MUSIC 23241: MUSIC TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, Assistant Professor
Kent State University School of Music
Fall, 2011
CRN: 200910 – Section number: 001 – Class Days: TR 7:45a – 8:35 am - Classroom: SOM E202
Office: Band Office - 330.672.2965 - Telephone: 330.672.2965 (Kent Campus) - E-mail: mneiman@kent.edu
Office Hours: TR 9:00 – 9:55 am (Additional hours available by appointment)
BlackBoard and Text Readings
Submitted by: Ryan Critchfield
Submitted for: Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, lecturer
Date: September 22, 2011
National Band Administration, Volume Number 50, Issue Number 2, Pages 15-16.
Gary Barton has one simple goal in his article: how to have a successful trip to a convention. He offers several tips on how to manage time correctly at the convention, and what to look and listen for in concerts. He also suggests that, since this is your passion, you have to have fun with the people you meet, and aside from making friends, you make connections with people that share your passion and can help you in the future if you need something, and vice versa.
He suggests that you need to spend at least a few hours looking at the exhibits, but not to spend too much time there, since there is so much more to see. When going to concerts, Barton suggests to look for three things; ideas for your repertoire, the capability of your students to play something, and inspiration. He mentions the relationship that high school teachers and middle school teachers share both from a mentor perspective and a cooperative standpoint, since the middle school children should be at a certain level to play at the high school, so both the middle school and high school teachers should listen to middle and high school level concert materials. Also, if you get a chance to go on the work clock, use all that time. Otherwise it is a waste of your time and the schools time and money.
Like Adams’ article, it offered insight on conventions and how important they are to educators. This article focuses more on what to look for than the relationships that exist at the conference. If I were to go to my first conference before I read this, I would not know what to look for. Now I at least have an idea of what to do, where to go and for how long, and who to meet. I of course don’t think this is a perfect method, and I should find a balance I think would work for me. This article though has given a good starting point to go off of.
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