Garth Rempel, Music Teacher
Me and My Job
When it's not working
The biggest stressor for me is when a lesson is not working. If I've decided with my grade eight concert band that we're going to do a piece and really going focus in on the middle section and it's three quarters of the way through the class and we're only halfway through that middle section, that stresses me out. Sometimes it's because the kids don't get the concept, sometimes it's because they're too wound up and they're not paying attention.
When that happens, sometimes I just have to take a deep breath and let it go.