As the fall rolls in and the Cal Poly school year begins, so do my endeavours in music education.
Unfortunately, my violins bridge broke in the middle of the summer preventing me from practicing before classes begun.
Being tight on money, this past week has consisted of me trying to fix it on my own. As anticipated, I was unsuccessful.
However, when I look at my attempt in retrospect I realized that this mentorship and the (eventual) fixing of my violin is not just the physical reconnect of parts but MY reconnection with my violin and my passion.
I left my violin unattended for too long, now with stale strings and expanded wood.
Once fixed , we're back in business.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Blog 6-Second Interview Preparation
1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?
-My mentor is Janine Riveire, a professor at Cal Poly Pomona. She teaches music education and string ensemble.
2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?
-When in college, what did you find where the most helpful classes?
From your experience, what do you feel music education lacks?
What has been your most significant contribution to the community?
Why did you select to work at Cal Poly?
What kind of leadership experience do you have?
-My mentor is Janine Riveire, a professor at Cal Poly Pomona. She teaches music education and string ensemble.
2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?
-When in college, what did you find where the most helpful classes?
From your experience, what do you feel music education lacks?
What has been your most significant contribution to the community?
Why did you select to work at Cal Poly?
What kind of leadership experience do you have?
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Blog 5- Mentorship Reflection
1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship? If you haven't found one yet, describe your experience so far in the search of a mentor.
-Initially I wanted to do either music OR teaching. I spent my whole summer thinking about what I really wanted to do because they're both things I really enjoy and I wasn't sure if I necessarily wanted to combine them. It wasn't until I actually came to Cal Poly in search for my mentor that I realized any of my music mentors would also be a teacher/professor. I emailed her and we got in contact just in time for my deadline. I was nervous of meeting with her because I wasn't sure what she would think of me as an apprentice. To my surprise, when we met she told me that I reminded her a lot of herself when she was in high school. She too knew in high school that she wanted to become a music teacher, and she was pleased to provide some type of guidance for me in my journey to becoming a music teacher.
2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?
-The most important article I have read so far has been A Place For Music In The Humanities. Although it is not specifically about music education and how to become a better teacher, it talks about the purpose and significance of music in society, more specifically in universities. It makes you think about how far you can take something as simple as music and what type of use you can make of it. This has been important because I don't want to live my life knowing I just taught for X amount of years...and that's it. I don't mean to make teaching seem like a small task because it isn't but personally I want to do more. It would have to be relevant to my time as a teacher to know specifically what that would be.
-Initially I wanted to do either music OR teaching. I spent my whole summer thinking about what I really wanted to do because they're both things I really enjoy and I wasn't sure if I necessarily wanted to combine them. It wasn't until I actually came to Cal Poly in search for my mentor that I realized any of my music mentors would also be a teacher/professor. I emailed her and we got in contact just in time for my deadline. I was nervous of meeting with her because I wasn't sure what she would think of me as an apprentice. To my surprise, when we met she told me that I reminded her a lot of herself when she was in high school. She too knew in high school that she wanted to become a music teacher, and she was pleased to provide some type of guidance for me in my journey to becoming a music teacher.
2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?
-The most important article I have read so far has been A Place For Music In The Humanities. Although it is not specifically about music education and how to become a better teacher, it talks about the purpose and significance of music in society, more specifically in universities. It makes you think about how far you can take something as simple as music and what type of use you can make of it. This has been important because I don't want to live my life knowing I just taught for X amount of years...and that's it. I don't mean to make teaching seem like a small task because it isn't but personally I want to do more. It would have to be relevant to my time as a teacher to know specifically what that would be.
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