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Hi Tica. The primary program was one of my pet peeves as well (during my time as a primary teacher). I felt that practicing for it was pure drudgery for the children. My primary presidency was highly motivated to make sure that it went off well because they felt that their efforts would be judged by the entire ward. IOW, the PP felt more motivated to practice the program to perfection than to make primary an enjoyable experience.
Another thing to consider is that at least some of the songs come down from leadership above the stake level for the children to learn/sing. If you were to ask for certain songs to be skipped, you may be putting your PP in a position between honoring your wishes as the pianist or in following the direction of the hierarchy.
My “why” for a long time has been to be a voice that can help others. I occasionally am uplifted by things that others say in talks and lessons, but the biggest reason I continue to attend is to be there for others. (I say that even though I have not attended for quite a while due to COVID-19 and my job requirements.) Roy wrote:
Hi Tica.The primary program was one of my pet peeves as well (during my time as a primary teacher). I felt that practicing for it was pure drudgery for the children. My primary presidency was highly motivated to make sure that it went off well because they felt that their efforts would be judged by the entire ward. IOW, the PP felt more motivated to practice the program to perfection than to make primary an enjoyable experience.
Another thing to consider is that at least some of the songs come down from leadership above the stake level for the children to learn/sing. If you were to ask for certain songs to be skipped, you may be putting your PP in a position between honoring your wishes as the pianist or in following the direction of the hierarchy.
Yes to all of this. As much as I would like to serve in some capacity, I think it may be time for me to actually use my voice and step back on this one. Given my current leadership I don’t see my input making much of a difference, so maybe it’s better just to politely let someone else take this. I know of a gal who would love to be the primary pianist, they could call her
Old-Timer wrote:
My “why” for a long time has been to be a voice that can help others. I occasionally am uplifted by things that others say in talks and lessons, but the biggest reason I continue to attend is to be there for others. (I say that even though I have not attended for quite a while due to COVID-19 and my job requirements.)
I totally agree to with this as well. It sometimes feels so hard to be there for others due to my own introversion (speaking up is way out of my comfort zone, so when I do it it comes at both a personal and social price that I have to consider). I feel like over the past year my confidence and voice have grown and been much more successful outside of church, which is now shining a light on just how shut down I feel at church. I am wondering if I can somehow use the one to strengthen the other to find a place at church, but not feeling super confident at the moment…
Old-Timer wrote:
My “why” for a long time has been to be a voice that can help others. I occasionally am uplifted by things that others say in talks and lessons, but the biggest reason I continue to attend is to be there for others. (I say that even though I have not attended for quite a while due to COVID-19 and my job requirements.)
Thanks for this reminder. Being there for others was hard to do during COVID, but was a motivation prior to COVID. I’ve also had a calling change (just prior to everything shutting down) and some job adjustments but I do need to think about how I can be there for others. FWIW yesterday’s SM was another in what’s becoming a long string of shame where I would have been embarrassed to have had a non-member present.
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