Blog 19: Independent Component 2

LITERAL
a) I, Victoria Gonzalez, affirm that I completed my independent component which presents 45 hours of work



b) Article or book that helped me complete my independent component 2
-New York Times posts "...to talk music, tech and creativity at the NAMM show." This article talks about the outspoken tech titan, who started Apple in 1976 with Steve Jobs, is expected to discuss the music industry and share stories about working with Graham. This article helped out a lot because it expressed that the arts are just as an importat edevour as technology, which is what my EQ answers revolve around.


c) updated log



d) Explain what you completed
-For my independent component 2, I surveyed a high school class room to see if music education was positively impacting the community, and if the class had enough musical diversity.



APPLIED
How did this help answer your EQ?
-It helped me get a view on public music education vs college music education

Sierra Vista High School-band room 

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1. Explain in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours:
-Since I spent my first Independent Component in a college classroom setting, I now plan to spend these 30 hours in a high school setting classroom to further extend my research. Doing this will provide real life examples of how music education positively impacts a community...or how it lacks to positively impact a community. I will stay with the same class for the course of the 30 hours to observe progression or digression in their performance overall as a student and a performer.

2. Describe how or what you will do to meet the 30 hour(+evidence) requirement:
- I will have the classroom take surveys to either prove or disprove my prediction on the most effective way to positively impact a community. I will also provide photographs of the classroom setting to show how that impacts learning, as well as the classroom size.

3. As I said, this Independent Component will help me explore another aspect of music education; Public music education. Which is the part of music education that lacks the most resources. It also gives me a taste on what local students request vs what is given in music education.

4. Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link labeled : Independent Component 2 Hours.

Blog 14:Independent Component 1

1A) I, Victoria Gonzalez, affirm that I have cocompleted my Independent Component 1 which represents 10hrs.
B) one of my main sources in classroom management and how to guide a class through a community was Collegeboard's 'AP Music Theory' 2014 edition.
C) hours updated

2. Interpretive
On top of observing my mentor Dr. Janine Riveire in class, I also participated in the class. This helped answer my EQ because I got the college class experience vs a common high school experience.

3. Applied
Like I said, it shows where money in California is going. High school students are in a music class with 1,200 students per teacher, whereas in a college class its about 15 students per teacher.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1. Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours?

-For my 30 hours/independent component I plan on participating in my mentors class up at Cal Poly. The class I will be participating in is an advanced strings class. In this we will be learning how to perform as a team and being in a team requires building trust and friendships. I will also be helping her teach the class in minor ways such as going around to help students, checking for understanding, and making sure everyone participates. Being in both the class and shadowing my mentor will be good because I think often times one can forget what it is like to be in the students seat.

2. Describe what you will do to meet the expectations of showing 30 hour evidence.

-I will take copies of the sheet music we read and show the notes a player makes on the side. I will also take three videos of the classrooms progress as a whole when performing. I will also provide any tests or quizzes.

3. Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

-This will help me explore my topic, music education, in more depth by providing one of the most accurate experiences as far as teaching goes. I will be gaining a college experience by working with Dr. Janine Riveire. It will also help me to see all the different ways students learn and what to consider when teaching higher difficulty level classes.