New Semester’s Resolutions

I like to start each new semester with a handful of personal resolutions – things I want to do better this semester, things I want to try, things I want to achieve. Things like:

  • No repertoire I’ve conducted before
  • Keep my talking to under 30 seconds during active rehearsal segments.
  • Detailed plans for every rehearsal
  • Innovate new leadership roles in the ensemble
  • Laugh more
  • Pianoless rehearsals

What new semester’s resolutions do you adopt to keep yourself growing and improving as and educator?