Journal Article

The Collective Wisdom of the 2024 Senior Music Education Class

Dust, Tom

2024

Overview

At the conclusion of the Introductory Field Experience in the fall term of the 2023-2024 academic year and at the mid-point of the Advanced Field Experience in the winter term, the senior secondary music education class met to debrief and share their experiences. The students\" remarks fell into the broad topic areas of Instruction, Relationship, Management, and Work-Life Balance. The most frequent comments generated by the student teachers referred to effective instructional practices they observed and the second most frequently mentioned learning was the importance of building rapport with student musicians. The student teachers were eager to share classroom management techniques to promote engaged learning for all class members. The challenge of maintaining a healthy work-life balance generated much discussion. Overall, the student teachers were excited to apply their learning once they had their \"own\" school music programs.

• Publisher: Canadian Music Educators Association
• Subject: Learning / Music education / Music teachers / Musicians & conductors / Personal experiences / School music programs / Students / Teaching / Work life balance