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Music Education Philosophy 2
Music Education Philosophy 2
Teaching Philosophy
1/31/19
Intro to Music Education
I promise as an educator to always keep my students safe first and foremost. I believe all
students have the right to learn in a safe environment where they feel comfortable to
I promise to always respect my students and despite race, gender, sexuality, etc. I
believe all students deserve a good education no matter the color of their skin, or how
they identify. I want each of my students to feel mutually respected and to respect me
in turn.
I promise to do my best work everyday. I’m not perfect and I never will be, but I will try
my hardest to encourage my students and make sure that they learn valuable skills
I promise to listen to my students and their ideas. I believe students are smarter and are
more capable then a lot of people give them credit for and I think they should come up
with their own ideas at times so they’re more engaged in class because they’re doing
something they want to do. I think students learn a lot when they contribute to their
own educations. I will also listen to any criticism my students have so if there’s
I promise to expose my students to a large arrangement of music from many genres and
eras. I want my students to have knowledge in various musical genres and eras because
I think having that will make them become better musicians and appreciate music more.
I promise to keep my class positive even on my worst of days. Students should not feel
bad coming to my class because I’m not in the best mood. I want my students to feel
happy and enjoy creating music in my classroom and even if I may be feeling down I
participate and enjoy. I want to make my lessons each day relevant for any student in
my class in some way so they learn important musical concepts each day.
I promise to have patience with my students because I’m sure that I will make as many
mistakes as they are. I also believe it’s important to have patience because students will
like teachers who are willing to be patient and are more understanding.
I promise to vary my lessons and music so students don’t feel like they’re experiencing
the same lesson or playing the same music all of the time