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 18: Fourth Interview Questions

1. What is the first step to using music education as a positive source?
2. How can we incorporate modern technology to music education?
3. Would this be beneficial?
4. What are some music interventions all people would enjoy and be drawn to?
5. Why do music classrooms lack musical diversity?
6. How can a music program appeal to the masses (can they?) ?
7. What are some differences in music education now and in the past?
8. Is music education today effective or efficient ?
9. With funding a large set back, how long can it take for music education to get back on its feet?
10. What are some sources you would recommend (for the further research of impacts of music education) ?
11. What was the most influential source to you in college?
12. How can we motivate people to be a part of music (education) in a community vs just getting lessons off of Youtube?
13. What keeps beginners going when it gets tough (music classes) ?
14. What influence has music had on you (to pursue it as a career)?
15. What are some negative effects of music education today ?
16. What organizations, if any, have done a good job at using music education as a positive tool?
17. What do they do to accomplish this?
18. What can we learn from these programs?
19. Are there any other parts of the would we can look at for guidence on how to use music education as a positive tool?
20. What are the positive and negative effects in other countries?

Blog 17: Third Answer

My EQ:
What is the most effective way to positively impact a community through music education?

My Answer#3:
By providing academic and social support for their main school courses.

Three supporting details:
1. Research shows that people who play instruments are more likely to score higher on standardized testing. (Education is a way out of poverty therefor bettering the socioeconomic status in a community = more resources)

2.  Children (in grades k-12) who attend school are less likely to engage in gang related activity.
-likewise, children in grades k-12 will stay in school as long as they feel they belong. Otherwise they drop out.

3. Better grades and extracurricular activities help to build character &independence which is essential for personal development.

My research source/s:
El Sistema.com.

Concluding Sentence:
Something to keep in mind; My three reasons help to tackle different aspects in a community that are needed in order to better it.

February: Semester Two

This month I have found my second mentor at a local high school; Sierra Vista High School.
I'm really excited to have found her (Ms. Gomez) because her class will help me answer the rest of my EQ. Her class gives me an insight on high school music education vs college music education.
I still have yet to make my class surveys , hopefully my research goes well. Fingers Crossed!

Blog 16: Answer 2

1. What's your EQ?
What is the most effective way to positively impact a communtiy through music education?

2. What is your answer 1?
Make the education of music easily accessable .

3. What is your answer 2?
Implement music technology .

4. Provide three reasons why your answer 2 supports your EQ?
-Provides a modern take on the music experience that most student don't get.
-Opens doors to career training.
-Keeps the community educated and updated.

5.What printed source has helped you most?
AP Music Theory~Collegeboard

6. What other source has helped you most to get your answer 2?
My Cal Poly mentorship.

7. Provide a concluding thought to tie all this together:
A reminder pertaining to my topic; Implementing music technology allows students who like music and are also tech savvy to explore different ranges of music. Also, experience is what most colleges and work force look at now a days, providing stable experience. Lastly, experience leads to more chances to get into college, which reverses the poverty population.

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.