What is one MakeMusic Cloud strategy or method I could implement tomorrow that will have a lasting impact on my program? We explore several options for your classroom that are proven to be effective and have lasting results. Learn how to develop a thoughtful, deliberate practice strategy for your students.

What is one MakeMusic Cloud strategy or method I could implement tomorrow that will have a lasting impact on my program? We explore several options for your classroom that are proven to be effective and have lasting results. Learn how to develop a thoughtful, deliberate practice strategy for your students.

We all heard it in our undergrad or teacher training. You may even do it every once in a while. But ask yourself: how often do you move around your ensemble? How often do you give feedback and directions from another part of your room? Do you truly hear your group from the players’ perspective? Every spot in the orchestra has a different innate connection to the person leading it. Standing at the podium and leading your groups provides results, we know that. But are you truly connecting to them and getting the results you want as efficiently as possible?

Leading an ensemble at any level requires you to be a part of a team, not just with your students but also in large part with your colleagues with whom you share student musicians. For those of us at the secondary level, we tend to want a certain level of ability & understanding from our shared students when they arrive in our programs… but at what cost to the “feeder” program? Time at the younger levels is typically very hard to come by. The feeder program doesn’t live just to build our programs, do they? How are we encouraging this relationship and communicating the goals and expectations we hope to have? Are we doing anything to help build that feeder program and assist our team members as we hope they will assist us? Are we instilling a sense of community and team building in our students so that we can involve them in the entire process? As the feeder program director, what are we doing to ensure that we are developing musicians that fit the needs of our department’s goals and unique needs? For those of us who “feed ourselves” – how can we do that efficiently and develop a program that helps us? In this presentation, we will discuss the scenarios and how to help this relationship flourish so that it is equitable and beneficial to all team members.