March 14, 2003 at 10:00 PM

So, I feel like I have enough music stuff to talk about to start a blog, so here I am.

Today, I got a new student. He plays piano, but is a beginner on violin. He is 11. I get so excited when I have a new student and they stand out beacuse of how much talent they have. This kid is so intuitive. It's like he already knows how things are supposed to feel, and how he must work to produce a good sound, or keep good hand position. I think students should be treated as living, breathing, decision making little people, that need you to teach and demonstrate and educate and explain and nuture them, while also letting them feel responsible for their victories and little ideas. Often, as a young kid I felt like a ventriliquist's dummy...I did what I was told, and didn't always know why. Well, it worked, in my case, but I think we must always explain to children why we are asking them to do something, and ask how they interpret things, even if their ideas aren't right. Well, my petagogy could go on forever, but, ha, I am a young student myself. Annie Fullard called my house at 10am. She told me she enjoyed my playing at the competition, and said she would write me a reccomendation for Enore. Ah, it is so nice when someone breaks the negativity with a compliment!

Bye Guys.
CHLOE