From: M Stanley
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:59:12 -0500
Looks like June 2 is my last day. (insert happy face here)
One of my 3 principals has asked me for questions to ask the candidate who
is interviewing Tuesday.
I teach K-12, inst/vocal at two schools.
There is NO band, but we've done well with buckets and boomwhackers. The
BW are leaving with me.) We have a HUGE group of instr kids right now - 10!
Lots of times it's 3 or 4.
At the other school, it's 2 instrumental, and 1 in chorus.
I have a chorus at one school of 5 - 1 refuses to sing, 1 can't match
pitch. Do a concert with that......
K-6 can be sorta handled with what I have built up and will leave behind.
Not at all great but waaaay better that what was there 5 years ago.
Now - what questions should he ask?
I think the person (the ONLY person who applied who agreed to an interview
is a young band guy. (While the job was meant for me specifically due to
universal influences, it is not a highly desirable position for several
reasons. I'm betting this young man gets hired cuz he's the only
applicant.... Hopefully he has some little kid experience somewhere......)
I think the candidate who will best fit will have strong elem and choral
background, and maybe have some personal band experience. I am scared that
we're gonna get a former drum major who will just sing (LOUDER, kids, I
can't hear you) and fuss with the kids and teach them whole notes before
they can do the beat..... And not know a thing about vowels and
enunciation and vocal breath support......
What questions should he ask?
Sigh.
VERY Sigh.
(This is normal, I'm sure, but I'm actually upset, thinking about the
possibility of all my sweethearts being taught unskillfully.
Please think good thoughts for them and me as I turn them loose to their
next highest good.)
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Martha Stanley, NBCT
marthabees at gmail.com
www.marthabeesmusic.com
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