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working a band camp right now... i was kind of feeling bla up until this point - the kids need discipline but i guess it's not my place to try and implement as i'd like, so i can only do so much. but then things got better without me having to harp on them every second, and it gave me an opportunity to relax and re-evaluate what's going on with my life now, and make plans for the future. funny how one afternoon can totally inspire you.
so, before this camp, i spent two weeks with east jackson, where mr. rowser is now (and where i will be this fall). i had a full plate, i think both of us were suprised how well i managed it. i've worked camps where i was on "support staff" so-to-speak; on the field to help manage things and having kids to myself only a few times a day in sectionals. this time i was the one running rehearsal, while other staff walked around doing the managing. i was literally running things over the headset for hours at a time, with the addition of running my own sectional. by the end of the two weeks, i could probably lift weights with my vocal chords. with kids coming from all angles, we had to wipe the slate clean and start things from complete scratch. my job, i soon realized, was to teach everyone to march from complete scratch - from posture to footwork to just how to hold the horn in your hands. some of the marching concepts mr. rowser was used to are a little out-dated, so it was time to introduce things that bring his program into the "now." i think we found a good fit.
since graduation is close at hand (december), if i'd like to even be considered for hire right out of school, i need to take my certification test in the next few months. so, that's next on the list. it would be nice to get a teaching job right in the middle of the year, but there is a good chance i wont... i'll just have to get a "normal" job in that case.beyond that, i hope to get a resume together and apply as an instructor in the drum corps world for the upcoming season. what an awesome possibility.
this year, eric graduates which is also exciting. as both our college times come to a close, it's easy to give into the hype about "what will happen" with our relationship. but even though i claim to despise those kinds of thoughts, i must admit they are at least interesting to think about. i like to come off most of the time as wanting to be single and independent forever, but it's silly sometimes to put up a wall like that. realistically speaking, we both agree "it's a strong possibility." and that's all i'd like to express at this time.
so, before this camp, i spent two weeks with east jackson, where mr. rowser is now (and where i will be this fall). i had a full plate, i think both of us were suprised how well i managed it. i've worked camps where i was on "support staff" so-to-speak; on the field to help manage things and having kids to myself only a few times a day in sectionals. this time i was the one running rehearsal, while other staff walked around doing the managing. i was literally running things over the headset for hours at a time, with the addition of running my own sectional. by the end of the two weeks, i could probably lift weights with my vocal chords. with kids coming from all angles, we had to wipe the slate clean and start things from complete scratch. my job, i soon realized, was to teach everyone to march from complete scratch - from posture to footwork to just how to hold the horn in your hands. some of the marching concepts mr. rowser was used to are a little out-dated, so it was time to introduce things that bring his program into the "now." i think we found a good fit.
since graduation is close at hand (december), if i'd like to even be considered for hire right out of school, i need to take my certification test in the next few months. so, that's next on the list. it would be nice to get a teaching job right in the middle of the year, but there is a good chance i wont... i'll just have to get a "normal" job in that case.beyond that, i hope to get a resume together and apply as an instructor in the drum corps world for the upcoming season. what an awesome possibility.
this year, eric graduates which is also exciting. as both our college times come to a close, it's easy to give into the hype about "what will happen" with our relationship. but even though i claim to despise those kinds of thoughts, i must admit they are at least interesting to think about. i like to come off most of the time as wanting to be single and independent forever, but it's silly sometimes to put up a wall like that. realistically speaking, we both agree "it's a strong possibility." and that's all i'd like to express at this time.