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September 2019 Newsletter

9/26/2019

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Seeing “Avengers – Endgame” this past weekend reminded me how prevalent the “superhero” franchise has been in our culture for many years now.  I guess the fanaticism comes from the fact that there is something romantic and awe-inspiring about beings who have special powers that enable them to make things right with the world.  Although some superheroes like Superman do not belong to the human race, many started out as just normal people who by some other-worldly fluke of nature became endowed with their special powers – think Captain America and Antman.  Are superheroes the only ones with superpowers though?  I think not!

While I was still teaching general music in the public schools, I received a T-shirt in lieu of flowers after a third-grade music performance.  It was one of my favorite “teacher” gifts ever!  The shirt said, “I am a Music Teacher.  What’s Your Superpower?”  I thought, “I have a superpower?  Of course, I have a superpower!”  Having to leave videos for substitute teachers was enough of a reminder to me that what I was doing was special and very, very few people could step in and do my job!
           
If you are reading this, you, too, have been endowed with superpowers!  You are a music teacher.  You can do something special that not many people are able to do!  You are giving your students a true gift when you sit down at the piano with them each week.  In addition, don’t forget that DVMTA is here to support you and intensify those superpowers by offering free professional growth opportunities for you at our general meetings and fun, inexpensive experiences for your students! (See articles below) As you continue to navigate through this year and encounter problems in your studio caused by all of the various things that are competing for your students’ time and attention, just remember how special and important you are and put those superpowers to work!  You are a music superhero!

Carolyn Rooder, DVMTA President

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