Back at Tusky Valley once again, but this time I at least started at the high school. I accepted an assignment for band... having no formal knowledge of directing a band at all, but interested to find out if it would be an issue. Since I loved music anyway, I wanted to see what I could do or observe.
I actually went to the junior high first because that's what the assignment said. The secretary told me that it actually starts at the high school, so I scooted over there. The first period was supposed to be a music theory class, I think. There were two students in the classroom I was pointed to. We didn't do anything. Then I went to the larger classroom where all the chairs were setup for choir and band rehearsal. And had a study hall.
This was followed by a 30-minute window to travel to the junior high and assist the band director there for the rest of the day until he went back to the high school for ninth period. He had me monitor the students from the main band room (and try to make sure people were actually rehearsing) while he bounced from practice space to practice space to work with each section.
I did have to deal with one class by myself because the other teacher had to go to the high school. This class I just had to monitor and have them try to rehearse just like the other classes were doing.
Practice in the band room is very loud and nearly deafening. But I got through it, and so did the students. All in all, things went decently.
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