Yesterday, we discussed framing the lesson as a two-part process for giving students a clear map and goal for each lesson.
Framing the Lesson
No matter what the journey is, we all benefit from knowing where we are headed, are reassured by directional signs along the way, and appreciate a “you have arrived at your destination” affirmation at the end of the drive!
Why Is Assessment Important in Music Ensembles?
For better or worse, teachers spend a lot of time measuring students. This measurement is necessary to ensure that effective teaching and learning are happening in each classroom.
Music Assessment Strategies
Assessment of student learning is at the heart of effective teaching. Understanding student performance, diagnosing what was done well, what has yet to be improved, and providing specific feedback to students has the potential to significantly improve your music program in very real and meaningful ways.
Cooperative Learning in Your Lesson Plan
Fostering a cooperative learning environment while also addressing state standards and preparing concert repertoire can be a difficult task. Using a rehearsal for sectionals can accomplish all three goals while also improving your students’ ability to assess their own playing.
Cooperative Learning in the Large Ensemble
The large performing ensemble is the dominant manifestation of music education in the middle and high schools of the United States (Birge, 2007; Mark, 1996; Mark & Gary, 2007).
Free Lesson Plan for Sight Reading
Great ensembles sight read regularly. Sight reading helps students improve their musical literacy and connects notation to performance. Obviously, spending time on this valuable skill pays off when your ensemble goes to a sight reading contest.
Teaching Sight Reading Throughout the Year
Sight reading can be stressful and intimidating. Often, we spend too little time on it to see meaningful results. With a plan in place and a mindset dedicated to developing sight-reading skills year-round, you can improve your ensemble’s musical literacy and build the confidence of the individual musicians.
Free Lesson Plan for Flipping Your Classroom
Flipping the classroom can sound daunting. Providing extra content to students – and then not having that content to present in class – can feel like a lot of extra work for even the most experienced educator.
Flipping Your Lesson Plan
In the past ten years, flipping the classroom has taken the education world by storm. Music teachers, however, often feel left behind this wave of changes.