Tools, strategies, even particular pieces of art can have seasons in our lives. So it’s important to regularly ask, “Does this still serve me?”
Does regularly programming this work still serve the intention of my ensemble?
Does this vocal warmup still do what I intend it to do, as years have passed? Does this analogy still serve me?
August 1st. The Sunday of Summer for teachers. You’ve gotten as much distance as you’re likely to get from the day-to-day grind of teaching, which makes this a perfect time to hold up various aspects of your teacher’s toolbox to inspection. Ask again and again: does this still serve me?