Blog 19: Independent Component 2

LITERAL

(a) Samantha Torres, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) Billy Rugh at Creative Planet School of the Arts 
(c) Independent Component 2 Log
(d) I completed more of my mentorship being able to work closer with the kids and to the teachers I work with. I got to observe the students further, see their progress as well as how they work with each other through different conflicts. 

INTERPRETIVE 

I sat in on a lot of recorder classes, where students worked with each other, alone, and with the teacher to complete the songs they are working on. Since everyone is on different levels sometimes the class would split and I would work with half well the primary teacher worked with the other.

This is an example of the type of songs the smaller children learned first and worked on for a very long time before being able to move on. Regardless everyone has improved since the beginning of my component.

This is the teacher (Mr. Arafiles) I worked with most during this component as well as a student during a drum circle that happened during spirit week. 

This is the type of vibrant and energetic environment the students are constantly in, there is little time to be complacent in a class like this where everyone's attention is needed. Especially when working individually, or performing.

APPLIED
 This really helped me dig deeper into understanding my essential question; it showed me how diverse music instruction is and how each child could be affected by its teachings. The answers I have so far answer have been clearly demonstrated by the classes I have simply watched. 

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1. I plan to work the 30 hours at my mentorship. I plan to work under
my mentor Mr.Billy, the music teacher Mr. Arafiles, Mrs. Rodriguez 
the piano teacher, and Ms. Hope the solo voice teacher. I plan to
watch classes, and help when necessary. Also I will substitute when 
I am approved and will work along with the kids when I can.
2. I will work at my mentorship which I attend twice a week or 
more and will be more than enough to to cover the 30 hours I need to
finish this component and the remaining of my 50 for mentorship.
3. I will be working closer with my mentor and with people who work
in jobs like my mentors so I will be getting deeper and better ways
to answer my essential question. I will now have different point of
views and more people to interview. 

Blog 14: Independent Component One

Literal:
(a) I, Samantha Torres, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) Billy Rugh at Creative Planet School of the Arts
(c) linked on the side under Independent Component Log
(d) I used my mentorship as my independent component so I worked with kids from Creative Planet of the ages 5 to 14 as they prepared for the annual winter show. I got to look in on classes as well as watching over and helping with rehearsals.

Interpretive:
My Independent Component helped me look deeper into my topic and spend more time with my mentor. I got to watch rehearsals and work with the choir and soloists as they prepared for their show.

I watched the whole show being performed full out without costumes, I got to help with the numbers that weren't completed at the time and prepare the soloists as they were about to perform. 

This was a view I often saw, I sat in the back of the class so I didn't distract or with the class occasionally as they rehearsed for the show. I also got to sit in on classes where it was simply music being taught or practiced.

This was a music class I assisted, they are in groups to start practicing the recorder and learning new songs from the workbooks in front of them.

Applied:
This helped me understand the foundation of Music Instruction because I got to witness first hand what it takes to teach every type and grade level of a child. No one class is the same every class has their ups and downs but the teacher is what keeps it together. For example in the Music I class there are a lot of pictures, and games to keep the kids attention since they are the younger of the school, where as in a Music II class the children are expected to be able to do work from a book and practice among each other. they work as teams to achieve the next song or next level of difficult in the piano books it just depends on the class.

Blog 7: independent Component 1 Approval

1. For my thirty hours I plan to work under my mentor. I am going to help with choir and solo voice classes just like in  my mentorship, but also work with children in dance classes to see how that helps to boost children's self esteem and how they thrive in academics. The facility I'm working with has an upcoming show so I will be helping with rehearsals and back stage during the chaos of a theater production. 

2. I will show evidence by having videos, pictures, and explanations of the what I did in these classes. Also I will show how rehearsals go when working with children and how the big production in the audience turns out. I will also try to interview the children and see what they feel with the pressure of performing and how classes equip them. 

3. This will help me explore my topic in more depth by showing how the solo voice and choir classes the children take are applied in performance situations. This will also give me a look into how kids feel when performing and if this helps with their confidence and ability to express themselves, since my EQ goes into the psychological and educational aspect of the arts.