The candidate understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates content-specific learning and literacy experiences that make the discipline accessible and relevant to assure mastery of the content.
In the music field of teaching, there are numerous concepts and tools we use daily. It is also crucial to create opportunities for content specific learning and literacy experiences in the music classroom. Students who participate in any class or activity develop a literacy for that subject. For students in music, a literacy of notes, rhythms, tones, timbres, and how to watch a conductor will make our break their success. As their teacher I am responsible for creating opportunities to not only teach, but assess that literacy. In elementary classrooms, music literacy begins aurally, then gradually a formal presentation is made, and finally the students practice the learned skill(s). This follows a three step process; "Prepare, Present, Practice", this process has been proven to help students better learn, retain, and use the information that they have learned.
In the secondary classroom students are beyond the basic literacy skills in music, just as in an ELA class they are beyond practicing writing letters and words. We are now to the stages of advanced reading and creation. In my secondary classrooms playing tests, and challenging my students with difficult literature will help them develop their literacy and also help me assess what they know, and how I need to adjust. This more difficult literature is not outside of their scope though, I would not as an 13 year old bassoon player to perform Mozart's Bassoon Concerto, just as an english literature or language arts teacher would not ask that student to write a Master's level Thesis over The Count of Monte Cristo. This more difficult literature is just like learning new vocabulary words, it takes time and practice. However, when the student masters the content, their literacy level within music goes up; which leads to higher levels of student success.
Artifacts attached consist of my sample Elementary Teaching Unit and Secondary Teaching Unit, both contain lesson plans and examples of music literacy.
In the music field of teaching, there are numerous concepts and tools we use daily. It is also crucial to create opportunities for content specific learning and literacy experiences in the music classroom. Students who participate in any class or activity develop a literacy for that subject. For students in music, a literacy of notes, rhythms, tones, timbres, and how to watch a conductor will make our break their success. As their teacher I am responsible for creating opportunities to not only teach, but assess that literacy. In elementary classrooms, music literacy begins aurally, then gradually a formal presentation is made, and finally the students practice the learned skill(s). This follows a three step process; "Prepare, Present, Practice", this process has been proven to help students better learn, retain, and use the information that they have learned.
In the secondary classroom students are beyond the basic literacy skills in music, just as in an ELA class they are beyond practicing writing letters and words. We are now to the stages of advanced reading and creation. In my secondary classrooms playing tests, and challenging my students with difficult literature will help them develop their literacy and also help me assess what they know, and how I need to adjust. This more difficult literature is not outside of their scope though, I would not as an 13 year old bassoon player to perform Mozart's Bassoon Concerto, just as an english literature or language arts teacher would not ask that student to write a Master's level Thesis over The Count of Monte Cristo. This more difficult literature is just like learning new vocabulary words, it takes time and practice. However, when the student masters the content, their literacy level within music goes up; which leads to higher levels of student success.
Artifacts attached consist of my sample Elementary Teaching Unit and Secondary Teaching Unit, both contain lesson plans and examples of music literacy.
Secondary Teaching Unit.docx | |
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Elementary Teaching Unit.docx | |
File Size: | 127 kb |
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Full Year Curriculum.docx | |
File Size: | 52 kb |
File Type: | docx |