Interview on HTS about G factor

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BAUGMENTED is a blog by Mr. Jason Joseph, Curriculum Officer for Music in St. Lucia. This blog was initiated by Mr. Joseph to highlight effective music teachers and best practices. I felt honoured to be featured and felt motivated as I was recognised by my hard work. Please take time and check it out

Overcoming The Odds

Choral Arranging Workshop for District 1

This year, choir format has changed, there are not test piece. Teachers are asked to choose 2 songs, 1 of which must be a Caribbean genre (not necessarily produced within Caribbean region). The purpose of this change, explained by Curriculum Officer Mr Jason Joseph said that it creates importance for teachers to by creative in their work. Hmmmm. problem? Do teachers know how to arrange? What about the teachers who are not specialized in these areas, like me perhaps. But there were not turning back. There after district 1 music teachers held a meeting of our own to discuss and plan activities for the term. It was then revealed that many teachers to be more specific, mostly all teachers needed assistance in arranging. What is being about that by CAMDU or government? Is this only a problem for district 1? Does this mean the winning school is likely to be dependent on the level of skills a teacher from particular school have? Is this going to be a fair assessment? Many questions comes up in my head but like I always tell my students, work with what you have and don't complain about what you don't have. This time, we don't have time... I was approached by the teachers to give some form of workshop on arranging aspect. I decided to give it a shot and here are some photos. The feedback after the workshop were great. I hope all the schools from district 1 will make it to Finals of this year's Choir Competition