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