From October 4th – October 8th, I was fortunate to travel to Cork, Ireland with my barbershop quartet, Pratt Street Power, to perform for the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers’ International Convention. While I was there, I performed at a primary school and observed their music teacher and students. At the convention, my quartet received feedback from international judges of barbershop and were given techniques and concepts to aid our improvement. All of the information gained has already been applied in my classroom! Incorporating body movement while singing and working through the emotional lens rather than the technical lens has helped my students connect to the music more and enjoy telling the message of the song rather than showing that they sang every note correctly. We are learning to trust our basic technique and our consistency as musicians so that we may work on finding the true meaning of a song and how we should perform it so the audience will understand. It was an incredible trip that yielded numerous opportunities for professional development and growth!
 Student musical performance at Cork school. |  Visiting with students at the school in Cork. |
Mr. Sandroni (on the right) performing in Ireland.
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