Welcome to my blog designed to share experiences and information about me: John Lettieri as a Music Educator, presently teaching music at Saint Elizabeth Catholic High School, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. This blog is separate from the other blog I have created: Accordionist. Yet, my teaching and my performing are so related and intertwined. I truly believe that a music educator should continue to perform as an artist because you are constantly bringing these experiences into the classroom. My teaching is heavily influenced by my passion for performing. In addition, I have discovered that the students I work with tend to respect what you have to offer and say because they know that you are a practicing artist.
Wouldn't be extra special to know that if you are studying a particular stream of Science, that you were working with an instructor who not only dedicates time to teaching, but is also someone who is a researcher in the area of Science? Wouldn't be extra inspiring if you were in the athletic program at school and your instructor is a former Olympic Athlete?
I encourage my students in grade twelve to select a post secondary school by researching who the teachers are at that particular school. If I knew that +R. Murray Schafer was teaching at a particular University, I would want to attend that school because I would want to study with this highly regarded composer and teacher. There is so much more added value in this decision.
When you talk about the importance of practicing with your music students, you can share insights that are helpful to the student because you yourself treasure the importance of practicing on a daily basis. You live it and therefore your sharing and directing takes on a whole different meaning for the student(s).
That's enough for now, and this first entry will serve nicely as an introduction.
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