According to the Ontario curriculum, all high school students need to have 40 volunteer hours in order to graduate. Sometimes this gets left to the last minute and kids end up scrambling around to fulfill this obligation.
If you are a music student, consider volunteering as a practice coach to a younger player. If you tutored a few kids 3-5 times a week for a half an hour your volunteering requirement would be achieved by the end of the year.
Perhaps your own teacher could steer you in the direction of some reluctant practicers who live nearby.
In addition to fulfilling the requirement, I can guarantee that not only will the students you coach be better players - you will be a better player. You will also gain valuable teaching experience that can be put on a resumé at some point. Parents and students will see how regular practice can really improve playing dramatically, and this will make even the most reluctant practicer more keen. There are benefits all around.
Feel free to contact me if you are interested in being a practice coach. I have some reluctant practicers in the studio, and some parents who would appreciate some help at the end of their ropes.
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