Joey

McClain 1
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TWS-6
A. Lesson 1 (7th)
a. The following table displays informal pre- and post-assessment data
based on what I observed.
Student Letter

Able to retain previous

Improvement

knowledge (Pre-

demonstrated through

Assessment)

running of music pieces

(Post-Assessment)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

G
(High Performer)
H

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

L
(Low Performer)
M

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Q
(Average Performer)
R

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

AA

Yes

Yes

BB

Yes

Yes

CC

Yes

Yes

DD

Yes

Yes

EE

Yes

Yes

b. Summary of Data
i. Overall I thought the lesson went really well. About 75 percent
of the class knew what a phrase was. And when I asked what a
phrase was most of the class raised their hands and could tell
me the correct answer. After explanation I could see that about
90 percent of the class was able to use the concept of phrases
in their Christmas literature. I was really surprised when 98

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percent of the class was able to maintain that knowledge when

they ran through the entire piece.
c. Individuals
i. High Performer
Student G showed great prior knowledge when he was the first
person to raise his hand and tell me what a phrase was.
Student G also was very well behaved and whenever I was
working with another section he would remain quite and was
always open to positive criticism. For post-assessment the
performer retain the new information and improved on it as
well.
ii. Average Performer
Student Q would raise his hand a lot and would want more
explanation on the new concept. Once explanation was
received the student would understand the concept better.
During rehearsal, the student showed to have problems with
rhythm and proper phrasing, but after addressing the problem,
the student fixed it and when the class ran through the piece at
the end, the problems went away.
iii. Low Performer
Student L showed no interest in learning the material and no
matter how positively engaging I made the material the
student had no desire to learn. Student L did not take what she

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learned and applied it to the music being rehearsed and when

the final run through came I could hear that she was barely
playing at all and did not want to improve her musicianship.
B. Lesson 2 (8th)
a. The following table displays informal pre- and post-assessment data
based on what I observed.
Student Letter

Able to retain previous

Improvement

knowledge (Pre-

demonstrated through

Assessment)

running of music pieces

(Post-Assessment)

A
(High Performer)
B

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

N
(Low Performer)

No

No

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O
(Average Performer)
P

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

b. Summary of Data
I thought that this lesson went very well. The majority of the class
knew what balance and blend was and was able to use the concept in
their music. The majority of the class was very cooperative and took
positive criticism vey well. At the end of the lesson, 99 percent of the
class was able to take what they learned about balance and blend and
applied it to the run through of their music selections.
c. Individuals
i. High Performer
Student A was one of my favorite students during this lesson.
He knew exactly what balance and blend was and he had the
best explanation of what balance is. Student A also was able to
use the new concept effectively in the music selections and was
a great example for the students in the class.

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ii. Average Performer

Student O was able to get the concept after further explaining

when ever the student raised his hand. I even used this student
to demonstrate an example of what balance and blend sounds
like. The student was very positive and was open to any
suggestions on how to improve his performance. At the end,
the student showed that he understood what balance was and
was able to show moderate progress in playing the piece.
iii. Low Performer
Student N has been a problem for this class for a while. The
student never has a desire to learn anything in the class or
improve on her musicianship. She would constantly be
distracted and even when I was fully engaging the class I would
have to get her attention. The student also got up in the middle
of my teaching to go to her instrument locker without even
asking me permission and disrupting the whole class in the
process.

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C. Lesson 3 (High School)

a. The following table displays informal pre- and post-assessment data
based on what I observed.
Student Letter

Able to retain previous

Improvement

knowledge (Pre-

demonstrated through

Assessment)

running of music pieces

(Post-Assessment)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

I
(High Performer)
J

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M
(Average Performer)
N

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

V
(Low Performer)
W

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

b. Summary of Data
This lesson was easily my best lesson I did while student teaching.
Everyone had good prior knowledge of key signatures and at the end
of the lesson everyone retained the information and was able to apply
it to their Christmas literature with 100 percent accuracy.
c. Individuals
i. High Performer
Student I is one of the best musicians in the school having
made All State and Region band numerous times. It was no
question that he knew how to identify time signatures. He was
able to zoom through the worksheet before everyone and
knew what key we were in throughout the Christmas piece.
ii. Average Performer

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Student M understood key signatures pretty well and needed

just a little help with identifying them. He was able to play
through the piece playing the right notes in the key signature.
iii. Low Performer
Student V wasnt a bad student, but needed constant help with
the key signature worksheet and would occasionally play a
wrong note when playing the piece because he wasnt looking
at the key signature.
D. Lesson 4 (6th)
a. The following table displays informal pre- and post-assessment data
based on what I observed.
Student Letter

Able to retain previous

Improvement

knowledge (Pre-

demonstrated through

Assessment)

running of music pieces

(Post-Assessment)

A
(Low Performer)
B
(Average Performer)
C

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

AA

Yes

Yes

BB
(High Performer)
CC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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b. Summary of Data
This lesson went very well and the majority of the class was able to
play through the new Christmas tune with 98 percent accuracy. At the
begging class about 90 percent of the class was able to play through
their warm-up with the correct hand position and posture required
for their instruments. At the end of the lesson, 99 percent of the class
was able to run their new Christmas tune straight down with 98
percent accuracy.
c. Individuals
i. High Performer
Student BB has showed great posture and hand position
throughout the warm up and lesson and was able to sit quietly
while learning the new Christmas tune and would frequently
be called on to demonstrate for the class the proper way to
play the new tune.
ii. Average Performer
Student B has to be reminded once or twice about how to hold
the instrument and where your fingers should properly be
placed. During rehearsal of the new Christmas tune, the
student had to be reminded about what the right notes were
and what fingering is used to play them. Though during the run
through of the tune the student was able to paly the new tune
pretty accurately.

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iii. Low Performer

Student A had no desire to learn any new material and would

just sit there numerous times not even playing his instrument.
He would constantly talk to other people and disrupt class and
not matter how many times you tell him to pick up his
instrument and play with everyone else he would put it up to
his face and pretend like he was playing.
E. Lesson 5 (6th)
a. The following table displays informal pre- and post-assessment data
based on what I observed.
Student Letter

Able to retain previous

Improvement

knowledge (Pre-

demonstrated through

Assessment)

running of music pieces

(Post-Assessment)

A
(Low Performer)
B

No

No

No

Yes

C
(Average Performer)
D

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

AA

Yes

Yes

BB

Yes

Yes

CC
(High Performer)

Yes

Yes

b. Summary of Data
My final lesson went very well and the majority of the class was able
to play through the new Christmas tune with 98 percent accuracy. At

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the begging class about 90 percent of the class was able to play
through their warm-up with the correct hand position and posture
required for their instruments. At the end of the lesson, 99 percent of
the class was able to run their new Christmas tune straight down with
98 percent accuracy.
c. Individuals
i. High Performer
Student CC has showed great posture and hand position
throughout the warm up and lesson and was able to sit quietly
while learning the new Christmas tune and would frequently
be called on to demonstrate for the class the proper way to
play the new tune.
ii. Average Performer
Student B has to be reminded once or twice about how to hold
the instrument and where your fingers should properly be
placed. During rehearsal of the new Christmas tune, the
student had to be reminded about what the right notes were
and what fingering is used to play them. Though during the run
through of the tune the student was able to paly the new tune
pretty accurately.
iii. Low Performer

Student A still had no desire to learn any new material and

would just sit there numerous times not even playing his

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instrument. He would constantly talk to other people and

disrupt class and not matter how many times you tell him to

pick up his instrument and play with everyone else he would

put it up to his face and pretend like he was playing.