This chapter pointed out many ideas on how to keep middle school students involved with and excited about general music classes. The characteristics for successful teaching was a section I thought was particularly important and useful, especially the section on relating the subject matter to the students. Our textbook listed and described a few ways to relate to the students such as keeping up to date on current musical events, selecting musical works that have a storyline that students can relate to, and having student talent day in class. Some of these strategies could be transferred to ensemble rehearsal classes as well, and I could potentially use them in my curriculum.
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