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Student Led Rehearsals: My Lessons Learned

So what have I learned from all this? How will this effect me and my teaching? Probably more than I can begin to summarize here, but I'll take a shot with some of the main changes I've observed and acted upon since we began our Student-Led Rehearsal experience... Do you hear what I hear? Observing our student-led rehearsals has helped highlight for me some of the things I would like to emphasize more moving forward; Listening, especially. When students have something they are listening for, they are rehearsing at their best. We just need to work together so students always know what exactly it is they are listening for. And listening for the full package, not just "dynamics" or "rhythm" or any other singular musical concept. After all, if we don't like what we hear, then why are we doing it? This isn't "band hero". It shouldn't be about "making it right", it should be about making something beautiful. It isn't enough to