Examples Of A Commemorative Speech On Dr. Barrow
Dr. Barrow,
Where do I begin? How can I thank someone who has made such a difference in the way I view myself and music? You will never know what that means to me, because sometimes I have trouble saying what I really mean. I know that my words won’t be enough, but I will try my best to express my gratitude. I want to say thank you. Thank you for being the kind and caring human that you are. Thank you for teaching and guiding me throughout these last two (+) years. I have had many great teachers in my past, but there are very few that I consider the best. You are the best teacher I have ever had. You never gave up on me, not once. When I met you nearly three years ago, I didn’t realize how much you were going to support and push me to always be thinking intelligently and to always be better. I thought I knew, but I didn’t. You alone have made my desire to teach greater than I thought possible. You have made me think about my current and future students more carefully than anyone ever has, and for that, I am beyond grateful. …show more content…
That was the lesson after I had asked you for a recommendation letter, and here you were talking about striking students with hangers, and in your case, umbrellas. I will never forget the image that one would have seen had they walked into that lesson: me, in the chair playing a Bb chromatic scale over and over again, while you held an umbrella over my head as an intimidation tactic. I look back on this (and all of my lessons, no doubt) with humor and awe, because your teaching is unquestionably
Where do I begin? How can I thank someone who has made such a difference in the way I view myself and music? You will never know what that means to me, because sometimes I have trouble saying what I really mean. I know that my words won’t be enough, but I will try my best to express my gratitude. I want to say thank you. Thank you for being the kind and caring human that you are. Thank you for teaching and guiding me throughout these last two (+) years. I have had many great teachers in my past, but there are very few that I consider the best. You are the best teacher I have ever had. You never gave up on me, not once. When I met you nearly three years ago, I didn’t realize how much you were going to support and push me to always be thinking intelligently and to always be better. I thought I knew, but I didn’t. You alone have made my desire to teach greater than I thought possible. You have made me think about my current and future students more carefully than anyone ever has, and for that, I am beyond grateful. …show more content…
That was the lesson after I had asked you for a recommendation letter, and here you were talking about striking students with hangers, and in your case, umbrellas. I will never forget the image that one would have seen had they walked into that lesson: me, in the chair playing a Bb chromatic scale over and over again, while you held an umbrella over my head as an intimidation tactic. I look back on this (and all of my lessons, no doubt) with humor and awe, because your teaching is unquestionably