Hello everyone! As Chair of the Music Mind Games Workshop Teaching Committee I thought you'd find this recent conversation helpful. Alyse (a new MMG teacher in California) asked:
"I'm starting to teach the theory class at a workshop tomorrow morning. I have four students, ages 6-8, four days and one hour each day. The students are book one/early book two cello students.
This is my first time teaching MMG/theory for strings at a workshop. How many games from each section should we play in the hour and what should I plan to accomplish over the four days???"
MMG is perfect for the community workshop or Suzuki institute but the approach is different from the classroom group class. Keep reading for my short list of suggestions to Alyse.
1. Don't rush through your daily greeting time. Make eye contact with each student, help them feel quiet and relaxed before jumping into a game. The theory games are loads of fun but the overall impression of the class rests on how loved and appreciated each student feels at the end of the week.
2. Personally, I challenge myself to use everything in the Puppy Packet at least once in a week-long class. This way I know the students had a variety of colorful cards and concepts to enjoy.
3. It's easy to want to rush through clean-up to get to the next game but don't. Trust me. Take the time to put everything away neatly at the end of each game. It helps the students transition to the next activity and helps you transition to the next class without a sloppy room.
4. For a one hour class, plan a 45 minute class. Review a favorite game from the day before and plan two new games. Or, play an 'old' game but do it in a new way (with a new set of cards, in a team instead of solo, with parent partners, etc...)
5. If you find yourself with just a little bit of time at the end of a session, try introducing a game slated for the next day. For example say, "I'd like to give you an idea of what we're doing tomorrow. Katie, will you sit here and play with me? I'd like the rest of you to watch." The class will remember an awful lot, and have the concentration to stand and watch quietly even when they're tiring out.
6. Invite on the floor from the very first class - especially for the age group you'll be teaching, Alyse. Don't be afraid to ask for their help in sorting cards if they get mixed up, and don't be afraid to ask more than once for parent help. You may have to ask more than once. You may have to ask more than once. Did I mention you may have to be brave enough to ask more than once? Just keep gently guiding the parents back to the class if they start to talk or wander. You'll need their help but sometimes they don't recognize it.
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