I need to pull my finger out!!

Hello all

This week has been so slow for me and i have found it hard to get motivation to do anything related to college. Not good. Howvever i did manage to do some band work and after that the motivation started to roll in. This has taught me the desired skill of self motivation. With this skill i can use it towards my graged unit in such ways of actualy completing my graded unit.

Also i learned how to achive good interview skills and was asked to prepare for a mock interview next week. With this in mind i began researching and realised there is alot involved in have good interview skills. So as i joted them down onto paper to start practicing i couldn't help but realise that this would be useful towards my graded unit application as a instrumental instructor. This is because if i have good interveiw skills i have a higher chance of getting the job and they are also skills i will need in the job. Furthermore these skills will also help me in any carrer path i may chose.

At my tuesday night teaching my class decided to play up on my and be foolish towards learning and i had to have such a calm head and clear but firm voice in telling them there wrong doing. I also decided for the next time i would set up a new lesson structure to make it more enjoyable for them as i think it was not as fun for them anymore. This taught me to stay calm in difficult situations and to act proffesinaly as a teacher to them at all times. This is important to my graded unit as it proves i have patience in dealing with children.

Also during the remainder of last week i read up on the final of other instruments in my musical family and wrote a short paragraph on each, and placed them in my graded unit folder. This will be used as evidence in proving i know a bit about other instruments in my family and give me a higher chance of becoming an instrumental instructor.

Will catch you all next week.

Zoe Johnston

semester 2

Hello all.

Well semester 2 and the beginning of the hard work. New classes have started and old ones finished but the show must go on.

In this blog i am going to speak about learning,developing and teaching skills.

Firstly, college this week has been busy as the new semester kicks in. Two new classes have started and one finishes it must been a new sesmester.

Secondly this week in kirkcaldy i was teaching my class a new peice in 7/8. About 10 minutes into the class i came to discover that some students were struggling with the rhythm of the piece so i had to quickly decide what to do with the other students so i could help the ones who were stuggling. This process has helped me to learn how to think on my own two feet and fast. This has helped me towards my graded unit because it has helped me too think on my own to feet something which a teacher has to require. Also i developed my communication skills when i was at work this week. This was due to a phone call conversation i had with the area manager about situations in the shop. I managed to hold my tounge and a calm head when dealing with personal issues. This is useful towards my graded unit because i need to be able to speak calmly and proffesinaly towards students and staff. Furthermore, a new skill i have learned about is teaching in different enviroments. I have begun to teach a few students a week about music theory such as the basics. It is a new experiance and i em enjoying the practice myself. This will prove useful in my graded unit as i have know theory on my own instruments as well as other in my family. I have also began to research other instruments and realised that they are much similar but i will continue to investigate to gain knowledge required for the job.

That is all for this week.

Thanks

Zoe Johnston