MUSiC!

Music!

I love music.

I think that it can be such a powerful tool in the classroom. It has personally affected my life for the better, and I hope to continue that with my students. Although I would prefer to do things with music a majority of the time, I understand that it can't exactly happen due to curriculum requirements.
Whenever we can, I plan to have music around, and playing. I know that music can have an effect on a person's behavior and attitude. When students are rowdy, or have a continuing pattern of coming in from recess rowdy, I plan to have slower classical music playing in the background to create a calming mood. I hope to be able to expose children to different kinds of music, even if it is just playing in the background while they are working on projects. If time permits, I would like to teach them different kinds of dances like the one we learned in class the other day. I would also love to give any sort of music lesson possible.