Recorder Performance Assessment

http://youtu.be/k6P-FSgzNmc?list=UU8kTsMufA1grSV4HQ_ccD9g

Week 9

WOODWINDS

http://youtu.be/SPRy3kG8jKs

This video depicts that this is Soprano Saxophone is part of the woodwind family because it has a reed on it, many different keys on it, and you have to use your mouth and breath to produce sound. 

STRINGS

http://youtu.be/QxnP8Z5JAXQ

This video depicts the Mandolin and Violin/Fiddle are a part of the strings family because they have strings on them, and you use your fingers to produce sound. 

Brass

http://youtu.be/KgxuzMilgC8

This video of a French Horn represents the brass family. Because it uses a mouth-piece, it uses breath and the mouth to produce sound, and it is made of metal.

Percussion

http://youtu.be/kT1kMVsFw8Y

This video depicts the Vibraphone, Marimba, and Glockenspiel which are a part of the percussion family. You use your hands to produce sound. No mouth or breath. In this case, mallets are used.

 

Teaching a Song

http://youtu.be/VBh2uK6ESGM

Week 6

While "teaching" the poem, it is really different to just speak into a camera than actually being in front of a class and teaching the poem. I would prefer to be in the classroom actually interacting with students, but this is a good tool to use and can broaden the way we teach.

To introduce the poem, I started patting the beat on my legs, then I recited the whole poem. I then patted my legs for another 4 beats and then did the ti's and ta's. In a normal situation, I would've introduced the poem and recited it in sections then put the whole poem together. I then would've wrote out the notation of the poem (ti's and ta's) and then introduce the ti's and ta's. After a few repetitions I would say the whole poem again, and maybe have the students make up their own body percussion.

As I watched the video of the correct way to say the poems. I believe I did well with quoting it and getting the rhythm correct. To make my teaching better, I would have slowed down, and maybe introduce the poem by telling a story or something. To just jump into it is sometimes not the best way to go about teaching it, but for the most part I think I did well. I maybe would've added some more inflection to my voice or made my tone sound brighter, cheerful, but I believe I did well.

Week 5: 1st Microteach

Week 4 Video Intro Re-Do

Week 2 Rhythm This

-Rhythm is a repeated pattern that makes up music.-

• In this video I liked how Miss Taylor presented the concept by using visuals. I also liked that she had examples of "ta's, ti-ti's, and rests", I also liked that she had a definition of what rhythm is, but put it into her own words and made it a way for the students to understand. I also liked that she engaged the classroom by having them clap the rhythm that she had wrote on the board. It allows the students engage in the concept and understand the rhythm.
• The only thing I did not understand is if she is introducing rhythm, then why would her first example of rhythm be a complex pattern? I would have started with just quarter notes (ta's) and rests, as a repeated pattern, just to understand how (ta's, ti-ti's, and rests) work in the pattern. 
• I think this is a good example of good teaching because she used teacher-centered learning by leading the discussion and presenting the material, but she also used student-centered learning by letting the students discuss with peers what they thought rhythm was and then clap them rhythm to understand the concept. I also think it was good teaching to keep the students engaged in the lesson, and she also used visuals. 
• She presented the concept by accessing prior knowledge, having students make their own definition of what they thought rhythm was, used sources to give definition of rhythm, summarized the definition to make it student-friendly, she then used aural skills to allow students to hear how rhythm works, then used visuals to show how the pattern is, then had the students engage and clap with her. These methods are important, because classrooms are diverse. Some students can learn visually, others learn better aurally, and it repeated the concept so retention was more applicable. Music in general is a hands-on, active learning process/experience. I think she did well delivering the lesson.

Hi Everybody!

My name is Arin Higginbotham. I am an Elementary Education major with a minor in music. This is my 2nd year at WVSU. I started out at Marshall University as a Music Education major, then my sophomore year there I switched to Elementary Ed. 

I am from a small town called Newton in Roane County, West Virginia. I grew up on a farm where we raise cattle. I love where I live! Sometimes it can be hard work with doing hay, working with the cows, and raising gardens, but at the end of the day I am thankful that I can surround myself with this type of beauty.

While I was at Marshall, I was fortunate to be a part of the Chamber Choir. We were the touring choir. We would tour and perform our show at several locations every Spring semester. My sophomore year we actually were able to tour in France!!! It was AMAZING! We started out in Paris and toured around a few parts of the country and ended down in Nice. It was such a wonderful experience to be able to be a part of that culture for a few days and just take in the surroundings. We even sang in the Notre Dame, which choirs can only do by going through a competitive process. We sent in a recording from one of our concerts and were accepted to sing for a Sunday morning mass! It was awesome, and slightly scary.

I have a lot of likes, interests, and passions. I love children-that's why I chose to become an educator in the first place. I obviously like music as well. I love all kinds of genres except country and rap, I'm not a huge fan of those. I love to travel! I hope to one day go to Ireland! I want to travel to other places, but Ireland is at the top of my list. Something that I have always dreamt/daydreamed about is singing on stage somewhere. I have considered Broadway, or a Christian affiliated musical theater group to audition for, but have let myself get in the way of that. As for now, my family and I are often invited to come sing at various churches. Over the summer we had to opportunity to sing in Georgia. We have relatives there, but none-the-less that is the farthest we have traveled for a singing appointment.  

I hope that with this course I can better understand how to incorporate music into my classroom. I feel that music is important for the learning process. Hopefully I can learn a few lessons that I can use in my classroom that can help teach my students varied topics (Math, English, etc.). The only concern I have with the class is keeping up with the blog. I have never done one, but I am excited to try.