Independent Component 1

Log of Hours: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jhkfd2xuqiHWZ8rHmBIAwhh_rKhlUaCIVTp7GMpD2XQ/edit

• I, Victor Tostado, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work. I have recorded a log of the hours I spent practicing a musical instrument. This log kept track of my practicing only when I was home.
• I have two forms of evidence, I will bring in a signed, printed version of my log confirming my hours. I will also be performing in Mr. Ogden's music elective to show proof that I have been practicing.
• Like any other musician who wants to teach music, I cannot stress enough that practice is the most crucial part of getting better at any instrument. So, I myself already practice loads of hours a month, as I play several instruments. This log signifies the hours I recorded in the month of January while practicing at my home, so it easily reaches the 30 hour mark as any musician can pour in much, much more practice in a month.
• This independent component helps me answer my EQ because, a teacher must be able to push their students to practice well in order to better themselves. A teacher must also be able to practice constantly in order to effectively enforce this. "What is most important in teaching music" means that I have to understand what is most important in learning music itself, as a student. The most important thing a student can put into learning an instrument, is practice. At it's core, to teach is to relay that experience that the teacher went through while learning. So, if I experience the importance of practice, I can teach it effectively as well.

Presentation 2 Rough Draft

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TsY30KboLpXLPBYEnVRPKNEu9mXaqmFlraD98_WPTDY/edit

Service Learning

I am working with a guitar teacher named Cruz Vargas, who hosts his lessons at a music shop called Ontario Music. What I have done for my service learning with him, is discuss the methods and philosophy that goes into teaching a student music, as well as helping me solidify my own understanding of how music works. I also observe how he teaches and discusses music in his own lessons. I have worked the 10 hours required as of January 13th.

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.

Third Interview Questions

1. What is most important in teaching music?
2. What are things I shouldn't be expecting from a student during teaching?
3. How experienced should a teacher be about their subject/instrument/etc?
4. What other school subjects do you incorporate when teaching?
5. How do you evaluate what a student wants from being taught by you?
6. Where does age come in as a factor when teaching?
7. How are students kept interested and willing to learn more?
8. How do you move from one lesson to the next smoothly?
9. What various teaching methods are most effective when teaching music?
10. What doesn't work when teaching music?

Self Reflection

1. I think I'm at a solid P for my senior project so far. I haven't outright gone beyond the limit to include all the extra things that would get me an AE, but I've done everything that's been asked of so far relatively well.
2. I think I've done really well at actually learning about my topic. I learned a lot on what it takes to become a teacher, as well as what needs to be done to fit in the role of teaching others music. Along with that, I've gotten a lot more experienced at music in general, I've researched theory, technique, etc. in order to solidify what I want to teach as a music teacher.
3. I want to improve on finding my service learning. I'm very picky about what who I would work with in order to fill the senior team's definition of "fun". Along with the fact that I'm trying to find someone close and who teaches something I want to teach myself, it's very hard to choose.

Science Proposal

1. If the pitch on an acoustic guitar is increased, then the sound it produces will also increase in amplitude.
2. My dependent variable is the amplitude the sound will reach, my independent variable is the the pitch of the guitar string.  My controls are the strings used (thickness, material)
3. My senior topic EQ is what is the best way to teach music? In order to better understand how to teach it, it would be a good idea to know how music works mathematically. The more familiar I am with how music works, the better I can answer my senior topic question.
4. I have an acoustic guitar I can bring in to conduct the experiment. I will use a Vernier LabQuest, microphone probe, and Logger Pro 3.8 software to analyze the various pitch functions.
5. Physics