Spent a good part of the day at the CMEA convention (California Music Educators Association). I basically went to help promote the summer music institution that I work for. I always forget that I usually see a lot of people that I know at these things. There were a lot of reunions. Colleagues, former teachers that I haven't seen in a while.
I met a couple of former students... one who is now in her first year as a music teacher, and the other who is a music major at San Jose state. One of them came up to me and gave me a big hug and said "thank you" before she said anything else. I looked at her and said "What did I do?" She said that she had just come out of a workshop with some professor from XXXX university, who said that "You don't remember the teacher who taught you how to play an F sharp on your instrument. You remember the one that made music mean something to you emotionally."
I needed that.
I also have to learn to leave my credit card home when I go to these things. The exhibitors floor is usually way too tempting.
*sigh*
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I ran into a former student at B&N this weekend, and I got some warm fuzzies, too.
Think they're to prepare us for the week to come?
Stay strong, flexible, and inspired!
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