CRITICAL REFLECTION ON TEACHING VIDEO:Descriptive

To describe what you are seeing first off, I tried to make my 1 minute pan of the room to be really detailed with every artifact that best represents the environment. I started the pan with my Big Idea which sets the tone for the rest of what you will see.

Big Idea "Bowing Techniques: Eighth Note Essential Drills. Enduring Understandings: It is understood: Finger placement placement is essential to a great sound. Proper bowing techniques effectively communicate your musical intentions to your listener! Proper pressure must be given, so your instrument's voice is heard. PERFECT POSTURE WILL NOT GO AWAY. Essential Questions How can you improve your intonation? Why is hand placement on bow essential to bowing performance? How could you test yourself to be sure eighth notes will be played correctly?

Objective-Students will:

1. "Clap and Tap" to demonstrate simple rhythms

2. Review and demo. Perfect Posture, right and left hand techniques,

3. Discuss how right hand position effects how eighth notes will sound.

4. Apply visual aids and placement exercises in music practice.

Sponge: 10 mins Students will use the various method books to view fingerings and hand positions to compare and make modifications as necessary. Classroom Rules, Teacher's Vision Statement, Classroom Management, lesson plans and GPS Standards are present in the front of the classroom so that students are clear on what is expected of them.

The room is filled with print-rich materials, Word Wall, CMCD Management and SFA reading materials to make the orchestra room wealthy as a learning environment. There are three learning stations LS#1 is the classroom like setting where students complete journals, take notes and study theory. LS#2 is the typical orchestra set up.LS#3 is the computer station. There is also the "Mozart Music Corner" a carpeted area that contains reading materials, a boom box, and a relaxing "Barnes and Noble" feel for students to use any time.

Today's lesson brief was about students correcting some basic positions in order to play eighth note rhythms in our musical selection. I started class by having the students really think about how they achieve their sound, making sure they apply correct techniques. The students really reviewed their rhythmic patterns because some had trouble, reteaching COUNTINGS UNDERNEATH. Countings are the reason students' playing seemed a little off. As I made sure they understood counting and count placement. Notice, I used the same rhythm for tapping and clapping as in our musical selection. I had to begin on the board for my visual learners, then put theory into practice at the end of the lesson in the practical.