Yesterday I had a student concert at the library. It was one of the best concerts I've had in a long time I would say. I had quite a few little ones playing and they all played soooo well! I think having a bit of pressure sometimes helps them to put in that last bit of effort. A couple of them really surprised me with the dramatic improvement in their playing since I had heard them at their lesson earlier in the week!
Just before the concert I had gone to the supermarket to get some extra things I needed for the afternoon tea. As I walked in the lights all went off and then came on again. Then they did it again, and again, and again! I think it would have been 10 or more times in all. In the end I went to Woollies because I was running out of time - it was about 1:30 and I wanted to start the concert at 2pm and still hadn't set anything up! I made a conscious effort this time not to worry about starting late. I mean it's good to start on time but not if it's stressing me out! So it ended up being a really relaxed concert as well. Many of the parents came up afterwards and said how much they enjoyed it.
Nothing like pressure to get them to put in effort...if only practice was like that :|
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