When I was in college, a professor of music gave some advice to our class of young wannabe music teachers. She said, " Your students are coming to your music class to play music. Let them play!"
I'll never forget that small, simple piece of advice and when I'm starting to launch into a long lecture about playing technique or music theory or something, her voice creeps into my head. "Just let them play music." It really simplifies things for me and helps me remember to keep the kids engaged in music making whether it be playing an instrument, singing a song or moving to a beat in a dance.
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