MUSIC 23241: MUSIC TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, Assistant Professor
Kent State University School of Music
Fall, 2011
CRN: 200910 – Section number: 001 – Class Days: TR 7:45a – 8:35 am - Classroom: SOM E202
Office: Band Office - 330.672.2965 - Telephone: 330.672.2965 (Kent Campus) - E-mail: mneiman@kent.edu
Office Hours: TR 9:00 – 9:55 am (Additional hours available by appointment)
BlackBoard and Text Readings
Submitted by:
Katie LeMaster
Submitted for:
Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, lecturer
Date: September 29, 2011
Bauer, William I. (2001). Classroom Management for Ensembles.
Music Educators Journal, May 2011, Pages 27-32
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Summary of the Article: In a well organized ensemble students are on task and doing what they should in ensembles. They are able to learn skills and concepts used in band. Bands are usually of mixed grade levels and playing levels. One way to counteract that difficulty is good lesson planning. That includes long and short term planning. If you make a plan that spans over a couple of weeks you can plan out something that will take awhile to grasp. Daily lesson plans need to plan out what needs to be accomplished in one class. Directors need to study scores daily to make effective use of class time, teachers that don’t study scores will get less done. To make sure that students get the most out of rehearsal make sure that the room is set up before hand and that everything else is ready. Make sure to start rehearsal at the same time everyday so that people wont think that being late is okay. Place the rehearsal order on the board so that you wont have to waste time for the students to get their music out. Attendance and passing out music can be given to a student to do. Parents can handle the uniforms. Students should be given time at the end of rehearsal to put their instruments and folders away without being late to their next class. Warm-ups should warm up the instruments, voices and build listening skills. Teachers should dress professionally and treat students professionally. Walking around the room during rehearsal helps students to stay on task. Students need to stay involved during rehearsals so there will be less discipline problems. At the end of rehearsal assess the students and tell them how they performed. For discipline problems make sure you have a plan and that they follow the classroom rules. Discipline problems need to be sent home with the students and signed by the parents. Also for following the rules there need to be rewards.
Personal statements: This article will help me to know that classroom management is really important. Lesson planning and score studying all contribute to a better band program. Knowing scores will help rehearsals to flow and to make the band sound better by picking out what their not grasping right. Delegating tasks gives the director more time to rehearse which should make the band sound better. This article gave me guidelines on how to deal with discipline problems.
I think that this article will help me in the future. It will help me to have a plan when I interview to get a position at a school. It will help me to know the correct way to discipline students. It will give me ideas for classroom management. It also helps to explain lesson plans.
Great summary here! In your last 2 paragraphs, while I agree that these are good points in furthering your learning, they really are not focused on the assignment details. Look in your second paragraph and think of times in your past experiences that teachers may or may not have exhibited some of these classroom management strategies and how that affected you and your classmates. For the third paragraph, make sure you're stating whether or not you agree with specific points the author is making and why you agree or disagree. Refer to your Adamson and Barton submissions if you need an example.
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