This is my first year teaching in the same school as the year before. After my first year teaching I ended up moving and getting a job at my current school. This is now my third year teaching. And let me just say, there is a big difference when you go back to the same room, instruments, and students.
I can actually see the progress we made last year and we are making even more this year!! I'm actually quite excited with the progress of some of my students.
I took my Orff Level 1 training this past summer. One of the things I learned about was letting go and letting the students create. I'm trying to do this as much as possible now that they have learned the basic foundations last year. The students get to chose the instruments when we do different songs. the students get to create "B Sections" to a piece of music we are doing. The students get to create some movement, choreography to pieces and perform it for their teacher.
I'm having so much fun letting them take control!
