Sounding the Teaching | Page 12

EX A MI NI NG MU SI C LEA R NI NG EX P ER I ENC ES OUR VISION FOR OUR PEDAGOGY I really need to rethink how I can help students learn through playing and also giving them more time to explore on their own instead of offering guidance or instruction too early. WONG YANG HUI Listening is the window to creativity in music education so we should give our students plenty of opportunities to listen. SHAHRIN MAHMUD I am reminded of the importance of Teachers can be so bogged down with just collecting data to give a grade that they miss out on the whole fun of learning experiential learning and helping students internalise music concepts. for the students! XIE ZHIZHONG TAN TEING IM Comment I overheard – and I fully agree with it. Give a student an instrument and a score, and we lose the maker in the student. SHAHRIN MAHMUD 10 It’s a practical reminder of the need to design lessons or tasks in such a way that students are able to demonstrate their creativity . The child can improvise in a safe environment with appropriate scaffolding, which helps to create a sense of success. NG ENG KEE IRENE CHAN 11