I am a firm believer in the pursuit of constant education for the betterment of myself and students. Teaching is a communal act done between me and my students -- we learn as much from each other as they learn from me. Through collaborative activities, small group work, and difference of instruction, my students and I will be participating jointly in the teaching process to help disseminate information in different ways to make connections. My classroom will be discovery-based and student-led. Students will have a crucial part in making musical decisions for our ensemble with my guidance. Guiding my students through these new experiences via success criteria and learning goals helps guide the student towards making the best decision musically and understanding composers’ intent. By having a multimedia classroom, I can use multiple modes of instruction to relay information. Be that via lecture, partner reading, individual work time, or whole ensemble discussion and practice. The use of different modalities of instruction allows for student processing as well as connection time for each student to take the manner of explanation needed for them to digest the material. Having a multi-modality classroom engages and invites the student into the discourse of music and has them participating and understanding the dialogue of music-making. 

I believe all students are inherently good students. Having students’ attention is vital to success in my classroom. Asking the students’ to participate and join me rather than demanding their attention is one way I plan to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable learning. Keeping the classroom clean, organized, and individualized to me and my students will further drive home the concept of community I want to create. Gaining trust, friendship, and comfort is the reward to be gained by participating and trying our best, and communication on bad days can help everyone in the room support one another. Moving quickly and having materials prepared in advance will reduce the classroom distractions by keeping students fully engaged.