Traditional Music Forum Training day10th December Eden Court, Inverness

Aims of the day: Identifying processes of reflection Developing reflection that is appropriate to the work Developing reflection with others What is evaluation, who is it for, and how is self-reflection different from reflection?

Exercises in pairs:First started to think about my practice when:

Each person is different x 3 Observation – seeing the young people were not enjoying the session delivered by another person Continuous monitoring of work Teaching methods module at Uni not delivered well – thinking about how I would do it Hungry to share ideas x 2 Demand of com (?) During the 1st lesson delivered Ingrained evaluation x 4 P. Teacher - CfE Thinking about other people from the start ‘pupil not for Christmas’ Quality of tutors

Investigating practice Prescriptive and then taking the best bits according to ability and behaviour x2 Training – checking out youtube for more material Observation of other practitioners On the job – themes and common threads, sounds and practice Individual needs Keeping fresh, trying new ideas Different approaches and investigate these

Ask the young people to deliver and give them ownership Relationship with participants Motivation Pitching material – motivates or dull Objectives at start of term Coming up with new ideas at beginning Using the way you were taught & adding own slant

Skills used to do the above exercises: Professionalism Personality Negotiation Intuition Experience (own) Reflection Diplomacy Intellect Special awareness Analysis Soft skills Communication Patience Listening Emotional Memory Respect Responding Humour

A time when it was hard to learn (from stories): Crabbit teacher

Hungover teacher Power trip Self esteem knocked Inspiration gone wrong Fear of mistake Just can’t do it…yet Going to fast Being new Teacher not aware of abilities Distractions in personal life Language barriers Lack of respect from teacher

It’s great to learn when (from stories about when it felt good to learn): Supportive teachers x 2 Encouraged Respect With other tutors x 2 Confidence Strengths Excitement Passion Inspiration x 3 Learning and thinking how to apply Chosen to learn – inspired Knowing outcome – motivation Learning the same way Not expecting to learn Exceeds expectations

Self evaluation What we know What we suspect What is scary What we need to find out

- Form filling- Less than I knew when I was a

teenager!- My instincts were right- That my expectations are sometimes

too high!- Learning is a life long occupation- If we teach something wrong it takes

longer to undo it- We are always learning ourselves- Evaluating the past will help

structure and influence the future- We can do it and have done it- What we do / how we do it / why we

do it

- We may not be able to teach all the skills

- There may be a better way to teach this thing

- Form filling- Not coping with a difficult

learner- To believe in yourself and

have confidence in what you are doing

- Trusting yourself- Nothing- Honesty

- A starting point for next session (planning)

- Were objectives met- What went well- What to change next time- Individual needs- How to trust oneself - Assessing own practice- Assessing learner’s learning

Self reflection

What we know What we suspect What is scary What we need to find out- It’s necessary to do the job

better- Not every child has the capacity

to become a musician- Everyone is different and has

different learning abilities- Keep music fresh – new ideas- Reflection can improve practice- Theories- It takes more consciousness

than I was aware

- There’s a tendency to become comfortable and not do enough reflection from time to time

- Not everyone thinks / feels the same as you

- Evaluation- Teaching something wrong- Responsibility for someone’s

relationship with music- Writing it down- Discovering that you could have

done better- Making sure you try and get it

right!

- What students tell you about tutors and what they are learning in class!

- How to teach- What works for us and our pupil- Who we are effecting and how- Reflection of the people we are

working with and for - Standards to reflect against- Which aspects of reflection are

constructive