Becoming A Music Educator

I want to be an aspiring educator. Becoming an educator had been instilled in my mind at a young age. With my determined drive and enthusiastic personality, I will do everything in my power to achieve that. I would definitely state that I am a sufficient at time management. I make enough leisure time for my friends, and family. On the weekends I participate in the steel orchestra at my church. This instrument is indeed a divine way to release stress. In addition to playing the steel pan I also enjoy dancing and singing. I mostly dance for fun however, throughout my high school and middle school years I have participated in the school choir. I attended a performing arts school for both high school and middle; therefore, I was exposed to all the diversity of dancing singing, creative expression and visual art. Growing up it was vital for me to be a well-rounded student; I tried to include extracurricular activities besides school work in to my daily

My career goal is to get a Master’s degree in Music Therapy, an Associates in Music, and a Major in Psychology. The reason I chose this path is because originally I wanted to be a Vet. Since I was a little girl, then my eleventh grade year my grandparents in Louisiana I was living with convinced me that I wasn’t smart enough to pursue that path. So I went to a college with my school choir and I learned about music therapy and how it can heal and calm people. After I heard about it I knew that, that’s what I wanted to do, I wanted to make music and help people. So I looked more into that path and found out that it is a growing career and is becoming more and more popular. So now I am planning on going to a two year university to get my Associates degree in Music and my general studies all done, then go

My number one goal in all aspects of my life is to cultivate, preserve, and further the field of music through music education. It is a strong belief of mine that education is about innovation, not re-invention. In the future I hope to find ways to make music relevant to all students; to find ways to connect the classroom a student's everyday academic and personal life. Another aspiration of mine is to teach music abroad. This is something that I suspect

I aspire in life to become a band director ,due to my strong passion for music. Band has helped me realize how dexterous I am as a musician. While in the band, I spent a considerable amount of time sight reading and competing at different levels of competitiveness .On the other hand,I also have a strong passion for teaching I am a compassionate person and I love helping others. I believe with the level of talent I have as a musician, my love for music and my passion for teaching this will be the perfect career for me. I am enthusiastic about attending college next fall to expand my music education.

I am going off to college at Arkansas Tech University in the fall. As I meet new friends there, I would like to make a positive difference in their lives. The students that I will study with will know that I am a hard-working leader. My degree will be in Music Education. I want to teach others the joy I have found in music. When I began band in the sixth grade, I did not realize how important it would become in my life. Not only the music, but the people, in band, become your best friends almost like family. You learn to depend on each other. You help

Across the United States many elementary school music classrooms are filled with simple and popular tunes such as Hot Cross Buns and The Ode to Joy, played on the recorder, while high school students may be playing collegiate or professional pieces of music such as Armenian Dances and Carmen Suites. I have been very fortunate to have gone on the journey of progressing through different music education programs within Fairfax County Public Schools. If I was never exposed to music while in elementary school I might not have ever found one of my greatest passions or been able to create such fond and unforgettable memories. While music education programs across the country appear large and strong, many schools are beginning to experience budget reductions. As a result, music is often the very first component of a school 's curriculum or programs to be cut or significantly reduced, but I believe this is not the right course of action. It is important to preserve and promote music education in public schools because of the proven cognitive, character,and academic benefits for students.

A big goal I have for myself is to continue growing and developing as a musician. I want to gain as much experience as I can as a music educator as well as a private teacher. I believe in order to be a successful teacher whether it is in a classroom or private studio setting, the more techniques and strategies you have to teach with the more successful you will be. Working with Crystal Malinski at Foundation Music School has been such an amazing and eye opening experience for me. I have observed and learned so many techniques and strategies as well as having the opportunity to interact with students. Something I really want to improve up is reaching out to schools around Fort Collins and asking to observe their music classes in order to get

The career I wish to succeed at is music education. The fascination and passion had started when I was seven years old. My mom who was a saxophone player had started this passion when she first handed me her old saxophone. Even though I wasn’t very good at first I still couldn’t put it down. I practiced a lot to get better at playing that old saxophone. Eventually band for fifth graders had started and I had wanted to learn more about the instrument I barely knew about. I found out how to take care and set my amateur. Then we learned more of the basics like how not to sound like a goose. Finally, I’m here in high school I’m taking music theory to further my passion and prepare myself for college.

Since I was a kid, I have been surrounded by music and have therefore always had an interest in it. I have never been one of those people who have their hearts set on a particular career, but I think a music education career would be able to accommodate most of my personal criteria. The starting wage for a music educator depends on the level of music being taught. At a high school level, the average pay is $56,310 while a postsecondary level is around $70,790 a year (United States). The schedule of my job is very important to me, and I have always wanted a career with my summers free so I can continue to commercial fish in Alaska. I have grown up fishing commercially my whole life, and I know that is something I want to continue doing. A school in a town located close to the mountains would be ideal. Benefits such as retirement vary from state to state and would therefore play a factor in where I would want to be located. Job security would depend on how well I performed as a teacher, and because I have a passion for music, I do not think it would be a problem.

I appreciate you interviewing me today for the position of music educator at Greenview Upper Elementary in the South Euclid Lyndhurst School District for 2018-2019 school year. It was a pleasure getting the opportunity to meet with you and express my passion for teaching music.

Originally I wanted to go into education for middle school or as a dance teacher/choreographer. However, I now want to pursue a career in either high school music education or vocal performance. My hope is to attend a college with outstanding music and education programs that is somewhere in the Midwest. Because music and interacting with adolescents are so important to what I want to do as a career, I am taking concert choir and child development 1 this year in school. Next year I hope to take child development 2 and concert choir or a higher-level choir.

I see two possible career routes that I could pursue. This first would be the more traditional route of teaching music history at a college or university, which I believe would be a path I would thoroughly enjoy. The second path I have considered is combining my love of musicology with the need I see in our culture to teach high school students higher thinking, writing and communication skills. I would love to develop a curriculum that uses musicology as a vehicle to improve these skills for college preparation.

Becoming a music educator is not a brash career choice, but rather a fulfillment of the desire to insure the continuation of a love for music. While many claim to have a superficial appreciation for music, it is the educators who preserve and develop it. As a music educator, I would like to make my students feel secure in their abilities, create lifelong bonds with others dedicated and passionate about music, and contribute in the continuation and preservation of music.

The stigma associated with pursuing an education in the musical arts affects the decision of many musicians nationwide. The appeal of guaranteed financial and career stability of STEM and other paths of high demand jobs is very difficult to pass up, even by the most dedicated musicians. Then, the input and advice of outsiders come into play. These onlookers not only encourage study of the hard sciences and a foolproof path to success via university, but they also totally and blatantly discourage and belittle the intelligence, rationality and integrity of not just the paths of musicians, but all liberal artists. Don’t you want to make money? What do you mean you won’t have internships, don’t you want a job? How are you going to survive? This blitzkrieg of questioning and doubt, though theoretically peripheral to the bigger picture, is reasonably common, however, severely unjustified. Pursuing a formal college education in music is easily one of the best things you could do for yourself, regardless of whether or not this is the career path of your choosing. As a student of formal music education, you are actually being trained in more real world skills than most other majors, which will prepare you for many careers, making you stand-out amongst the masses. Being a music major, you learn more than just music, you learn problem-solving skills, how to communicate and collaborate, and how to overcome failure, which are all essential skills to have as a professional in today’s day

“Education- should enhance understanding of the world, of oneself, and of one’s own experience” (Kelly 2009). What is important about music education? There are many important aspects in music education like pedagogy and performance. For me, music education is about letting the students express themselves. Having the ability to give an idea or to vent is a vital tool in today’s society. This concept influences music because expression is not only in how to connect a phrase, but also how to tell a story. With my time in college, Dr. Joseph Frye will always tell me to tell a story with music. He will also ask me what I want to feel after playing a piece. This is what I believe is important in music education.