Motivation for Music Teachers

LOOK IN THE MIRROR

EXCELLENCE

BUILD TRUST

Never Give Up On Your Students

IT’S NOT ABOUT

IS THE CONSISTENT PURSUIT OF PERFECTION

YOU

CREATE AND MAINTAIN U P WA R D S P I R A L S

R E P E R TO I R E S E L E C T I O N I S R E S P O N S I B L E F O R M A N Y O F O U R S UCC ESSE S A N D MOS T OF OUR PROB L E M S. ALLOW STUDENTS A SEAT AT THE INTERPRETATION TABLE. IT’S NOT YOUR MUSICAL EXPERIENCE THAT NEEDS DEVELOPMENT.

TEACH YOUR TAIL OFF

GREAT TEACHING IS NOT ABOUT COMPLIANCE OR CONFORMITY. IT’S ABOUT PROVIDING

IRRESISTIBLE OPPORTUNITIES

TO HONOR THE MUSIC IS TO KNOW THE MUSIC

FOR LEARNING.

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WASTING TIME AND INVESTING TIME IN CONCEPTS THAT PAY DIVIDENDS...INVEST.

SUCCESSFUL ENSEMBLES AND TEACHERS UNDERSTAND POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE DON’T SAVE YOUR BEST TEACHING FOR A SELECT FEW. DIG DEEP, ALL DAY .

TEACH STUDENTS THE P I E C E , N O T J U S T T H E P A R T.

LEARN TO TEACH STOP DIRECTING, START CONDUCTING T E A C H T O L E A R N

IT’S NOT ‘MUSIC FOR MUSIC’S SAKE’ IT’S ‘MUSIC FOR HUMANITY’S SAKE’ © Brian Wis 2013 http://tinyurl.com/brianwis