Courtney Kuhn MUE 481 12/9/2013 Final Teaching Video !!e!!"ent My le!!on at Fee! #a!

$ery in%or"ati$e& 'oth 'ecau!e o% the o((ortunity to e$aluate "y teaching techni)ue!& 'ut al!o 'ecau!e * actually got to #or+ #ith real !tudent!, * thin+ thi! (articular $aria'le #a! incredi'ly i"(ortant& and * #a! caught o%% guard 'y ho# di%%erent it #a! than teaching "y %ello# colleague!& and e$en teaching the !tudent! at "y intern!hi(, E$en on !econdary in!tru"ent!& college !tudent! +no# ho# to acce(t direction %ro" a conductor& re!(ond to $i!ual cue!& 'ring out the "elody& and under!tand the language you u!e, -ith real "iddle !chool !tudent!& * didn.t +no# )uite #hat to e/(ect, -hen * a!+ed the cla!! #hether they +ne# the #ord 0o!tinato&1 * e/(ected at lea!t a %e# o% the" to +no# that #ord& 'ut none o% the" did, * #ent on to e/(lain the "eaning& 'ut the %lo# o% "y le!!on #a! di!ru(ted 'y that change in e/(ectation, * #a! e$aluating #here they #ere at& #hile ada(ting to the !hortened ti"e %ra"e o% "y le!!on& and "olding the detail! o% "y le!!on to the !tudent! in %ront o% "e and #hat they (layed, *t #a! a lot to thin+ a'out, *n reality& thi! i! a "uch "ore "entally !trenuou! e/erci!e than #hat a %ull2ti"e 'and director #ould e/(erience on a day2to2day 'a!i!& 'ecau!e their #or+ can 'e !o "uch "ore long2ter", They can ta+e !(ecial ti"e to e$aluate the !tudent!& (lace the" in grou(!& %a"iliari3e the"!el$e! #ith the !trength! and #ea+ne!!e! o% each grou( and (layer& etc, Thro#ing college !tudent! into a real "iddle !chool add! a co"(letely ne# $aria'le that i! di%%icult to !i"ulate, *ntere!tingly& * did ha$e !o"e 'ac+ground +no#ledge a! to #hat * could e/(ect

%ro" "iddle !chool !tudent!, * !(ent "y intern!hi( thi! !e"e!ter at 4illiland Middle 5chool& #or+ing #ith 6th& 7th& and 8th grade 'and!& ranging %ro" a 'eginning grou( to the 8onor 9and, * got the o((ortunity to #or+ #ith the!e !tudent! in a %ull2'and !etting& #hich included 3 !hort rehear!al! on Feli3 :a$idad& a! #ell a! "e conducting it at the concert, 9e%ore * rehear!ed #ith the"& though& * got to o'!er$e other rehear!al! led 'y Mr, ;olloc+, * got to +no# the !tudent!. !trength! on the (iece& and * (lanned "y rehear!al! around #hat * heard, -hen * got u( to conduct the grou(& it #a! really !ucce!!%ul& and * could actually hear "ar+ed di%%erence! in the #ay they #ere (laying 'a!ed on "y %eed'ac+, t Fee!& that #a! not e/actly #hat ha((ened< the (layer! #ere not a! ad$anced& and they #ere $ery !hy and ti"id co"(ared to the !tudent! at 4illiland, 9oth o% the!e thing! caught "e o%% guard& 'ut it #a! a really intere!ting le!!on a! to the di%%erent en$iron"ent! o% di%%erent !tudent grou(!, ! %or "y teaching& * do thin+ * did a %e# thing! #ell, * had $ery good eye contact and energy, * +ne# "y !core and "y le!!on (lan really #ell& !o * #a! a'le to ada(t to change! and !till achie$e !o"e o% "y o'=ecti$e!, E$en i% the !tudent! didn.t achie$e #hat * #anted "u!ically& * !till taught the" a ne# #ord& and * de"on!trated good (laying %or the", ! di%%erent a! it #a! to (ractice thi! le!!on %or "y colleague!& it did allo# "e to ad=u!t "y le!!on to "a+e it e/actly #hat * #anted, *t ga$e "e (ractical rea!on! to change thing!& 'ecau!e the le!!on (lan i! only (art o% teaching (roce!!, >$er the cour!e o% the !e"e!ter& * #ould !ay that "y teaching ha! i"(ro$ed, * a((ear "uch "ore con%ident in "y %inal le!!on!& 'ecau!e the !ta+e! #ere higher& and * had "ore (ractice, *n "y Feel! ?i+e& 5ound! ?i+e& ?oo+! ?i+e $ideo& * "e!!ed u( a %e# ti"e! and had a "uch "ore ti"id de"eanor, *n the clarinet $ideo& * u!ed !o"e unclear

#ording 'ecau!e * couldn.t re"e"'er the #ord 0cla!(!1 and * #a! trying !o hard to a$oid 0gra'&1 0(u!h&1 and 0'ite,1 Teaching i! 'oth a'out the (re(aration and the "ental a#arene!! it ta+e! to carry out a le!!on, There i! a lot to thin+ a'out& and e$ery !tudent& cla!!& and !chool i! di%%erent,