Observation 1

I observed at my High School.
It was cool to see my Directors in action without being the one in the seats. It's strange because they can have fun with the students but can get up there and take charge really easily. While watching the regular Concert choirs it was interesting the divide in kids you could tell the ones who wanted to be there and produce great music and then you could tell who didn't give a crap. It was frustrating for me to watch so i can only imagine what it is actually like for the director. Some things I saw in the classroom that i would use in my own are unique things like having a day where they listen to 2 of the same song by different groups and having the students compare and contrast the tone, rhythm, color, etc it helps the students train their ears a bit and help them critically think about music while also exposing them to different styles of music.