This morning our whole district got together for a keynote from Monte Selby before embarking on a full day of professional development in a couple different areas.
A big part of Selby's keynote was about painting the picture. His website states that he is "The World's Foremost Musical Comentator on American Education." That being said, he plays guitar and sings. And using this idea of painting the picture he related songwriting to teaching. As a songwriter one thing you must do to have a successful song is create an image in the listener's mind. Without that image, the listener will most likely be moving on to something else.
