{"id":52,"date":"2006-06-24T07:59:35","date_gmt":"2006-06-24T07:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2006\/06\/24\/rcicw-day-2\/"},"modified":"2006-06-24T07:59:35","modified_gmt":"2006-06-24T07:59:35","slug":"rcicw-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2006\/06\/24\/rcicw-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"RCICW day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely shattered after a long, intense day at the RCICW, but really want to make note of a few thoughts.<br \/>\n<span \/><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The more I teach and the longer I work the more I\u2019m in awe of the students. One leaves one\u2019s studying years behind for two reasons. First, you may be lucking enough to have accumulated enough skill and knowledge to continue your education under your own guidance, but two is that you may no longer have the strength to put yourself in that situation any more. All day, I\u2019ve been impressed at how resilient everyone\u2019s been; how far they\u2019ve come from session to session and how courageous they are in trying new things in front of the orchestra.<\/li>\n<li>Why is it that it\u2019s the person who\u2019s late to rehearsal who\u2019s watching the clock at the end of the session?<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Conductors should collaborate more often. It\u2019s so refreshing to work with and absorb approaches other than my own. For example- a student encounters a technical problem, and David or Chris suggests a solution, but it\u2019s not the one I would use or suggest. Nevertheless, the moment may come when I have to help teach the non-Ken approach, and it\u2019s like WD-40 for the brain. You take your thinking out of it\u2019s automatic patterns and suddenly you\u2019re working more creatively and smoothly<\/li>\n<li>There\u2019s nothing better than standing near an opera singer\u00a0 who\u2019s in the zone<\/li>\n<li>I really don\u2019t know why servers are so reluctant to give separate checks in larger groups. They\u2019d get paid faster and make better tips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span \/>A few big challenges ahead tomorrow.<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We have to finalize and announce performance assignments to the students, which is a difficult task. You\u2019re trying to find a convergence of ability, affinity and aptitude. Not easy.<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I think the teaching gets harder now. We\u2019ve fixed the things that are easy to fix. The deeper one goes into the art form one goes, the more personal the issues become, which means it\u2019s more emotionally draining for everyone.<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beethoven 3- one of my constant companions the last 12 months, having done it with so many groups. Very exciting to work on and explore, but so, so difficult.<br \/>\n<span \/>All music is opera\u2026.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Human being has a thought or an emotion<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Human being breathes with the thought<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Breathe initiates expression of the emotion through release of breath in sound<br \/>\n.<br \/>\nBeethoven 3 is a great symphony, and full of rigor and structure, but it\u2019s as much opera as Carmen.. What is the thought that precedes the first two E-flat major chords? How many characters are in the drama? Where do some of the great harmonic shocks in the development of the first movement come from? We&#8217;ll find out tomorrow&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><span \/><\/p>\n<p>kw<br \/>\n<span \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2006\/06\/24\/rcicw-day-2\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"box_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely shattered after a long, intense day at the RCICW, but really want to make note of a few thoughts. The more I teach and the longer I work the more I\u2019m in awe of the students. One leaves one\u2019s studying years behind for two reasons. 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