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Gave me opportunities or space to try out things (like conducting, teaching lessons early on, letting the ensemble play my arrangements)

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Fostered creative parallels between perhood and musicianship

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Fostered creative parallels between perhood and musicianship

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Was the only person who vocalized their belief in me

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Allowed me to be an independent person.

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Humor

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Was real with me

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Tried different strategies when I didnt get it

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Tried different strategies when I didnt get it

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Community building

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This instructor knew Bloom’s and knew that respect is the first part of any relationship, even teacher student relationship.

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She thought of me as a human first, a musician second, and a pianist third.

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She thought of me as a human first, a musician second, and a pianist third.

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I felt seen and heard by that teacher.

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My high school physics teacher provided multiple ways of understanding each concept.

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They saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself

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Always encouraging and held us to high standards. She never let us forget how capable we are and provided a lot of opportunities to share our greatness with others.

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Pushed me out of my comfort zone

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They gave me so many opportunities to learn about different aspects of my instrument and made sure I understood all the different parts

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Patience, kindness, molded to the student

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They knew how to deal with different levels of knowledge

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She didnt accept less than our best and treated us like professionals

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She didnt accept less than our best and treated us like professionals

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They were fun and relatable while still having high expectations. She had the power of 5 lions in her — wild stuff.

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Willingness to listen to my struggles and frustrations and mold my learning environment to me and my experiences

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Willingness to listen to my struggles and frustrations and mold my learning environment to me and my experiences

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They cared so much about showing others what they loved and getting others to love it too

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It wasn’t always about the subject they taught, it was how they made me a better person.

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Intentionality with time and projects

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They encouraged me to express our thoughts, not just someone else’s.

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Patience and Encouragement

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Laughter is the best way to learn and is universal!

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Took the time to get to know us all

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Empathetic to all needs

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Down to earth
I knew things about them and they knew things about me

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Caring and making the course interesting

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Walk the line between being authoritative and empathetic. They command respect but make you workshop them at the same time.

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They connected with me beyond music

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They didn’t shame me because I didn’t know something, but met me where I was

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They joked around with me, listened to me, and matched my learning style.

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Motivating, understanding, challenging

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They cared for me as a person.

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Made it fun