The teachers play examples from the students’ repertoire to demonstrate important points. The teachers’ modeling is exquisite in every respect. In all instances in which the teachers demonstrate, whether singing, gesturing, or playing, they embody the expressive elements of the music while executing the example nearly flawlessly. The teachers often juxtapose a remarkably faithful imitation of the student’s performance with their model of the performance goal, evincing a level of technical command and fluency that is brought to bear in the process of developing artistry.
