(Re)telling stories

The other day I went in to teach a first grade violin class and felt quite distracted – bow holds and the D-A-D song were the last things on my mind. I was instead weighted down by a great sadness. So as class began, I asked them to set their violins down and told them I had a favor to request. I described to them my heavy heart and wanted to see if anyone had ever felt the same. Most raised their hands, and we discussed ways that we make ourselves feel better. I shared that really beautiful music has the capability to bring a smile to my face, but that I hadn’t heard any really beautiful, live music recently. Could they help me with this?

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Andrea Landin, Sistema Fellow '13