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About Me
About Me
I have been teaching at Honey Dew for 8 years. I have a bachelor's degree in music education. My emphasis instrument is Voice. My philosophy of music is that everyone with a vocal instrument can sing. That means everyone. My goals for elementary music are to teach students to be Beat-ful, Art-ful, and Tune-ful. What does that mean?
Beat-ful: My students will be able to keep a steady beat. Why? We have many experiences in society to keep a steady beat. Imagine a Mariners game, cheering for your team often involves a steady beat with the whole crowd. Imagine dancing at your child's wedding. You'll need a steady beat for that too.
Art-ful: My students will be able to listen to music and decide if they like it and why. When you hear a new artist on the radio or You Tube how will you explain if you like it or not? If you go to a music concert, you should be able to appreciate the art of it even if you don't like it.
Tune-ful: My students will be able to sing with a singing voice. If you have a functioning voice muscle you can sing. Why should we be able to sing? Imagine singing along at your favorite artist's concert with confidence. Imagine humming a sweet lullaby to a baby in you love.
Lastly my goal is to give elementary students opportunities to explore music in ways they may not otherwise. Sometimes a student is a gifted musician, but we never would have found that out unless we gave that student a recorder and taught them how to play. Maybe the next Mozart is out there and needs a music teacher to give them the start!
Grading in music
Grading in music
Renton elementary schools use six common grading principles and district-defined grading criteria to reduce the subjectivity of individual teacher grades. Standards-based grading tends to be less subjective than the traditional A-F grading system where the components of academic achievement are less well defined. In Renton K-8 schools, teachers do not grade in isolation; instead, they collaborate with their PLC members to create scoring rubrics that provide specific criteria and communicate student progress in a way that is more detailed and less subjective than the traditional point-based system of an A-F grading system.
Two categories for elementary music grading appear as "Effort" and "Demonstrates knowledge & skills".
In Effort students will receive:
+ Student consistently and independently meets expectations
= Student frequently meets expectations and requires moderate assistance
– Student rarely meets expectations and requires considerable assistance
In Demonstrates knowledge and skills students will receive:
4 = Exceeds Standards‐Consistently meets requirements for exceptional work and demonstrates a deep level of knowledge and skill for this point in the year.
3 = Meets Standards‐Consistently meets requirements for proficient work and demonstrates grade level knowledge and skill for this point in the year.
2 = Below Standards‐Meets some requirements for proficient work and demonstrates some grade level knowledge and skill for this point in the year.
1 = Well Below Standards‐Meets few requirements for proficient work and demonstrates little grade level knowledge and skill for this point in the year.
IE = Insufficient Evidence
NA = Not assessed during this reporting period.
Grading rubrics and mastery of standards is a continual process of assessment and improvement. Students will continue to develop skills through the music curriculum throughout the school year. As students progress, their understanding and mastery of standards will grow. Assessments are not final and students always have opportunity to show their increased understanding of a standard.
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