It is quite easy for me to note the afterglow of a recital. I wonder what it is other than earned confidence. And I wonder if there is any other way to create that than by a recital situation. Students work hard, perhaps even get stressed, or even a little nervous, but then they learn that they can survive it. If it's a kind environment, they learn that their mistakes are not lethal, and by doing it with others, they strengthen their community and bonds with one another after going through it together.
Teaching after a recital is so much easier. Maybe I also learn more confidence as I wrote earlier. Maybe I have more trust as well. And the fact they they've practiced more intensely for the past week doesn't hurt either.
But I wonder if that is attainable in any other guise. Is there a way to teach that kind of confidence other than giving the space for it to happen? We can only grow through experience. Facts can be told and memorized, but this is a different kind of learning. And perhaps the best way to teach it is to facilitate it. Maybe more and more opportunities for this is the best I can do.
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