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3 Things to Avoid when Closing out the School Year

May 16, 2021 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment


Closing out the school year is always tough, especially this year. What do we do after our concert season is over (assuming we even had a concert season)?

It’s so easy to justify laziness in our final rehearsals:

  • the seniors have checked out as they’ve already decided the next stage of their life.
  • it’s warm out so nobody can focus.
  • there are no concerts to prepare so where’s the justification for teaching new music?
  • students are focused on their finals in other subjects so why should we stress them out?
  • we are all emotionally spent from a long, hard year
  • students are asking for a break

What it a healthy approach to ending the school year? Let’s start with 3 things to avoid!

Here are:

3 Things to Avoid when Closing out the School Year

https://www.choralclarity.com/3-things-to-avoid-when-closing-out-the-school-year/

https://www.choralclarity.com/3-things-to-avoid-when-closing-out-the-school-year/

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