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A Wednesday in the Life of a Music Assistant Who Can't Sing



 If you know me, you know that my family is very musically inclined. I played a part in that as well when I did band for five years. However, I realized that it was not for me and I needed to move on to other things. Despite this, I still know how to sight read, the terminology, and I know how to identify different rhythms. Because of my situation, I was asked to assist with my church's Wednesday night music program. I obviously said yes to this opportunity because I love working with kids and it is right before youth so I don't have to bounce back in fourth from place to place. 

My first Wednesday was August 31st. Before then, I thought that I would have to help a lot of kids with their sight reading and word following, but they proved me wrong! They were amazing! The first class of the night is the fourth through sixth graders. I walked in one night, and one of the students was playing their violin to the song they were singing. They are all so talented! The next class of the night is first through third graders. This is a big and tiring group! They have the most amount of energy in all of the classes. I can only imagine what they are like at school! The last class of the night are the sweet little 3-year-old through kindergarten kiddos. The whole class consists of just girls! They are the cutest bunch of kids I've ever seen. 

The first two classes have about 3-4 songs that they are practicing at the moment. The song titles are "Praise You," "Sing Noel," and they have other songs that contain percussion instruments which they will play along with. No matter what, they always have a good attitude to learn something new! They are also open for any critiques and are very smart when it comes to music. The itty-bitties are doing the cutest songs which contain wooden sticks that they will click together to go with the beat. 

So far, this has been a really fun experience! Not only have I learned about music, but I've also learned more about communicating with children. This has helped me with my internship with my third grade classroom, which I will talk about next blog. Some of the kids I have during Wednesday nights, I have in my third grade class! I look forward to continuing my journey with these students and reconnecting with music!

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