Prompt Post #8: Practicing You Knowledge

Over the summer I was a music trainer from my hometown's summer music festival.  I trained 6th grade - 9th grade woodwinds on their music parts.  Also gave lessons to students who played clarinet as well.  This session lasted one week in the summer and there was a concert at the end of the week which I played in and setup and guided the students to their positions.  This was a very eye opening experience for me.  I have never been told what to do in this situation.  So I just use prior knowledge I have seen my band director use and applied it to the kids I taught.  It worked out really well overall but it also revealed some truths about teaching.  Technique and delivery is major key to the success of teaching middle school kids.  They won't understand if it isn't explained a certain way which made it more fun to use analogies as I was teaching them and it made my passion for teaching grow stronger as each day went on.