What: During the process of creating this lesson I learned that writing lesson plans is much easier than writing lyrics. I have always loved music and have known of the great power that music can have in teaching. I learned from the presentation that you should always have a back up plan incase what I am doing doesn’t work. The only good thing I can say about our presentation is that we were the only group that did the beat and the rhythm separate as a class before we mixed them as a class.
So What: I have seen the importance of whole to part. I want to use music as much as possible in my classroom. I am curies to see how often our cooperating teacher will use music in her class. I need to start using music to teach write off the bat. Like anything else if I don’t use it now it will be harder to use later on.
Now What: In order to get better at writing lyrics and teaching music I need to practice and use it as much as possible and I need to start now. I hope to expose my classroom students and my own children to many of the arts. My own children listen to classical music and watch musicals. I need to sing with them much more than I do. I need to use every opportunity I can to introduce children to all types of music.
Good reflection - even if you were a little hard on yourself and your group. :) I'm glad you see the value of whole to part and I think your students will have a great learning experience with you. The great thing about lyrics is that a lot of them have been written already, so, while you may find the need to write your own at some point, you can probably find songs for much of what you teach. Have a great time in field!
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