live, the trophy oftentimes becomes the goal. We need to keep in mind that the journey is valid regardless of the outcome. The pleasure and life- giving force that music provides is valid even if your students never become the best of the best. Their lives are changed and they push (and we push with them) to the best of their ability. That’s all any of us can do. If we measure ourselves against the Mozart yardstick, we would all be ren- dered mute. We push ahead-through the piles of paperwork. We push ahead to guide students that will sometimes argue with their last breath. We do all of this because at one point music moved us. That is an experience that is very real, but may or may not win you any accolades.
It’s about sharing and enjoying the beauty of music.
Always bring it back to the beauty of music. That was the first love.
That love can manifest in the community that is built in your program and how the stu- dents are changed (and you are changed) during the time they spend with you. That’s what is most important… • And that your lesson plans are perfect. • And that your unit goal lines up with your daily goal. • And that you remembered to ask the custodians to set up for your concert. • And that you collected the money, permission slips, and organized the spring trip. As you reflect upon those that changed your
life, you will sit with a senior who, through the tears, tells you how much she is going to miss be- ing in your program. It is at times like this that we come to realize that this is much larger than any of us. We all started to play/sing for various logical and mysterious reasons. We continue our journey through music for equally mysterious and beau- tiful reasons. Try to rediscover the beauty; put blinders on everything else. Don’t make the small stuff the big stuff. Take
a deep breath. Keep up the good fight. It IS as important as
you think it is. & OCTOBER 2014
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