Journal 7

This week, we had our first test. In order to get prepared for this test, I used the study guide and other students in the class to help me prepare. I was able to use past assignments and in class notes to review for the test. I felt that reading the music and being able to tell the different notes was difficult for me. With not much of a music background I found it quit difficult to understand how to read the notes and what each note was. I found the most difficult was solfegee. I wasn't at all prepared for that or knew what this concept was. I thought that a lot of the stuff that we read in the book was easy. It was more terms and you could understand it with no musical background.I felt if I had more of a musical background this would have been a lot easier for me to understand. For me the best way to prepare for the test was to do the study guide and have students from the class review with one another.

So far this semester, we have learned different teaching styles for students. We also learned how to write a lesson plan. Not only were expected to write a lesson plan, but then present it to a group of students. We learned five different notes on the recorder (G A B C D). We also learned the treble clef which is also known as a G clef. We emphasized a lot on steady beat and rhythm. We also learned rhythmic notations and melodic icons. I feel that we covered a lot of material this half of semester but at times were rushed through things in order to cover all the topics.