Clinicians

                Clinicians can be helpful and annoying at the same time.  Clinicians usually come into a musical group or even a sport to provide insight on what they think needs to be improved and ways that they can be better.  In band, clinicians are critical for how good a band is.  If a director is the only one that hears the band, then he or she might not know how to make it better.  Clinicians are usually paid because their service was needed and their help was prominent in making the group better than it was before. 
                During a clinic, the clinician initially hears or sees what the band or group has to offer.  Then after that, the real stuff happens. The clinician gets picky and it can be the most repetitive and exhausting practice ever.  At the end though, the results are worth all the work. 
                Clinicians are like the grandparents in the family.  The students are the children who are doing the activity.   The parents would then be the band directors that need help and consulting from the grandparents.  The clinicians are wise and for the most part know what they are talking about.  Clinicians normally aren’t appreciated by the students and are taken advantage of.  I have realized how important they are and how much better a group is if they have clinicians come in and provide tips on making the group better.  A big thank you goes out to all the clinicians out there that make teams and groups better.