Journal 6 and Assignment 6

This week we completed our lesson plans. This was our first time teaching a lesson. I was extremely nervous when teaching this lesson. I feel that I did well for my first time but could improve in some areas. The grade I received in Musicianship is what I expected to get. I could improve my pitch and tune. I thought that my leadership was good which really helped the lesson run smoother. I prepared well but could have timed my lesson better. I also wish I wouldn't have looked at my lesson as much as a did. The delivery of instruction was good but I need to improve on the pace of the lesson. I could have slowed down and could have broke things down into smaller tasks so the students could have understood. If I had to give myself a grade, I would have probably give myself the grade that I received. I believe that the grade I was given 48.5/50 was the grade that I deserved.
During this lesson, I felt that staying calm was the most difficult part of the lesson. Also making sure the lesson is taught successfully for all the students to understand was difficult. In order to make my lesson better I could have sang in tune and also could have slowed down so students could have understood me better. I felt that the piano helped a lot with getting students to understand the melody of Jump Jim Joe. I thought that the energy of the students really helped make this lesson more fun. I also think the closing part was good, it showed that students had a good understanding of what the lesson was about and understood what was being taught. Overall this was a good learning experience and practice for future lessons.