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nafmeadminDear General Music community,
I have a Demo Lesson scheduled next week and am looking for some ideas. Its 35 minutes/High School – all students with Emotional Disturbance. Small class setting, 8:1:1. I’m trying to come up with an appealing lesson, something to catch the attention of the students…and also impress the administrators. I was thinking maybe a STOMP lesson?
Since its a Demo, I’m not sure what resources will be available.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
nafmeadminI would recommend having more planned than you’ll able to use just in case a certain activity doesn’t work out. Don’t be afraid to calming wrap up an activity if its really not jiving. From my experience, using technology impressed my administrators a lot. I brought my own laptop and used recorded music and segments as necessary.
I teach elementary school so I’m having difficulty coming up with age appropriate ideas but your STOMP idea is great. It could include ostinati, rhythm reading, composition, improvisation, performance, evaluating, and even a quick lesson in concert etiquette! Be sure to think through all the details of handing out/collecting instruments, behavior consequences (also another way to impress administration! Let them know that you can see unexceptable behavior and encourage what you like!) With a small class, it won’t be too difficult to bring your own instruments, just in case!
Let me know how it works! Sounds like a fun opportunity!
nafmeadminYou might find the tips in these web articles helpful:
Teaching Students with Behavior Problems — http://musiced.nafme.org/interest-areas/general-music-education/teaching-students-with-behavior-problems/
Differentiating Instruction — http://musiced.nafme.org/interest-areas/general-music-education/differentiating-instruction/
Linda Brown
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Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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