Monday, December 7, 2009
November 30, 2009
I have been re-reading some of Pink's book and trying to determine a subject area for my project. I have been thinking about what I do in my classes and what needs to be done. I travel between five different schools during the week and sometimes the schedule of classes can be mind boggling. There are field trips, special assemblies, and everyday life stuff that sometimes causes classes to be rescheduled and cancelled. Therefore, during my time with the kids I try to make the most of it and really give them some time to play their instruments. I try to have time for the kids to experiement with their instruments, sightread, and stay rehearsed on band methods. I have noticed the past couple of years that it seems to be harder for the kids to identify notes. I am wondering if this could be of some interest to me for the IRB project. I will give it some more thought this week and see where it leads.
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I think this topic provides rich food for thought particularly with your Action Research Project in mind. We can talk some more about this.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adrianna--this does seem like a potentially rich topic. Mandy, I also very much like your reflections about play, the availability of band instruments, and looking for other whole works of music for the kids. I see wheels turning!!
ReplyDeleteRaymond