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
The instrumentalist, Volume Number 64, Issue Number 9, Pages 26, 28-30, 54-55.
In Tomsons article, rather than giving his own opinions from his own experience, sought the advice and thoughts from veteran teachers. They offer advice on running the classroom, suggestion on what worked for them as teachers, and many other bits and pieces of information that any teacher could find valuable. Article segments from Roy Holder, Charles Menghini, Anthony Gibson, Joseph Manfreds, Scott Casagrande and Anthony Pursell offer invaluable advice to anyone willing to read.
Roy Holder’s segment deals primarily not with music, but with efficient work. He talks about respect for others and the jobs they do to make his easier, and deals with letting your students push themselves. The outline I see from this segment is to push them to work harder, so that you can guide them and they can motivate themselves to be better. Anthony Pursell focuses on building relationships with students, parents and other faculty. To build a relationship with parents, simply get them involved and give some band parents responsibilities if they ask to help. He also suggests talking with athletic coaches, retired faculty, counselors, custodians, and really anyone and everyone who is involved.
This has been one of the best articles I have read so far. The main reason for this is that it offers viewpoints and ideas from more than one source, and some of these views are conflicting. While Holder’s article focuses on self motivation, Scott Casagrande suggests mandatory testing, which to me shows a more direct kind of motivation, since they will practice for the test than because they want to get better. These articles really show the variety of teaching styles, opinions and personalities that there are, and that every teacher has a way to use their styles successfully, and maybe correct those parts that do not work.
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