The past few weeks of working with my Music Education mentor Janine Riveire has consisted primarily of strongly planning out the next few months of my time with the music department at Cal Poly Pomona.
Since Cal Poly does not officially start their school year until the week of September 20th, this is what we have planned:
Music education is more than just the 'education' aspect of it all. I have to really know music to be able to teach it. Therefor, my first in-class experiences should be in basic music education classes such as Conducting, World Music, Music Education, and Vocals Intro. These types of classes are the foundation for any further (more specific) knowledge pursued in music.
In addition to the in-class experience, I will be attending the live shows performed by the students as a part of the traditional hands-on experience Cal Poly is known for. This will allow me to get familiar with how the professors (also the conductors) lead their classes under stressful situations. I think this in particular will be interesting because I'm so used to presenting academic projects at iPoly but it's going to be different in front of an audience.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Blog 4: Interview Preparation
1. Who do you plan to interview?
I plan on interviewing my mentor Dr. Janine Riveire, head of Music Education. I will be interviewing her because I think she is a strong candidate and a good source to help guide me to who my future interviews should be with.
2. You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask? Ask open ended questions.
1.I'm interested in studying __________. What can you tell me about it?
2. From your perspective, what could I study that would be significant?
3.Who else would you recommend I talk to?
4.What kinds of places or activities do you recommend I do for the mentorship component?
5.What books should I read in this field?
Additional Questions:
6.What are essential skills to master in this field?
7. How have you prepared to be successful in this field?
8. What are things you see people in your field struggle with?
9. What is something you struggled with to become successful?
I plan on interviewing my mentor Dr. Janine Riveire, head of Music Education. I will be interviewing her because I think she is a strong candidate and a good source to help guide me to who my future interviews should be with.
2. You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask? Ask open ended questions.
1.I'm interested in studying __________. What can you tell me about it?
2. From your perspective, what could I study that would be significant?
3.Who else would you recommend I talk to?
4.What kinds of places or activities do you recommend I do for the mentorship component?
5.What books should I read in this field?
Additional Questions:
6.What are essential skills to master in this field?
7. How have you prepared to be successful in this field?
8. What are things you see people in your field struggle with?
9. What is something you struggled with to become successful?
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Summer Mentorship Component
1. Mentorship Log
2. What is the name and contact number of where you volunteered at?
The name is Violence Prevention Women's Resource Center. It is at Cal Poly Pomona and the number is (909)869-3112.
3.What questioned were raised because of the 10 hours of experienced?
The first significant question was Do I Want To Do This For My Senior Project? Constantly being around domestic violence survivors and having to deal not just with the emotional trauma but the legality of it all is stressful and it takes a certain type of person to be strong in a setting like that. I questioned if I was the right person for it all and if this was something I could handle for my senior project.
4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience and why?
I think most people expect to find their experiences to be magical but really I think what this did for me was show me that even though I am interested in social justice and bringing awareness to the community, it just isn't my cup of tea. When it really comes down to it, you tend to become what you surround yourself with and I am searching for something else. This was not my drive, I could not feel it as strongly as I know I could have.
5. What is your senior project going to be? Explain.
After doing most of my hours with VPWRC I have come to realize that I would be comfortable with doing it for my senior project because it is a topic of interest but I would not call it a passion. I have contacted Cal Poly's music department and the women in charge of Music Education, Dr. Janine Riveire replied by saying she could not formally talk to me about it until August 23rd since she (along with the rest of the music department) was on leave.
2. What is the name and contact number of where you volunteered at?
The name is Violence Prevention Women's Resource Center. It is at Cal Poly Pomona and the number is (909)869-3112.
3.What questioned were raised because of the 10 hours of experienced?
The first significant question was Do I Want To Do This For My Senior Project? Constantly being around domestic violence survivors and having to deal not just with the emotional trauma but the legality of it all is stressful and it takes a certain type of person to be strong in a setting like that. I questioned if I was the right person for it all and if this was something I could handle for my senior project.
4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience and why?
I think most people expect to find their experiences to be magical but really I think what this did for me was show me that even though I am interested in social justice and bringing awareness to the community, it just isn't my cup of tea. When it really comes down to it, you tend to become what you surround yourself with and I am searching for something else. This was not my drive, I could not feel it as strongly as I know I could have.
5. What is your senior project going to be? Explain.
After doing most of my hours with VPWRC I have come to realize that I would be comfortable with doing it for my senior project because it is a topic of interest but I would not call it a passion. I have contacted Cal Poly's music department and the women in charge of Music Education, Dr. Janine Riveire replied by saying she could not formally talk to me about it until August 23rd since she (along with the rest of the music department) was on leave.
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