update!

It seems as though this first year of teaching is draining away quicker than I drink a cup of coffee in the morning. I can hardly believe that there are only 33 school days left! This past week I had a big moment – my primary and elementary choirs performed in our local music festival. Now, I’ve been a driector before, and have had groups perform before (teen worship teams at church, woodwind ensembles, etc), but this is the first time I’ve ever been Miss Gallant, the choir director.  I was so proud of my choirs! They were extraordinairly well-behaved and respectful, and they sang SO well! We had lost quite a number of rehearsals this winter due to snow storms, but they pulled through! The adjudicator had many compliments, and some excellent constructive advice as well. Overall, a very positive experience!

Now that choir is over, I’m giving my kids a  chance to taste some new musical groups that will be offered through the entire school year next year – recorder, ukulele, and mallett instrument ensembles. I’m going to teach them once a week for the remaining weeks of school, and we’ll perform something simple at the end-of-year school talent show. They are so excited! I am teaching at a very small school (approx. 170 students), and I have over 1/4 of the school population signed up for these extracurricular groups. I am overwhelmed at the positive response!