Directions: Refer to your textbook and to the lecture notes for more information on all the theories of child development. The points possible for each question are listed next to each question. (30 points total)…
As a member of the music academy at Salem High School, I was always surrounded by intelligent and talented peers. The academy director was deciding who should conduct, "the finale," a musical piece performed by every student of the instrumental academy, when I expressed my interest in conducting the song. Unlike…
Something that has inspired me to create is music. Music has this power that helps you connect with your thoughts and emotions. Over the years I have learned to play two instruments fluently, flute and ukulele. I started playing flute in 2010 when I joined my school’s band and learned how to play from my band teacher, Michelle Metzger. For my thirteenth birthday…
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve observed people playing music around me. My family is musically inclined, which I believe is the reason I’ve been drawn to it. In 2006, I began taking guitar lessons but I never had much interest in playing. Things changed in 2009, and I wished to be different. I wanted to be good at something so I began to teach myself guitar and have stuck with the guitar until now. In 2010, I began to play on my church’s worship team and I enjoyed it very much. I have now been a worship leader for the past four years and it’s something I love to do. I love it so much that for the past two years I have gone to Camp Electric to improve my skills. Camp Electric is a rock and roll music camp where musicians pick an instrument and they participate in workshops with that instrument. This camp is filled with people who love music and who love playing music. I have such a passion for playing that I have begun teaching guitar lessons and now I am expressing music with my patients in order to achieve a goal.…
My original interest for audio peaked when I became more involved with music. I learned how to play drums as well as bass guitar and ukulele. I performed in a band for a few years and often played shows and competitions. This helped furthered my knowledge in music and started to make me wonder how it was made and recorded. This curiosity was a major step for me into the world of audio production and a major step in considering it as my career choice. The knowledge of music I learned and the different styles of music I have come to understand and play have influenced the way I record and mix music today.…
For seven years I have been part of some sort of musical group. Instrumentally I embarked on my musical journey by joining orchestra in fourth grade on the cello, and then trumpet from fifth grade until now, where I participate in as many band events as I can. I always sign up for extra playing opportunities, such as…
For my community service hours this quarter, one thing I worked at was Pep Band for various basketball games, mostly the Friday home games. I play the Baritone in our band, and I believe that I chose this project due to reasons stated in the social cognitive personality theory. As I know that I play in a group and I need to help the group, I set goals for myself, and for me to get better, I need to practice, and I can get practice at the basketball games. I also believe that as stated in this theory, your belief in yourself or your abilities can change depending on the scenario you are in, and as I know that I can play the baritone well, I perform at these games, while if I was performing labor I wasn’t as good at, I would slow down, as I wouldn’t believe I could do as well. As playing baritone is simple to me since I’ve done it for years, much like how most people in band can play their instruments easily, I consciously thought about playing my baritone, as it was something that I knew would be effective for me personally for community service.…
Our band directors would always be sure we had the utmost opportunities by always taking us to music festival each year to showcase our bands skills. Many other county’s programs do not take middle school groups, but Mr. Boyce Flener and Mr. Jason Ausbrooks always pushed us to be the best we could be; I sincerely thank each one of them for always…
, I always loved music. I had taken piano lessons and attended dance lessons. Now I am involved in the marching band, concert band, pit orchestra, and jazz band. Music was always what made me truly happy. Music also seems to come to me very naturally. I play three instruments, clarinet, flute, and saxophone. I am hoping to start piano lessons again soon.…
As a little girl I wanted to be just like Hannah Montana. As I got older, I wanted to be like Rachel Berry, a small town girl living out a big town dream. I wanted to be looked up to because of my musical talent. Walking into Mrs. Kaiser's 7th hour, 8th grade band, I didn't know that music would have such an impact in my life. Music has become the spark of my intellectual curiosity. There are millions of combinations of key signatures, chords, melodies and rhythm in the world of music just waiting to become attached to a sheet of staff lines and spaces. Ever since my first experience with music in the fourth grade, my mind began to explore all these combinations of problems. Music helped me with math, english and gave me a place to escape when I was put into undesirable situations. In Middle…
I had the distinct privilege and pleasure of interviewing Ms. ABC, Elementary School Music Teacher at ABC School. This interview is a true testament to the challenges educator’s face in today’s music classrooms. Music teachers are faced with diverse classrooms filled with children who have different learning styles and varying ability levels; therefore, certain issues will arise relative to the diversity. I am extremely grateful to Ms. Liza Smith for supporting me with this interview.…
Immediately wanting to join the band, I knew the only obstacle in my way would be convincing my parents. After all, neither one of them is musical in any way. At dinner that night, it was obvious that they were skeptical and not too keen on the idea of hearing the banging of a drum set in their home, but they ultimately gave me the chance to pursue this new-found passion. At that time, none of us could have imagined the impact that this decision would have on my life moving forward.…
An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Case Study Focusing on a Patient with Generalised Anxiety Disorder.…
I had always loved music. My parents once told me I sang before I spoke, I played piano before I could ride a bike. I listened to everything from mariachi music to soft jazz. For me, there are secrets hidden in the melody of a song, filling me with a need to decode it. That was why I had always loved to play and related to my old piano teacher, Rachel, who felt the same as I did.…
The band has been an integral part of my life since I joined back in 7th grade. I’ve had several hobbies over the years, but band is one of the few activities that have sparked my interest. It has created an environment where my strengths can positively shine. Without band I’d have a much less impressive student life. The band program has given me most of the friends that I have today, and that is something I couldn’t replace. The band is by far the most important aspect of my high school career, and I really feel that it is a highly positive stepping stone in my life.…