There is one goal that I want to do with my band students and that is blogging. I have said it before, I think it is a very useful tool and I believe the students at my school are not getting it at all, so why not in band.
I would like to see my students reflecting on several things throughout the year. It goes without saying that all performances would have a blog post attached to it. However, I would also show YouTube videos of performances and ask them to comment or respond in some way that relates to the performance. I want to begin by starting up a blog post for their solo & ensemble performances and then get a reaction to how they felt the preparation was compared to the performance. I am firm believer that the process is more important than the product and I want to help my students see how this can be fun and reflective and how it might impact their next performance.
Since I want to start one up for our solo & ensemble festival, that means my time line is here. I want to begin this immediately. However, in an effort to make it more realistic, I believe I will ask for volunteers on this trial basis and see how it goes.
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