1. The question asked by the researchers was if and what music first year teachers were using in their classrooms. They also wanted to know if the teachers used the music ed courses they had in college in their classroom.
2. The researchers used 112 first year teachers who were attending a professional development day. The teachers were given a survey at the beginning, and then follow up interviews the next month. The study was done in Melbourne, Victoria. October was then the survey was given.
3. The participants said that collaborating with music teachers works well. They said that teaching younger grades is more natural and easier than teaching music to higher grades.
4. The participants said it was hard to incorporate music into their classrooms because it was never an option for them. They thought they were not musically inclined themselves, and also that the older students wouldn't want to participate.
5. “I’m always getting requests to play, it adds something to the atmosphere of the class, the children are just so wanting to sing with the guitar, their faces light up when they see it come out.”
“None of the 112 respondents had accessed any professional development focusing on music in their first year of teaching.”
6. The conclusion was that music was not being taught in every classroom with a first year teacher with both a school with and without a specialist. A common theme showed that prior musical experience impacted their use, or lack of use of music in their classroom. The study showed that the amount of music in the education courses of the teachers was related to how much they used music in their classroom. The researchers noted that there are many misconceptions about teaching music that needs to be changed.
7. The findings of this article relates to me because I am not a "musical" person. I have never played an instrument and I cannot sing. I love music though, and listen to it all the time. I definitely plan on using it in my own classroom in the future because I think it helps students learn, and is also fun for them.
1. The question asked by the researchers was if and what music first year teachers were using in their classrooms. They also wanted to know if the teachers used the music ed courses they had in college in their classroom.
2. The researchers used 112 first year teachers who were attending a professional development day. The teachers were given a survey at the beginning, and then follow up interviews the next month. The study was done in Melbourne, Victoria. October was then the survey was given.
3. The participants said that collaborating with music teachers works well. They said that teaching younger grades is more natural and easier than teaching music to higher grades.
4. The participants said it was hard to incorporate music into their classrooms because it was never an option for them. They thought they were not musically inclined themselves, and also that the older students wouldn't want to participate.
5. “I’m always getting requests to play, it adds something to the atmosphere of the class, the children are just so wanting to sing with the guitar, their faces light up when they see it come out.”
“None of the 112 respondents had accessed any professional development focusing on music in their first year of teaching.”
6. The conclusion was that music was not being taught in every classroom with a first year teacher with both a school with and without a specialist. A common theme showed that prior musical experience impacted their use, or lack of use of music in their classroom. The study showed that the amount of music in the education courses of the teachers was related to how much they used music in their classroom. The researchers noted that there are many misconceptions about teaching music that needs to be changed.
7. The findings of this article relates to me because I am not a "musical" person. I have never played an instrument and I cannot sing. I love music though, and listen to it all the time. I definitely plan on using it in my own classroom in the future because I think it helps students learn, and is also fun for them.