Campbell- Chapter 6

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
Office: Band Office - 330.672.2965 - Telephone: 330.672.2965 (Kent Campus) - E-mail: mneiman@kent.edu
Office Hours: TR 9:00 – 9:55 am (Additional hours available by appointment)

BlackBoard and Text Readings

Submitted by:  Emily Young
Submitted for: Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, lecturer
Date: November 3, 2011

Campbell, Patricia S.  (2008).  Theories of musical thinking and doing.
 Musician & Teacher, Pages 86-103.

    Knowing the psychology of kids and people can be very useful to music educators.  It is important to know how children think, feel, learn, and listen.  Knowing these things can help teachers help their students.  It is important to know that not every child learns the same, there are many different type of learning. Therefore, there must be different ways of teaching.
    I have come across several teachers whose teaching styles don’t make sense to me. I have also come across teachers who help me to see their subject more clearly and trigger my interest.  Teachers have always been a huge factor on my ability to learn and succeed.  I hope that as a teacher I will be able to find a way to reach as many students as possible.  I’ve heard of many cases where teachers try everything to get to their students and find that nothing works.
    I think learning about human and educational psychology can definitely help us to make these connections for out students.  The field of psychology is broad and so much is still unknown.  However, teachers should still make an effort to learn as much as possible for the sake of their students.  Finding out this information is easier than ever with today’s technology.  I think that every educator has a duty to do everything in their power to help each student learn in their class.