Questions 1-8 from G:/Drive

1.      How do you use music in YOUR life?
I use music in my life as entertainment when I am doing things around the house or riding in the car. I use it as a sound control at work when trying to keep the students quiet. I also use it to as background noise when I am getting ready.
2.      What musical activities and interests did you have as a child?
I was in choir in middle school.
3.      Have you observed children at musical play?
I see this almost every day, as a classroom assistant. My students love music!
4.      Are there some musical skills you are able to teach to children more easily than others?
I can teach children the words to different songs and rhythm, but it would be difficult for me to teach them how to read music.
5.      What do you think that all children should be able to do, musically, as a result of MUSCIAL education?
I think that all children should be able to match a pitch and keep a steady beat.
6.      Have you ever observed a teacher integrating music into the classroom? Cite Examples.
The teacher who I currently work with integrates music into the classroom quite frequently. She has a song for each letter of the alphabet and all of the shapes and she teaches all of these songs to the students throughout the school year. These songs come from the Frog Street Press.
7.      How do you think music can be integrated into the elementary classroom?
I think music can be integrated whenever teaching important concepts students can either make up a song about it as a class, or you, as the teacher, can find a song that already teaches the concept you want your students to remember and  teach it to them.
8.      How do you think music can be used as an interdisciplinary tool in the elementary classroom?
It can be used as a tool for transitions and to set expectations for the noise level of the room. “You may talk but, I do not want your voices to be louder than the music.”