The First Field Trip for Middle School Choir

Yesterday, I took the Middle School Choir to the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, TX.  The symphony was having an open rehearsal for their performance last night and tonight.  My students were in awe of the beautiful building and the girls were especially impressed with the restroom.  They were quite cute.  We enjoyed their music and watching how they rehearsed and worked as a team or group.  I wanted my students to see that the way we rehearse in class is not much different then the way the professionals do it.  It seem to open their eyes.  My students were very well behaved and I was so proud of them for sitting like a group with purpose and class.

While my son Andrew is probably the only one who has ever been to a symphony, musical, plays etc., this was the first time for almost all of the choir to attend something like this.  After the rehearsal we went over to the River Center Mall to eat lunch and I gave my students about an hour to shop before heading back to school.  For some of my students, this was the first time they had ever been to a mall.  I actually had fun watching several students walking around in awe of the place and taking pictures. 

When we got back to school, we went back to the choir room and discussed what they had learned. They learned a lot and they told me, it was so much fun and worth going to.  They pretty much said for me to please keep bringing them to places to explore. 

At the end of the day, I was not worn out but felt energized knowing I had exposed my students to a world they have never known about.  I wonder what opportunities they might find themselves in knowing there is a world outside of their little town.

On another note, this was the first field trip that my son went on as a student of mine.  It was definitely different and I can get use to my children being a part of these adventures.