10 Min Tips to Teach Music

Hey gang, Today's podcast continues with the series, "How to Build The Music Department of YOUR Dreams". In episode 2, I chat about how the culture of your department can help you to build the numbers involved. What are YOUR three pillars of success? How do they contribute to your overall vision?  

 

To help guide you in your thinking, I have prepared a google form which asks you some questions. This should help clarify your thinking. 

https://forms.gle/jC67RqmUQAiadpLZ7

In today's podcast, I share with you the first episode of a six part series discussing "How to Create the Music Department of Your Dreams".  In the first of four episodes, I talk about how YOUR personality and YOUR strengths can greatly affect YOUR music department and how people view what goes on. I give you the opportunity to find out your own Enneagram Number and what your top 5 strengths might be.

 

To get the giveaway, go to: https://bit.ly/2rmLIkO

 

 

Well, I had a brain wave in class this week and I am so excited to share. I was teaching my Year 9 class about key signatures and found this incredibly cool way for the students to remember. It has a lot to do with the number 5 and the way you draw the letters. There is even a video showing you how to teach it. 

Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/bqN2hu7SrRM

In this episode, I discuss the enneagram and your strengths. I talk about how these two tests can help you to understand yourself, and therefore make you more productive, engaging with your students and a valuable part of the team. I tell stories about specific cases and how this information has empowered others. 

If you want to take the Strengths test: https://high5test.com?ref=10

If you want to take the Enneagram: https://www.truity.com/?an=kerri_827920

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During this podcast, I chat about the app Incredibox. I offer a breakdown of each version with a list of different strategies to work it into your classroom. For support materials, go to www.klerrisaucustommusic.com.au

 

Carousel Teaching - what on earth is it?  In its simplest form, it is a cooperative learning strategy that involves movement, discussion and reflection. It is a bit like Gallery Walk (as named by Shelley Gray) where students work on their own to complete a series of tasks around the room or school environment. In a Carousel, they work in small groups and move from station to station. This podcast looks at strategies to use in a single classroom following this model. For support materials, go to www.klerrisacustommusic.com.au 

Well today I want to talk about QR codes and how they can be useful in a number of areas. For supporting documentation, go to www.klerrisacustommusic.com.au 

In the year I was born, 1967, Kraplus and Thier developed something they called the Learning Cycle. It was for the Science Curriculum Improvement Study. It was an inquiry based teaching approach that had 3 phases: Exploration, concept introduction and concept application. The idea was to explore the current situation, introduce the central concept and then apply the skill set. A lot like music classes - we teach a concept and then apply it to the skill set.

Since 1967, many different variations of this idea have been developed, all with the same idea - explore before introduction and application. A popular version of the Learning Cycle is the 5-E model--Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate (Bybee, 1997). This model adds Engage and Evaluate to bookend the process. Again a lot like music classes. Listen to the podcast to find out more. 

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