Why I Love Children

May 6, 2012 at 3:37 AM

When I was in High School, I mentored a small number of Middle School orchestra students. Basically, I would stay after school with them or meet up during a free period to help them with their solos or orchestra music. Sometimes we would just have fun and play duets, or we would just hang out and talk about what was going on in school. During the summers and other extended breaks, these kids would contact me through facebook to tell me about a new instrument they got or to ask where they could find music to a solo they wanted to learn.

This year, when I went off to college I lost contact with them (since I obviously wasn't seeing them at school anymore). But after a few months, I would get messages from a few of them asking how college was and telling me about their latest adventures in music. Our zone recently held our NYSSMA solo festival and I recieved messages from a few of them telling me about their scores and how they thought they did etc. They are asking when I will be coming home and want me to come visit. It really touches me that these kids are staying in contact with me because it means that, whatever I did for them, it made a difference in their lives. It makes me realize that becoming a music educator is the right path for me!

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