All in all, today was a great day. I'm excited for the next couple weeks. Kinda sad that it's all ending.