Music Classroom Observation

For observation of a music class, our class watched a lesson taught, by Sandy Mathias, at a conference. Our observation was done on Thursday, September 15, 2016. This lesson can be found on The Alliance for Active Music Making’s website. The lesson is directed towards students in the early stages of second grade. The knowledge that is expected of the students for this lesson would have been met previously through the track of fulfilling music curriculum requirements. This lesson shows not only how to be successful at teaching a music class, but also how to run any type of classroom. Sandy shows her qualified experience and knowledgeable skills the through her lesson and teaches us, as educators, good examples of how to present material to students. Mathias begins the lesson by jumping into previous content. She has her students sit on the floor in a semicircle, leaving the middle/front of the

She teaches in a way that students are given the time that they need to understand the material, through repetition. The interactive approach of teaching allows the students to retain and store the knowledge that they are gaining in that class. There are many things that can be taken away from this lesson and brought into different areas of teaching. The way that Mathias interacts with her students is a lesson in itself. I think that it is very important to observe different teaching styles in order to find one that works best for you. The use of repetition with slight variances can be used for any subject. It allows students fully understand what they are doing, while the differences prevent student’s boredom. This can be done without music completely or by using song, music, or rhythms to help students learn. Putting subject content into a song is a fun way to teach students material that may not appeal to them. From this observation, I plan on taking an interactive approach in my