So you've probably all heard me complain about how bad the band is at Viewmont. Our director, Mr. Chaston, drives me nuts. He's a horrible conductor in my opinion, especially after I was spoiled with Mr. Wolf for three years in Jr. High. Anyway, today the plan was (as a little post-concert relaxing class period) to pull out ALL the percussion equipment, show how it works, and put it all back, showing where it belongs. I wasn't opposed to this idea for the most part, although pulling out old snare stands that don't work should have made him accept that we need to GET RID OF THEM not put them back!
Anyway, we started the period how we always do, with Mr. Chaston talking for at least 20 minutes straight about things we have already heard, then someone getting irritated, making a comment, and him getting upset with that person and staying in a bad mood for the rest of the day. The problem was we have A LOT of percussion equipment, so every moment he talked, we were wasting time.
So eventually, someone pissed him off, so he just sat there for 5 seconds looking like he was about to erupt, and then said, FORGET IT! GET OUT THE EQUIPMENT! A few minutes later, I was talking to one of the percussionist and realized that all we have to do is tick him off a little! After all, he had us do WHAT WAS PLANNED after he got ticked off! Sheesh. That's all I have to say.
4 comments:
What a fruitcake. (him, not you)
!Matt!
piss him off everyday. do it
I'm sorry he isn't Mr. Wolf. Why can't the best always be saved for last? But I guess that wouldn't work either. It was Mr. Wolf that set the standard and that was a standard of excellence. What would the standard be if this was your first exposure to percussion? Hmmmm.
Love your blog.
Some teachers make it too obvious for kids to know how to manipulate them. He sounds like one of them. It's too bad that it has been a frustrating experience for you.
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