https://youtu.

be/XLxhKUjFIck

The most rewarding part of this experience for me was the final performance of just

being able to sing this piece all the way through. I do not view myself as a singer, so it was pretty

exciting for me to see myself being able to sing a song while also playing an accompanying

instrument. I am not the most confident in my singing abilities, so it’s nice to have a final product

of me singing something that I am proud of.

A challenging part of this song for me was the bridge. I had a more difficult time feeling

the harmonic rhythm/structure of this section- which, in turn, made my pitch not always

accurate. Every time I performed the song, the bridge the second time was always better than the

first time it happened. I think I just need more work with internalizing the harmonies of that

section.

This activity would be really useful to help students improve upon their skills of

audiating pitches and melodies more independently. I think aural training is lacking in a lot of

instrumental ensemble groups, but this would be an excellent activity to help students begin or

continue working on it. This activity would also be really great for students to do either

independently or with more guided direction, if they needed it. For more advanced students, you

could adapt this assignment and also have them figure out how to sing the harmonies or play

with more complex strum patterns. I think this kind of activity is really useful because it can be

adapted so much to fit the needs of each student, which is usually pretty difficult in a classroom.