MUSIC 23241: MUSIC TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, Assistant Professor
Kent State University School of Music
Fall, 2011
CRN: 200910 – Section number: 001 – Class Days: TR 7:45a – 8:35 am - Classroom: SOM E202
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BlackBoard and Text Readings
Submitted by: Emily Young
Submitted for: Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, lecturer
Date: September 29, 2011
Bauer, William I. (2001). Classroom management for ensembles.
Music Educators Journal, (May), Pages 27-32.
Teaching music is not quite the same as teaching other curricular classes. However, music teachers can still use a lot of the same tips as other teachers. Teachers should make long term and short term goals. Time before class should be used wisely, such as setting up the room, talking to students. Punctuality is key; losing a few minutes of rehearsal time at the beginning of class can add up to a lot over the course of a year. It is important to keep the students engaged throughout the entire rehearsal. Teachers must develop a system of consequences and rewards for students behavior.
Music classrooms can be especially hard to manage. Band directors have to shout over 30 or more students all playing their instruments. Music teachers can easily get unorganized and have to work to remember to stay on task. Students in ensembles often get very close to their directors because they spend so much time together during rehearsals and performances. This close bond can lead to students thinking that they can do whatever they want in the classroom. Therefore, discipline is especially important.
A lot of the points made in this article were very good points. Most people don’t think how much time they are really losing at the beginning of class. It is very hard to find a good level of authority as a teacher. It could have saved so much time if my high school choir director was more organized and authoritative. I liked the point Bauer made about separating curriculum and discipline. It’s not something I have ever really thought much of.
See comments from the Marzano submission. Emily, you are making some great statements here, and from reading what you've written I think you've got some great ideas and opinions as related to the article. Now, take those ideas and put them into what the assignment is asking you to discuss. Be specific in your examples of how you've seen these classroom management strategies played out in your choral rehearsals, etc. and how they affected you and your classmates. Then assert your opinion by stating whether you agree or disagree with the author's specific points, and why. Give us your arguments and thoughts.
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