On 5/07/15, Gary wrote: > It is almost the end of the year. Monday is my choir > concert and I am so frustrated with my 8th grade choir. > They are just not putting any energy into anything. Even > with that I have two girls who are always complaining about > something from the room being to cold to it being to hot > etc. It is al...See MoreOn 5/07/15, Gary wrote: > It is almost the end of the year. Monday is my choir > concert and I am so frustrated with my 8th grade choir. > They are just not putting any energy into anything. Even > with that I have two girls who are always complaining about > something from the room being to cold to it being to hot > etc. It is always well I think this and that. We shouldn't > do this song or I don't this we sound good etc. She is the > one who missed the Christmas program because she was in ISS > and now she thinks she can run the show. I told her today > in front of the class I didn't need nor want her comments. > Then her friend said she was going to tell the principal > that I would not listen to her friend. I wrote her up in > the computer so he could read it so if she does he would > understand. Also, How do you get the kids to open their > mouths and sing. They did a great job in the Christmas > program now you can't even see their mouths open when they > sing and I have been trying to get them to open their > mouths all semester. So frustrated. There are only 16 > girls and I have to mic them to get any sound in the gym. > UGH. I am ready for school to be OVER. 75&37; of this class > is failing 2 or more core subjects just because they won't > do the work and turn in the work incomplete. I really hate > to see the MAP scores ( state testing) on the 8th grade > this year. UGH!!!
When I was in choir forever ago, our director always told us "when you open your mouth, you should be able to fit three fingers in there." I still remember it, and even now when I sing at home, I sometimes check just to be sure....