Music Class

Today was my first day of teaching recorder classes which are small, screechy, plastic looking clarinets. I teach music classes in a different community then the one I teach English in. This school is much bigger and the class rooms are a lot more populated which makes it difficult when trying to keep the children attention. I first taught the fourth grade class. They were great!! They were super cute, very excited, and very willing to learn. We all had a very nice class and you could tell how proud they were when they were able to play notes correctly. By the end of the class we had even learned the first half of "hot crust buns" which I think is very impressive for the first class. I think they are very much looking forward to next class.
After class I went to teach 6th grade which did not go quite as swimmingly. I think it is just all 6th grade classes in general because I find at that age they become just a little to cool to listen. To say the least it was a little discouraging and very frustrating. I know that they were very excited to have me because I could see their faces light up when I walked in, but I think eventually looking cool in front of their friends became more important. The woman that took me to school, because it was my first time going, saw that the class was falling a part so she kindly ended it for me because I would not have been able to begin to in Spanish.
I have requested that the next time I go that I work with the fourth graders again but maybe 3rd or 2nd grade instead. Honestly I think recorders are a little to childish for 6th graders anyways. I know in the States, I learned how to play the recorder in 1st grade.
This afternoon I met with another women circle to discuss recipes that they would like to learn and I could tel that they were very excited about which ones I had to offer. We will be cooking our first recipe together next week! I am looking forward to it. Now I am exhausted and cooking my dinner. I'll check in again tomorrow!!!