Provocateur.

NOTE: A provocateur...(1) Notices change, (2) is okay with uncertainty, and (3) has learned to create change.

My provocateur would have to be my aunt, Janice (also one of my mentors). She's the children's choir director for my church and has been for many years. Janice, "Jan-jan," has always played an important role in my life in that she is an extraordinary woman. She is always positive and keeps moving through her toughest moments. Working with children, nothing is ever certain and she has learned to overcome that feeling and move on with a great attitude. 

There is never a dull moment around her and she has impacted many children throughout her calling. She has the courage to stand up and do what she knows is right. With accepting uncertainty, she has found the certainty that God is always in control.

Uncertainty is a scary thing. I think all roads to becoming a provocateur begins by giving God full trust and asking Him for guidance in your life. I think I need to gain a little more patience and confidence in God's will for my life. A verse that comes to mind is Romans 11:36. This verse applies to many aspects in life, but really fits the theme of a provocateur. Giving Him full control will better my chances of becoming a life-changer, agent of change, or provocateur.  

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Voyage of the Project.

My youth choir's first performance.

I have been working NON-STOP with my youth choir over the past few weeks. This mentorship and opportunity has truly been a blessing to my senior year. My topic for my final HMP project is 'rehearsing with an ensemble.' Since September, I've had A LOT of practice with this. I'm currently directing my youth choir, a play at school, and co-direcing the school musical. Yes, it is time-consuming (but absolutely worth it). I haven't mentioned to my youth choir that they're going to be my guinea pigs for my project so it'll be exciting.

With my project, I hope to answer the following questions: (1) What method(s) are most effective? (2) How do you deal with memers who are disruptive or unmotivated? (3) How do you keep members intrigued/pumped? I have many more questions but these are the main points that I want to hit. I know for a fact that I'm going to incorporate a video into my project, showing a few of my youth choir rehearsals and also one of our performances. I'm going to tackle ways that I've worked to keep myself calm during stressful rehearsals (and trust me there're many of those). I'm somehow going to incorporate the musical that I scripted, "The Story", into my project. This has been an ongoing project in itself. APRIL 14TH, YOU GUYS! I'm super excited and ready to see my creation come to life onstage.

I am constantly using noteflight.com to notate, arrange, or fix music in choir and for my own use. It has been quite a helpful tool in my journey, making it easier to write music.