WRITE-UP THREE: Counterpoints Counterpoints, North Centrals most advanced concert and show choir, rehearsed in the auditorium.

The students were a bit rowdy as they entered the auditorium, I assume because they werent in their usual classroom. Ms. Pat Wiehe, the Counterpoints director, didnt do all that much to calm her students down. Instead, she expressed her disappointment that they were talking so much. I believe this showed the true advanced caliber of the students: They knew that talking so much was wrong, and they knew that Wiehe was disappointed in them for talking so much. By expressing her disappointment, the students acted more focused. There werent any specific student disruptions that needed to be dealt with. Instead, it was more that the whole ensemble was talking together. Wiehe did not single anyone out, nor did she yell or scream at the singers. I believe this is because she knows just how advanced her students are, and she knows that they know that talking so much is inappropriate. I could tell that the kids did understand what was expected of them during this rehearsal. When they did talk, Im sure they knew they werent supposed to, and they stopped for a bit after Wiehe expressed her disappointment. Wiehe had a more laidback teaching approach, which I really admire. She didnt get frustrated with her students for being so talkative, and she didnt yell at them.