Education – Page 20 – Jed Scott Music

Growth Zone

Teaching ensemble music is a unique case in keeping students in the growth zone, where the most effective learning happens.

When you prioritize creating student autonomy, what are the prerequisites?

I have often said that the best thing about Fall Semester is Winter Semester – especially for small groups and jazz groups.

I love efficient rehearsals. But sometimes efficient isn’t the most important value.

The best impulse for educators is to live vicariously.

Isn’t this what we’re really teaching toward, all the time?

Program music like you choose your menu for Thanksgiving.

What do we mean when was ask a youth choir for a more mature sound?

We can make plans, and we can lay out when we intend to teach things, but the right time to teach is when conditions are right.

There’s time for both of these directorial approaches.