Presentation 2 Rough Draft

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Answer 1

1. One answer I've developed for my EQ, what is most important in teaching music is, "Keep your student constantly employed in beneficial activities".

2. From both being in a music class, and observing my service learning teacher's classes with his students, students always show a sign of interest when you present them with things they can relate to, topics that they are passionate about and inspired them to take a class in the first place. In order to reach this point, you must make sure your student is constantly feeling like they are not wasting their time, or feeling bored. Make sure they are always doing something to advance on what they are studying, even outside of the lesson.

3. My sources are my service learning with a guitar teacher, Cruz Vargas, as well as the philosophy of Joseph Jacotot, who came up with a outline of his own method for teaching students.

Interview 1 & Presentation 1

1. My first interview changed my topic from musical composition to music teaching. I really enjoyed what my interviewee said about why he became a teacher, to be able to teach others the same subject he loves is great. I've always been fond of the idea of teaching others music, because I believe that everyone should have basic knowledge of musical theory. This interview cemented that idea as my new topic, so I can broaden my studies about music. It gave my presentation new things to talk about alongside composition, such as performance, theory or previous experiences with music teachers.
2. What stood out I think was that I was one of the few people who changed their topic because of their interview. I'd say the fact that I'm currently very comfortable with my new topic added some fresh enthusiasm to my presentation.
3. I think the most challenging thing to do in my presentation was the organization of my info, as well as remembering to apply it to your audience. It's easy to know and present a topic that you are very passionate about, however to be able to effectively get your point across while maintaining a sense of direction during the presentation is very hard. Especially when trying to cover every point of the LIA.

Senior Project Presentation 1

For my five minute presentation, I plan on talking about the importance of math in music, since composers deal with math every time they compose. I plan on going over the following:
 1. Inform people on just how much math is involved with musical composition.
 2. Go over a quick history of math's involvement in music.
 3. Try to give an example of a procedure or term that involves math. This may involve my visual.
To check for the audience's understanding, I may ask brief questions or warm-ups involving  what I presented to see if they are not lost during my presentation. My visual will either be a chart explaining my procedures, a musical instrument or possibly even both of these things. I may go over steps 1-3 again as well, but with different information the second time around.