Students often model the behaviors they see. How do we expect students to follow the basic rules when we as adults often times fail to do so ourselves? It's for this reason that we as the adults are going to practice what we preach. Part of the lessons taught through Samba and the most important is respect. To respect those around us and to show respect to our elders, leaders, co workers, and partners. If we as the adults cannot do that how could we expect our students to do the same? We feel very strongly that as role models we need to set positive examples for our students. When we started teaching Samba Reggae to the kids, we started by teaching them a call and repeat Ago…Ame.. This is a way of getting their attention and them showing us they are ready. It is a way of showing respect to their teacher, instructor and leader. Some of our students have also had the opportunity to practice the call and repeat. When they are given the floor to show others something or need to speak.
We also want to show our students how important it is to respect music from different cultures. That just because it does not sound like the music they are used to, it does not mean it is bad music. Having respect for different music is a big piece we’d like to teach our students. To learn how to appreciate music of all types, whether it be Samba, Samba Reggae, or Justin Bieber. Music is made to be respected no matter what part of the world it comes from.
This week we started our Samba lessons. You might think, “Isn’t that what you’ve been doing the whole time?” We started the students off with Samba Reggae. Samba is a little more advanced. We are 100% confident that our students will pick this new music up. That they will enjoy it and grow to love it, It's exciting to see them grow and see how much they love it. The best part of the day is getting the hand full of kids who come and ask “Are we doing Samba today?” “Please can we do Samba?” This is music to our ears!
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