Hello and welcome to the 2008 - 2009 school
year.
Thank you for choosing
to study Music at Kellogg Middle School. Here are
some ways of thinking, attitudes and approaches to work that we use
in the study of music. You will find that these lifelong
skills will help improve your learning in every subejct
area:
HEIGHTENED
AWARENESS
You learn to pay close
attention to what you see and hear, to see how details fit together
to make a whole.
REFLECTIVE
THINKING
You learn
to accept and give constructive criticism, and to regard critique
as an important part of improving.
ORGANIZATION and PERSISTENCE
You learn to plan and
follow a sequence of steps in rehearsing and performing. You
learn to perserve even when you hit obstacles and
disappointments.
PERSONAL and SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
The experience of
public performance teaches you that you are accountable for the
quality of your own work, that overall success is dependent on how
well the group works together as a whole. Each person has a
responsibility to help others achieve at high levels.
IMAGINITIVE
THINKING
As you create and
perform, you draw upon imagination, perception and memories.
You learn to take risks and devise multiple interpretations.
THINKING and CONNECTIONS
You learn to analyze
musical works, looking at historical and cultural contexts.
You draw conclusions and make informed judgements.
RESPECT FOR CREATIVITY IN
OTHERS
Because you invest so
much of yourself in your music, you will learn to appreciate why
people devote themselves to work, projects, and ideas that attempt
to make sense and give structure to the human experience.
If you have questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact
me:
Leann.Rozema@shorelineschools.org
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