MUSIC EDUCATORS

TEACHERS, PERFORMERS, OR BOTH?

THE ROLE OF A MUSIC EDUCATOR

I soon learned a basic truth about the arts: Students
involved in arts education are learning about things far
beyond the art they study. When a child goes off to
play in an orchestra, he is not only learning to
play the violin or the clarinet, he is also learning
about discipline, responsibility, teamwork, sacrifice,
practice, correcting mistakes, listening, and time
management. That's not a bad set of skills for a kid to
have in his pocket. And to learn them and have fun at
the same time is a pretty neat trick.
- Rafe Esquith
Teach Like Your Hairs on Fire

TEACHING MUSIC

Keene State College Music Education Program

K-12 Instrumental, Choral, General

Still not prepared to teach everything

Student Teaching
Ukulele Unit

UKULELE UNIT
Researched and taught myself how to play
(perform) the ukulele.
Attended Guest Lectures pertaining to the craft.
Designed the curriculum completely from scratch.
Started with basics:

Unit Procedures
Playing technique
Parts/History
Strumming patterns

Ended with musicians:

Chords & Progressions

Full song play-a-longs
Composition
Students borrowing ukes

PERFORMING
Fourteen credits in Applied Music (private
lessons), including a 30- to 40-minute senior
recital, must be in the primary instrument or
voice and must be completed before student
teaching.
In other words, Im also graduating as a
professional flutist!

RESEARCH OUTCOME

I am a Music Educator.
My choices upon graduation:
Teach Music
Perform Music
Go above and beyond and do both simultaneously, both
in and out of the classroom