Completed another unit for my Capstone. End goal has Ss create a jam track in Bb which they can record an improv solo using Bb pentatonic with their band inst. This unit has Ts take a back seat and give Ss lots of time to explore & create. Ts play Producer, rather than Director.
Preliminary content schedule for the de-trad 9ers MusEd. Took a backwards design approach and used a Gantt chart, which I learned about this summer. I quite like the approach. Hopefully this hypothetical framework will land in the fall.
#musiced
For the record, my o.g. idea was/is to create a modernized band method that focuses on skills & concepts for the modern musician. Clearly a bit much for a capstone project with a 2 mth timeline ๐ . But what I've started is a stepping stone!
For my master's capstone project, I've modified my o.g. idea and settled on creating a series of units for 1st yr band Ss centered around de-traditionalizing my teaching and focusing on student creativity. I just finished the first unit and it's a sweet victory.
#mused#progress
@StevesMusicRoom@FosterTheMusic1@BandLab Maybe to help with choice you could prerecord the 3 different lessons and part of the task is for students to use your prerecorded lesson as a tutorial?
@Kadriblaster@StevesMusicRoom But I feel like it's a little more than assembly. The parts are there, but the wood is plain. Our opportunity after assembly is to paint or stain the assembled product in a way that represents ourselves.
B.C.โs best song has been crowned. Our @j_mcelroy has been gathering online votes for the B.C. Song Bracket, which pits the provinceโs top songs against each other โ and there can only be one winner. He breaks down the nail-biting final vote. https://t.co/rpsljDwkET
To be clear, they aren't asking permanent/full time teachers to do this - it appears as though they reached out to subs. Even still, evidence of desperate times.
P.E.I.'s Department of Health and Wellness is asking Public Schools Branch staff to provide resident care worker support at private Charlottetown nursing homes amid a "critical staffing shortage." #PEI
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You're doing yourself and your students a disservice by not fostering modern styles of music in your program. You, your learners, and your program, only stands to benefit from this. Modern music does not 'dilute' MusEd the way you might believe it does. #popmused
Got a vid recording today of our June 2019 band concert (My 1st year) and I've never felt more like the proud dad of a group of band Ss. Final concert is the Symphony of Rock, we split the concert band down the middle and throw in a rock band w/vocals. They sound awesome! #mused
These kids are so happy. They're having a blast playing, and the parents/audience are loving it. Some of these kids are showcasing a side of their musicianship we wouldn't normally see. Others took a risk and learned gtr/bass/keys for the first time!