Lesson form for lesson planning and lesson observations - 2 pages

Your name - João Sequeira

Who teaches? - Do you teach yourself or do you assist/observe with another teacher?
Myself

Who gets lessons? - Mention the (estimated) age of the student(s)

Boy 15 years old

Date & location -

Initial situation - Which knowledge or interests present in the student(s) does this lesson connect to?
(If you are assisting or observing: ask the teacher)

Student can read music slowly

Learns at medium pace, but copies easily the teacher
F clef is difficult
Practices sometimes
Interested in Marvel movies and soundtracks
Has lesson for four years
Last piece- The Entertainer (simplified)

Purpose(s) of the lesson - What skills did the student learn/strengthen at the end of this lesson?
In what musical way does the student show these skills at the end of the lesson and at what level?
Through which steps/sub-goals does the student achieve this result?
(If you are assisting or observing: ask the teacher)

-Scales and arpeggios on mallet instruments

-Four mallet technique
-Performing music

Teaching materials - What teaching materials are used?

-Marimba
-Bohemian Rhapsody simplified arrangement
-The Avengers Main Theme for duo Marimbas

Lesson planning

Start of the lesson How is it ensured that the student feels welcome and safe?
Is there a warm up? Is the homework checked?
5 minutes Does the student have a learning wish for today? If so: does that fit in with the lesson goal?
How is it ensured that the student's knowledge required for this lesson becomes active?

In the beginning of the lesson we will focus mainly on scales and arpeggios, but this time using
double-stops and rolls which are present in the pieces we will play later. This will serve as a
warm-up.

Introduction of the plan How is it ensured that the student understands the purpose of the lesson?
for the lesson Are the skills demonstrated?
___ minutes (in total) How is it ensured that the student understands why the subject matter is important?
 Small explanation of the exercises and a overview of the overall path will be explained to the
student in a brief talk.

Learning process How is a safe learning environment ensured?

Which steps or sub-goals lead from what the student can already do to what the student can learn?
25 minutes (in total) Which working methods are used for these steps/sub-goals?
How will it be ensured that the student will soon be able to continue independently at home
without help?

After warming up, we will play “Bohemian Rhapsody” through. Following this, I will introduce to
the student to the “Avengers” arrangement which he has been craving for. We will read it through
together, practice it and in the end we will make a small mock-audition in which he plays both
pieces and we talk about being on stage, handling nerves and engaging the audience.

Conclusion How is it checked whether the student has actually understood everything?
5 minutes How is it checked whether the student knows how to develop himself further at home, so what
should be paid attention to during practice?

In the conclusion, I summarize what we have done in this four lessons and I talk about possible
new paths for the student.

Homework for the next Only if applicable

lesson

Observation rapport of the lesson - you always fill this in afterwards, also with your own lesson

Short situation sketch What was the atmosphere like during class? How was the room? Were there sufficient
instruments/facilities? How did it feel socially? Were there any personal circumstances on the part
of the teacher or student that might have affected the quality of the lesson?

The student entered the classroom happy and confident. The homework had been done and I could
see in the playing that he had practiced quite a bit. Talking about performance was challenging for
him as he still doesn’t have a lot of experience on stage, but helpful nevertheless.

Skills learned What did you learn from this lesson? What has the student learned? Name cognitive, affective
and/or motor skills if relevant.

Talking about performance and music is important with the student. Mock-auditions are a good
way to check progress.

Didactic methods used What teaching methods/learning activities have been used?

The main didactic methods are instruction and demonstration with some moments of interaction
through questions

Method(s) and repertoire Which teaching material and teaching materials were ultimately used and in what order? Was
used there a fixed teaching method or was the lesson given more intuitively?
“Bohemian Rhapsody” Freddy Mercury
“The Avengers Main Theme” Alan Silvestri
Marimba
 Reflection on the actions of the teacher

Name at least three strong What did you find the strengths of the lesson in terms of
points of the lesson - Methodology (organisation of the curriculum)
- Didactics (teaching methods/learning activities)
- Pedagogical climate (safe learning environment, social contact, facilities)
Homework had a good impact on the lesson
Thanks to sight reading exercises done previously, student can almost play without looking to
the bars
Talking about performance was a new and fresh learning activity

Name at least two At what points of the above areas do you think the lesson could be improved?
suggestions for
improvement I could and should speak less during the lesson
While playing together with the student, I cannot entirely focus on what he is doing, so I should
save it for the end of the lesson

Other comments What else do you want to say about the lesson?