Saturday, April 18, 2015

Observation #8

My 8th and final observation at Hayes Middle School.  It was kind of an underwhelming end to these eight weeks.

I taught another mini voice lesson this week.  Mr. Armstead asked me to work specifically on breath support with the girl.  We spent 15 minutes trying everything I could think of to get her to engage in low breathing.  She could figure out the low breathing when it was isolated, but she struggled to connect that to her singing, especially in her higher range.  Learning to sing is a process, and she will discover the connection to her breath someday!

In my other teaching experiences, I've always treasured getting to know the individual students.  But after eight visits to a classroom of 50+ students, I'm not sure I know a single girl's name.  I certainly learned a great deal from these visits about classroom management, the day to day of the classroom, and consistency.  Observing a strong teacher, like Mr. Armstead, was really a great experience.

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