It was not long after teaching some private music lessons that I considered teaching as a career. The feeling of seeing a student take the knowledge that you passed on to them and then use it is one of the most exciting musical experiences I could have experienced as a high school student. Seeing their achievements and success as young musicians has become one of the main reasons I have chosen to become a music educator.
Teaching is an art and is far more complex than simply relaying information to students. A teacher must fulfill requirements, but a good teacher will go far beyond and will help their students mature into better young people. The best and most effective way I believe that I can teach music to students is through showing enthusiasm in the subject matter and genuinely caring about each student as an individual. Music is something that I love and hope every student appreciates. But more importantly, I have to make it a goal to teach the students how to be responsible and how to behave as a team of individuals. Whether or not the student understands music after they graduate or move up to the next grade, I want them to leave my band class having learned some life lesson that will stick with them for the rest of their life.
Every single student on earth has the ability to learn! Maybe music is not their thing, but learning will be different for every single student and they will all learn something from the classroom. Whether it is how to read notes, march in a band, help plan a band festival, make new friends, and work as a team, I want to use music to unite young people together and create a community. As a teacher I have to put my students as my number one part of my career. In order to do this, I will ha...
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... of an approachable person who does normal everyday life activities. From experience I know how great it is to see your band director helping with a car wash fundraiser, playing in a local community band, and acting in community plays. I believe that doing little things in the community will make you a better teacher!
As a professional teacher I must learn to see the world not through just my eyes, but the student’s eyes also. Because they are younger and have been raised in an ever modernizing world, I will have to face the challenge of keeping up to date with technology, music, and many other things! The reason I must do this is because of the overall focus of my teaching is the students. Everything I hope to do as a teacher should be for student growth! Someday I hope to look back at my life as a teacher and be able to say that I was true to that statement!
Essentially I believe that in today's society music literacy is a necessary skill for us all to have to successfully encounter and interact with the world around us. Reasons for teaching music as a school subject are consistent with the reasons that we educate ourselves about anything else. Furthermore, we have shown a commitment in the past to creating a musically literate society, and events in today's world only strengthen the need to continue that commitment.
After graduating from high school, I entered Soochow University, whose music department is among the best in Taiwan. During these four years, I had numerous opportunities to perform on stage. Realizing early on that performance is the lifeblood of musicians, I joined as many orchestras, wood bands, and brass quintets as possible to acquire performance experience. Having numerous performing chances, and enjoying each of them, inspired me to become a professional musician in the future. Besides taking part in performing activities, I also used my experiences and knowledge to teach students. Believing that teaching others how to appreciate the beauty of life is fulfilling, I teach both to give knowledge and to enhance my own artistic ability. Because I so enjoyed my conversations with students, I remain committed to teaching and trying to convince others of the limitless joys of music.
I have had the pleasure of being involved in music from a young age. My schools did not offer music programs, but my parents saw an opportunity in music education so they decided to look for private instruction. The lessons were not cheap, but my parent’s investment was well worth it. As I got older, I became more involved in music and missed the fact that my schools did not provide a music program that I could join. More than anything, I wanted my other peers to experience what I was going through with music. A lot of them did not have this opportunity.
Throughout this semester of college, I have observed three separate Elementary General Music teachers. Each of the teachers had their own personalities that each reflected upon their teaching. They all came from different areas of study, but all still manage to be successful, each with their own pros and cons.
The way children learn even in today’s society has changed drastically over the years and will continue to change in the future. Music teachers in particular are not excluded from this statement. As a music educator myself, I have learned that all students learn at different paces and learn
The decision to become a teacher was one that I made when I was in the ninth grade. When I entered high school I worked at a summer camp every year with disadvantaged children. The children ages ranged from six years old to sixteen years old. The feeling that I received when I saw that I could make a difference in their lives was so rewarding that I knew I wanted to become a teacher. I grew up as the youngest of six children, finishing high school was very important to my brothers and sisters, but finishing college was never really stressed to them by my mother. Three of my siblings
Some say to make an impact on the globe you use the next generation. To create a great impact you teach them goodness and kindness, teachers are truly the key to a better future. For my job shadow experience, I went to Southgate Anderson High School to job shadow their band director, Toby Kmett. While I was there I observed what it was like to be a teacher, more specifically a full time band teacher. I say the term teacher because you may not teach band one hundred percent of the time. Who and the way you teach can change monthly.
However, many administrators are blind to these positive effects, and neglect to support music education in schools. This is nothing new however, music education has been struggling to stay alive in school curriculums for many years. Since the mid 1900s, music education has be...
When teachers are planning their classroom activities they need to include music. Music is a vital part of the learning process. “A music-rich experience for children of singing, listening and moving is really bringing a very serious benefit to children as they progress into more formal learning,” says Mary Luehrisen, executive director of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation, a not-for-profit association that promotes the benefits of making music.
As an education major at State College, I’ve decided to become a teacher for several reasons. As I progressed through elementary, middle, and high school, many of my teachers were great role models for me. This has inspired me to become a role model for someone in the near future. My love for science and math has also influenced my desire to teach and make a difference in a child’s life. I want to teach students the subjects that I love so much. I want the feeling that I helped a child accomplish or learn something they couldn’t understand. One of the main reasons I want to become an educator is because I feel education has really lost teachers who truly love teaching and those who truly love teaching and those who have the desire to make a difference. I feel I can really help make a difference in the education world and bring back the love to teach.
Even when children learn music they able to listen, sing, dance, create movement. Listening to music draw out emotions, and playing music can be just like communicating emotions. Some people find this a very powerful experience. “ Music enriches the lives of students and should be considered a necessary part of education.”
Music is one of the specials in school that can be implemented in the classroom. In kindergarten through fifth grade, music can be used in the classroom to teach students the daily classroom curriculum. There are several ways that a teacher can implement music into their classroom lessons. Some of those ways are creating songs, or finding creative songs on YouTube or other music websites. As a future educator it is my job to use a variety of teaching methods, and one of those methods should be applying music in my lessons.
Teaching is a daunting task that I do not intend to take lightly. Becoming a teacher has been a dream of mine for several years. I always knew that teaching would be the career for me, especially when I began working in the school system as a substitute secretary. I loved working in the school environment; coming in contact with children everyday made me realize how much I would enjoy teaching a classroom full of students.
As a future educator, I have many goals. My first goal would be to never overpower my students. Being a teacher should not be a job, it should be a passion. I will focus my classroom around the student’s needs, rather than my own. The classroom will revolve around the students. I will be their guiding hand through education. Another goal of mine is to have the students interact in a positive way. Social interaction is very important. As students combine with peers they share knowledge and learn how to solve problems. In the real-world, this what will happen. Whenever I can, I li...
I was extremely moved and inspired by the positive message and thematic undertones of the movie Radio. I have personally witnessed many children who have been subjected to discrimination and mistreatment. Needless to say, this had a direct impact upon their self-esteem and well-being.