Week 4: Integration & Classroom Design

Focus

Bringing informal methods into structured teaching environments.

Core Skills

• Blending notation with ear-based learning

• Sequencing informal → formal instruction

• Designing inclusive, student-centered activities

• Assessing informal learning

Collaborative Exercises

• Co-design a lesson plan incorporating all three core skills

• Peer feedback sessions on lesson ideas

• Micro-teaching demonstrations

Teaching Application

• Develop a full lesson or unit plan integrating:

  • Singing with scale degrees

  • Songwriting

  • Transcription/modulation

Reflection Questions

• What changes will you realistically implement first?

• How can informal learning support—not replace—formal instruction?

• What does “musicianship” look like in your classroom now vs. before?

Ongoing Course Reflection (Final)

Participants will submit a short reflection addressing:

• What shifted in your understanding of how students learn music?

• Which activity had the biggest impact on you as a learner and as a teacher?

• What is one concrete change you will implement immediately?

• What challenges do you anticipate, and how will you address them?