Last week was the first day of my internship for the year. I help teach ukulele to 4th graders and Guitar to 5th graders at Browning Elementary School, through Hope Stone Inc, a local arts outreach program. For the past two years, I've taught creative movement and theatre, but this year I'm spearheading the new music classes with my old music teacher, Rachel Hansbro.
Last month, I raised 2500 dollars for Hope Stone to get the guitars, ukuleles and the rest of the equipment for these classes. The first day went pretty well overall. The kids were very engaged and happy to be there. It was a big challenge for me because I've been playing music for years, but I have never taught music on this scale. It is difficult creating a blank slate and putting yourself in the shoes of a child who has never picked up an instrument before and starting at square one, which connects to learning outcome 2, undertake new challenges.
Overall, the first day went well and I learned as I went. I have to learn to be adaptable and be accommodating to the needs of the children. I think this will be a great year of new challenges, learning new skills and hopefully inspiring kids to learn to play music.
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