Dennis Carl Catostos Dapal

When I was a student my teacher discussed the 7 musical learning that should be imparted to the students so that they can fully achieve a well-rounded musical child. Now that the internet is available anytime we want to use it, I thought on researching about this musical learning and encountered a page from MENC (Music Education National Conference) in America which is now called the NAfME (National Association of Music Education), that from 7 now becomes 9 musical learning and called it music standards, namely: Singing , alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music Performing  on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music Improvising  melodies, variations, and accompaniments Composing and arranging  music within specified guidelines Reading and notating  music Listening  to, analyzing, and describing music Evaluating  music and music performances Understanding relationships  between music, the other arts, and disciplines o...

Teacher caused discipline problems arise from a number of sources: a. Lack of preparation b. Inadequate training in discipline techniques c. Attitude toward students.  Students respond much better to teachers who teach students the subject matter rather than teach the subject matter. The best discipline tools are: a. Knowing your subject and your topic b. Caring to convey that knowledge to the students c. Have fun learning and telling your classes about what you learned, even in areas not related to your classes  d. Be honest with your students (They can see through masks' and screens') e. Don't expect to know all things (Don't project the impression that you consider that you 'know all things')  f. Graciously and gently give your students some room for error and they will do the same for you g. Be aware of what it means when students are auditory, visual, or kinesthetic h. Don't be manipulated into wanting them to like you (Aim for r...

Constructivist Teaching Methods Constructivist teaching is based on constructivist learning theory. This theoretical framework holds that learning always builds upon knowledge that a student already knows; this prior knowledge is called a schema. Because all learning is filtered through pre-existing schemata, constructivists suggest that learning is more effective when a student is actively engaged in the learning process rather than attempting to receive knowledge passively. A wide variety of methods claim to be based on constructivist learning theory. Most of these methods rely on some form of guided discovery where the teacher avoids most direct instruction and attempts to lead the student through questions and activities to discover, discuss, appreciate and verbalize the new knowledge. For full details use this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivist_teaching_methods