MacPhail Center for Music Teacher Profile: Jerry Rubino
Friday, February 17, 2017 at 5:31AM
Via an e-newsletter from MacPhail Center for Music:
Teacher Profile: Jerry Rubino
When teaching MacPhail Music for Life™ students, teaching artist Jerry Rubino likens his role to that of a coach. “’Coach’ implies giving you technique, so that you can practice, so that you can be better,” he says.
Jerry’s teaching philosophy is to help students discover an interest in singing, nurture them and give them a chance to offer their gift. His secret? He gives his students permission to not be perfect. He explains that adults over the age of 55 have spent their lives so driven to succeed that they may become frustrated when singing takes a bit more time to master.
Jerry sees that his students can often understand which choral concepts they’re having trouble grasping, but learning how to make those changes could take a day, a week, or even six months. “Like the commitment of going to the gym,” Jerry explains, “you have to be patient to say, ‘I'm going to reward myself one step at a time as I go.’"
Learn more about Jerry Rubino and the MacPhail Music for Life™ program.
