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If you had told sixth grade me that joining band would eventually lead to a degree in music education, a career teaching music, and more than 16 years of being involved in the music world, I probably would have laughed. When I joined band in sixth grade, I had no idea what instrument I wanted to play. I didn't know what to expect, I didn't know what I was good at, and honestly, I didn't know that joining band would become such a huge part of my life. Now, as a former band st

I've been teaching music for about 10 years now. In that time, I've taught hundreds of students, worked with students of all different ages and abilities, and learned far more from my students than I ever expected to. When I first started teaching, I thought my job was going to be simple: teach students how to play their instruments. But after 10 years, I've realized that teaching music is about so much more than that. Here are some of the biggest things teaching music has ta