High School Field Observation

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Over the course of the semester, I observed at three off campus locations and experienced general music in grades K-5. In addition to my off campus experiences, I also observed Dr. Whitcomb’s in-class preschool demonstration. My final observation at the daycare on campus will not be included in this paper, as I will only be completing my field experience there a few hours before the submission of this journal.
The first field placement my group and I were sent to was at West Jefferson Elementary School with Mrs. Amy Davidson. Mrs. Davidson received her master’s degree from Duquesne and is also certified in Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Upon further conversation, we also found out that her main instrument is the oboe. When I asked her about her experience …show more content…

Pollard. This was definitely my favorite placement; not only did I enjoy the open-space design of the school and the amazing amount of resources she has at her disposal (especially her Orffestra), I also love the fact that she gets to see her students for forty minutes twice a week and that she has a wonderful teaching persona along with the control necessary to “run a tight ship,” as she puts it. In her kindergarten class, her lesson focused on the difference between steady beat and rhythm; within this lesson, she also incorporated solo singing, improvisation, and a lot of movement. In her third grade class, she reinforced rhythm skills (focusing on sixteenth notes) and taught a new song on recorder, also incorporating a lot of solo singing and peer review. Finally, she ended the day by teaching her fifth graders a composition lesson during which she provided several measure examples and her student had to decide which ones they wanted to use to make their own eight measure song. The second time we observed at Hartwood, I led a third grade activity that focused on instrument identification, both by sight and by sound. The students loved the song and game, especially when they were the ones who got to hide and play the instrument for their friends to

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