Have you ever had a time in your life where something didn't go very well, but you know you tried your best. We all have had one and I know that I have had quite a few. Though there are many experiences that I have I am only going to tell you of one.
One time while at band camp I was trying to help the younger drummers in the drumline understand their music. I had tried so many tricks in the book. As I kept helping them they seemed more confused. So what I did to try and help them, was that I took the drumsticks and played the beat slowly hoping that would help them.
While this is all going on the band instuctor is helping other students in the band. I kept working with the students and most of them were getting the hang of it, but there was one who still seemed confused. As I kept trying to work with him he seemed more and more confused. That is when I relized the student was trying to follow along with the music when he couldn't read music at all. When I tried to have him follow me by ear he was still having trouble. When the band instructor came by she relized, without asking, what my problem was, she told me to go back to my drum and work on it.
After doing all that work I felt like I failed at helping. I knew I did my best, but when I don't finish a job that I started I feel like it was a failure. Even though I felt really bad about not finishing my job, I knew I tried my best and that I just needed to teach myself how to work with more people like that. This way when this occurence happens again I will be prepaired to finish the job.
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Just for trying to help the student makes you a winner. It’s much better than just standing there and watching the student not get any better at playing the drums.
ReplyDeleteFailure is a great way to succeed the next time. I bet by know you have thought of a million other ways to accomplish it, so if you ever face this particular dilema again, you will succeed.
ReplyDeletelike they say, "It's the thought that counts." You wanted to help, and just that gesture alone shows what kind of person you are. It's great that you don't like to fail, this is an important trait to have in college.
ReplyDeleteSometimes people who fail once feel like they will always fail at that particular task. It's good that you are not one of those people.
ReplyDeleteI know how it feels to try your best and still not succeed, but you have to look at what you did and that you gave it your all and not worry about the end result sometimes. Trying your hardest is all you can do.
ReplyDeleteFailure is one way to look at it, but learning about yourself and the others on your drumline is another way to look at it. You actually helped because you made it apparent that the kid needed help.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to try and help someone and show them every way you know how to and they still don't understand. Most people would give up instantly when the other person didn't understand, it was great of you to keep trying.
ReplyDeleteEvery year we have band camp in the fall, so I know how frustrating it can be to try to help an underclassman. Not only did tou try to help, but it also showed that underclassman that you cared.
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