Summer Goals For Students

What are your summer goals for your students?

I like the message from my kids’ middle school ensemble teachers: only take out your instruments on rainy days. It’s the right level of occasional reengagement with music-making.

I personally have these three goals for students between when I see them in June and when I see them in August.

  1. Disengage from the grind of daily school responsibilities. Get some rest.
  2. Discover new music through free listening and sharing with other music lovers.
  3. Dream about the music you want to make in the future.

If you go to a music camp, or take some lessons, or pull out a guitar or ukulele to play, that’s great! But spending time on disengaging, discovering, and dreaming is at the heart of what I want for my students.