Piano pedagogy

pianists of all time, Frédéric Chopin always had thought that the piano playing is a form of art, and teaching students how to play piano should not merely about how students can be capable of performing a musical piece with faster tempo and strong dynamic. A good piano teacher should explain to student the art of the music for them to able to comprehend the pieces, and the students should be able to express themselves throughout the learning with great suppleness in the wrists and fingers. In addition to the study and pieces, Chopin also established that students should also practise various technique regardless of their instrumental ability. The incredible musical talent of Chopin…

My life during third grade was like many other children. I would go to school Monday thru Friday and come home every day and complete my homework and then spend time with friends, watching TV, or playing in my room. Every Friday that I would come home from school and have my piano lesson and then relax. That was everyday routine, but one cold Friday afternoon changed my routine for the rest of my life. On a cold Friday in the middle of February, I returned home from school and expected to have…

This domain contains all of the “behind the scenes” work that goes into planning a lesson. Domain one is divided into six subdomains including demonstrating knowledge of content and pedagogy, demonstrating knowledge of students, setting instructional outcomes, demonstrating knowledge of resources, designing coherent instruction, and designing student assessments. The sub-categories are meticulously described regarding expectations of a teacher preparing for a lesson. Domain 1A:…

The implementation of Common Core has created a tremendous push to create student-driven classrooms using technology. Blended learning, with its mix of technology and traditional face-to-face instruction, is an approach to accomplish this task. Blended learning combines classroom learning with online learning, in which students can, in part, control the time, pace, and place of their learning. Blended Learning has positive and negative results. Supporters of blended learning programs believe…

I have had some good teachers as well as some bad experiences in science classes in the past. Although I don’t remember too much about my science classes when I was in elementary and middle school, I do remember a lot from high school and have had quite a few science classes in college. In middle school I did a lot of reading. It was actually completely all reading assignments. I didn’t do too many hands on activities, and whatever experiments I did do weren’t very memorable. This made…

Identification and justification of the strategies used to implement key aspects of personalised learning There are a number of strategies that can be used in schools to ensure that key aspects of personalised learning take place. A key aspect of personalised learning is high quality teaching and learning in Foreign Languages such as Spanish. One strategy is ‘direct teaching’ (DfES 2007, Moore 2009; Muijs and Reynolds 2011) which can be used to implement high quality teaching and learning.…

Learning is a lifelong process and in my view, there is no better job than assisting others in this process. The satisfaction in being instrumental to a learning cause is the only way I draw purpose to my living. I never knew I would be an Instructional designer when I applied for my Engineering degree in Computer Science. It was not until my first job as a software engineer that I realized how enthralling it can be to write training content. After finishing my fresher orientation I had a…

Having an effective lesson plan should be one of the most important things that every teacher should strive to have. When teachers have an effective lesson plan it provides them with a guide for teaching a lesson. This allows for the least amount of distractions because having a lesson plan keeps teachers on track. It also allows for teachers to track students’ progress. Teachers can also set and achieve goals that they want their child students to learn by writing it down in their lesson plans.…

Section One: Prior to attending this course, Movement and Health for the Child, I was aware that a general education teacher is responsible for differentiating instruction for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Language) student’s language needs. Furthermore, teachers need to provide a learning environment that supports ESOL student’s transition, education, and English language development. A learning environment that encourages a student’s development in language proficiency must allow the…

underestimate a student’s abilities or misinterpret a student’s behaviour for lack of effort or engagement. As teachers, we are to challenge the stigmatising and dichotomising effect of the concept of the ‘norm’ (Baker, 2002a). Madriaga, Hanson, Kay and Walker (2011, p. 916) advocate for a “socially just pedagogy” that emphasises student desires and “combats a prevailing sense of normalcy that continues to categorise and divides students”. The concomitant deficit discourse and rhetoric…