PSMT 4 Learning Environment Exhibit A Journal Entry of September 21 from ntro!u"tion to E!

E!u"ation# September 2$1$% &it 'hi"h (riteria) (reate* an effe"tive learning environment% +emon*trate! 'hi"h S,ill or Attitu!e) magining the i!eal "la**room *et up# an! !efen!ing my i!eal% (omplete! in 'hat 'ay) n*tru"tion* for -ournal entry# .+e*ign the i!eal "la**room *et up% +efen! an! *upport your "hoi"e*% n"lu!e ho/ your "ooperating tea"her ha* *et up hi* or her "la**room an! your opinion of the *et up% +e*"ribe /hat the fir*t !ay of *"hool /ill be li,e in your "la**room an! ho/ it /ill help you e*tabli*h the tone an! "limate you /ant to *et%0 A**e**e! a* Ex"ellent 1e"au*e) /a* given a "han"e# at lea*t in my imagination# to ma,e an environment that /oul! promote my tea"hing philo*ophie*% *et the ."la**room0 up in a thoughtful /ay% Sour"e of Pri!e2Area of 3ro/th) /a* able to bring together *everal area* of my mu*i"al ba",groun! to ma,e a uni4ue i!eal% n the future# *houl! remember to ,eep my imagination alive%

Angela 1aye* September 21 +e*ign the i!ea "la**room *et up% +efen! an! *upport your "hoi"e*% n"lu!e ho/ your "ooperating tea"her ha* *et up hi* or her "la**room an! your opinion of the *et up% +e*"ribe /hat the fir*t !ay of *"hool /ill be li,e in your "la**room an! ho/ it /ill help you e*tabli*h the tone an! "limate you /ant to *et% 5ne of the novelty a"t* of the 167$* /a* Mo-o 8ixon /ho *ang about ho/ Elvi* Pre*ley /a* in everyone an! everything# /ith the ex"eption of Mi"hael J% &ox# /ho ha! no Elvi* in him at all% 'hile "ampy# Mo-o 8ixon /a* !e*"ribing the unifying effe"t of mu*i"% Shini"hi Su9u,i# though probably not an Elvi* fan# al*o believe! in the unifying effe"t of mu*i"% Su9u,i propo*e! that every "hil! "an learn to play mu*i"# provi!e! that every "hil! ha* 2 le**on* per /ee, an! pra"ti"e* 2 hour* ea"h !ay% Although /orl!* apart# Mo-o an! Su9u,i love! mu*i" an! /ante! everyone to en-oy it% Li,e/i*e# the tone of my future "la**room /ill refle"t a /arm# in"lu*ive pur*uit of mu*i"al ,no/le!ge# ability# an! en-oyment# /hether "ampy or "la**i"al% The tone of any "our*e i* *et the fir*t !ay% 3iven that my goal i* to tea"h at the "ommunity "ollege or high *"hool level# the fir*t !ay /ill in"lu!e the *yllabu*# "our*e outline# expe"tation*# an! a !e*"ription of my a**e**ment mu*i") one of the pillar* of "ivili9ation elevating human* above the animal* an! nee!ing a very broa! ba*e% /oul! ta,e *ugge*tion* on /hi"h pie"e* they /oul! li,e to play% /oul! expre** "onfi!en"e in their abilitie* to improve both their *,ill* an! their un!er*tan!ing of mu*i"% 'hat /e learn about mu*i" i* important# an! the fa"t that /e play matter*% !eally# my "la**room /oul! be timele**# *mart# an! /armly un!er*tate!# neither fu**y nor *tar,% f "oul! "hoo*e# /oul! tea"h in a room /ith /oo!en floor*% 'oo!en floor* "on!u"t *oun! 4uite /ell an! are both elegant an! earthy# mu"h li,e my *ub-e"t matter% 5f "our*e# /oul! be !elighte! to tea"h on "arpet# gra!e *"hool tile# or a !irt floor# if nee! be% The *eat* /oul! be flat# pa!!e!# an! vinyl "overe!# arrange! in a *emi:"ir"le# /hi"h i* typi"al of a performan"e *eating arrangement% The "hair* *houl! en"ourage goo! po*ture# /hi"h i* important to playing an in*trument for a long /hile% Mol!e! pla*ti" "hair* often *lope to the ba", of the *eat# /hi"h lea!* to *lou"hing% ;opefully# there /oul! be# at the front of the room# 2 "hal, boar!* or /hite boar!*% 5ne for imme!iate announ"ement*# amu*ing mu*i"al 4uote*# fa"t* to ta,e !o/n# an! or!er of rehear*al mu*i"# an! one /ith mu*i"al *taff* to /rite

out example*% 5n the /all one *ee* /hile entering the room# /oul! have a largi*h bulletin boar!% /oul! have a "ir"le of fifth*# the memory tool of ,ey *ignature*# permanently !ivi!ing the bulletin boar! into .&eature! (ompo*er0 an! .&eature! Mu*i"al Term0% Typi"ally# a performan"e "la** /ill have *everal pie"e* to pra"ti"e for performan"e# an! /oul! feature one of the "ompo*er* of the pie"e* on the bulletin boar!# /ith trivia fa"t*# era# *tyle# et"% <no/ing "ompo*er* i* part of goo! mu*i"ian*hip# li,e ,no/ing the foun!ing father* i* part of being a goo! "iti9en% &eature! Mu*i"al Term i* to buil! ne"e**ary vo"abulary *o /e "an ta,e !ire"tion% A* li,e to *ay about mu*i"al terminology# .Everything *oun!* better in talian# an! the talian* are the fir*t to tell you *o%0 have yet to enter the "la**room of the "ooperating tea"her% My ob*ervation *tart* 'e!ne*!ay# an! met off:*ite from her "la**room% "annot !e*"ribe it% 1ut# mo*t ban! an! or"he*tra room* have been in have been pretty bare an! uninviting% A* a *tu!ent# *itting behin! my "ello on the e!ge of a mol!e! pla*ti" "hair /a* har! on my ba", an! ma!e my leg* go numb% Many other* /ere *imply un"omfortable an! *hifte! aroun! a lot% /oul! li,e to improve on thi* mo!el of mu*i" room%