Tag: Performance based learning
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Teaching Orchestra and Band in a Digital Space: Day 12
Three Great Moments In One Virtual School Day Today I had several experiences with students and colleagues which are cause for acknowledgement, appreciation and gratitude. Teaching Assistant Before the term started, one of my students in the advanced orchestra approached me about being a teaching assistant. Currently, the school doesn’t have a policy regarding this,…
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Teaching Orchestra and Band in a Digital Space: Day 11
Duet with myself: Today starts the 3rd week of the spring term. Some things feel normal and routine, as mentioned in the previous post and other things feel new. One of the actives I enjoy doing with students is active listening of music. This typically involves listening to a piece of music or two with…
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Teaching Orchestra and Band in a Digital Space: Day 9
Teams: When considering the word “teams”, one inevitably starts to think about groups of people who work together. Until a few days ago, if you were to do a search of “teams”, using any internet search browser you’d likely get a bunch of sports related articles or sports related images. Now that we are hitting…
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Teaching Orchestra and Band in a Digital Space: Day 8
Community and Service: As part of my curriculum I spend time exploring the idea of musicians as part of a group of communities. It’s important enough to me, that I try to include work regarding music, community and service in every unit I teach. Some of the question I pose to students are; What roles…
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Teaching Orchestra and Band in a Digital Space: Day 6
Project based vs. and Performance based curriculum: Over the years I’ve gone back and forth between teaching a project based curriculum versus a performance based curriculum. At least for me, taking a deep dive in performance meant having students work on a challenging pieces of music and pulling curriculum from the practical application and the…
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