That's What it's All About

Today when I taught the upper graders music, I requested all the kids who might actually show up for Shop and Dine next Friday afternoon. (Shop and Dine is a big fundraiser for the Claremont Education Foundation which raises money for the schools.) So I got about 14 self-selected students (most of whom are my string students), and I had the most fun singing with 4th, 5th, and 6th graders that I have ever had. They wanted to sing more than the three songs we were rehearsing, I didn't have to cajole them into singing louder, AND they sang in tune! Plus they were happy to make hand motions and sway in the appropriate times.....