Lisa-Marie wrote:
vtec> I have an interview tomorrow for a teaching position at a public high school. vtec> They apparently already have 2 private voice teachers who come in, but have gained so many new choral students, vtec> they need someone for 1 - 2 days a week. I have done this before, but the choral director told me to bring my vtec> "teaching materials" and said that he would have a student come in for about 10 vtec> minutes for me to work with.
Sorry for the late reply - this won't help now, but if you run into the situation again, you'll have some perspective. If I were in this position, I would explain that it takes me at least ten minutes (more like fifteen or twenty) just to evaluate what is going on vocally with a new student. I would volunteer to give a 30 minute lesson, but I would not give a ten minute one. If the teacher does not understand, you are probably better off finding another school district. I teach in three different Chicago area districts, and in each case the choral directors allow me to do my job my way. That's the only way I can operate with any kind of sanity.
I'm sure as I catch up on vocalist I'll find out how things went for you.
Vicki Bryant Naperville, IL
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