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Teaching Music


Being Head of Department in a music school is about responsibility. Every single student in the school is under your care whether you're the one who teaches them or not. Their results stops with you. You need to be able to look at their family and tell them your kid did everything they could to excel well in their exams. Their technical expect. Their song preparation. You get caught up, taking care of their result is crucial and the responsibility makes you more cautious. You take care of the whole aspect and you sacrifice your own.

On the side note... Being a teacher is the best job that anyone can offer.

For me, teaching is a way to build an eternal bond with another person. I love the communication that builds from scratch between you and your students. Remember how your friend taught you to whistle? Now realize that this satisfaction is even greater when you share an insight into living.

I don't sell myself short. I want to have the ability to make a positive impact. I don’t have to be a social worker or a doctor. Anyone can teach, with one piece of wisdom you can help humanity and make your student grow musically.

I always think back the growth experiences that changes me along the years. Perhaps something made you more mature. Or enabled you to take disappointments better. Or to be more independent, or more tolerant of others. If the memory has stuck with you, then it’s worth sharing with others.

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  1. FangOctober 5, 2009 at 9:24 PM

    Woo... Head of Department... Sounds so full of authority. Haha! How you doing? Oh, any news on the price of the fx paddle?? Reply in my cbox pls

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