Lessons from Band Camp - 2020
When I'm not working with my private students at groove, I teach marching percussion for the Kennett HS marching band.
This season, the kids are coming into an environment where everything is uncertain. It is likely the band won't appear at football games (either home or away), and the competitive season we would normally have will not happen. All that said, these young people came into camp last week, worked hard, complied with ALL the safety protocols, and had an absolutely GREAT attitude. Drumming for drumming and improvement's sake.
Lessons Learned This Week:
If you follow the safety protocols, you can still create and accomplish. Life does not have to stop completely.
The work and the process is its own reward.
People (especially performers I think) need to be around one another. There is no substitute for live interaction.
Will have more to share after week 2 of camp…..