If you want your students to be creative and think for themselves then we have to use strategies in our classroom, band rooms and music studios to help.
How do MUSIC TEACHERS help students become independent learners?
In this video we explore some simple and effective methods you can use to help your students become creative thinkers and independent learners:
The why or and open-ended questions
Avoid the 'hands-up' strategy to involve input from all your students
What would you do next? feedback
If you were the teacher - what would you fix next?
Passionate About Music Education is a channel dedicated to you the music educator, where we share ideas and concepts that you can try in your classroom, band rooms and private studios. Some concepts you will love and some you won't and that's okay because you have to find the tools and ideas that work in your unique situation. Each music classroom is unique. Our goal is to share lots of ideas in the hope that some will resonate and support you and your musical students.
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