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Date Posted: 10:49:41 05/03/04 Mon
Author: Brittany
Subject: Re: Time Management
In reply to: Derek 's message, "Time Management" on 06:57:01 04/27/04 Tue

Being in any situation the uses a good amount of your time, you need to prioritize. (Sorry if my spelling is bad) Although you may want to be incharge of many ensembles, remember, there will most likely be more the one director. If that is the case, then you two can sit down and decide which you and he/she will take. If you're the only director and you have concert band, jazz band, marching band and choir then in my opinion, I think it would be easier to have like Jazz either after school or before school or during lunch or something. Also, marching band would be after school and then your concert band and choir would take up a period during the day.
You have to stay organized and plan ahead, those will be the things that will help you in the long run. You would also be taking on a big commitement with all these activities, so make sure YOU know that you won't have a lot of time for extra things. This is where your priorities come it to play. What's more important?
Well, I hope this helps! Just try not to stress yourself out...Have fun!

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[> Re: Time Management -- Devin Bramel, 05:09:02 05/04/04 Tue [1]

Well, you're inevitably going to have to do some work after 3 p.m. You'll have to be planning the next day's activities or perhaps, if you're an overachiever, you'll be planning a few weeks in advance. Whether or not you do it at home or at school is really up to you. In many cases, it might be advantageous to stay at school for a few hours so you can talk with the administration if you need to or even to other teachers.
As far as time management, we all need to be prepared for the possibility that we might be the only music teacher, yet be responsible for the marching band, symphonic band, choir, jazz band, and possibly orchestra or show choir. So it is vital that we develop the organizational and planning skills that will allow us to keep track of what exactly we are doing from day to day. As far as your question goes as to whether you should plan jazz band stuff on Monday, etc., I would say don't count on always having time during planning periods to do the work. You never know what might come up during the school day that would cut into your planning time. It's probably best just to do the work ahead of time so if a situation arises that cuts into your scheduled planning time, you aren't stuck up the creek without a paddle.


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