Yesterday I gave my first theory class to some of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra kids. I was fortunate enough to have the job passed on to me by my Italian composer friend Marco who just got a job teaching in Colombia and needed to find a replacement. Anyway, for our first lesson (which I actually taught twice to accommodate a few students' All-State auditions that day that conflicted with the regular class time), I focused on getting to know where everyone stood with the material and making sure to fill in any gaps so that we would all be on the same page.
Overall, the classes went really well...we covered a lot of ground reviewing, got to know one another, and even got to move ahead a bit. Right now we're talking about cadences and nonharmonic tones. Some of the kids didn't show up though, which is frustrating as it's very hard to get everyone on the same page if not everyone is there. Still, I'm hopeful that we'll be able to start making some serious headway towards getting these kids ready for college theory.
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