Clinical Intern Rehearsal Observation Form: University of Dayton Department of Music
Clinical Intern Rehearsal Observation Form: University of Dayton Department of Music
Clinical Intern Rehearsal Observation Form: University of Dayton Department of Music
Grade level/Subject
School Bellbrook MS.
4 = Highly effective
1 = Unsatisfactory
4
3
2
productive?
Emily had a strong sense of what she wanted to accomplish today and
those concepts were taught effectively and with ease. You have a good sense
of this age groups attention span and designed your rehearsal with that in
mind, which led to a very effective pacing of the class and for students being
on task.
It was a very productive rehearsal today, and I would venture to say,
every day is productive because I heard improvement from when I first heard
the choirs in January.
5
Summary of evaluation/commendations/suggestions for improvement:
Emily has grown and matured into a self-confident choral director during her time as a
student teacher. Her passion for music education permeates the classroom and her strong
knowledge of choral music, vocal pedagogy, and music content shines through with her students.
Another strong area for Emily is error detection and correction as she has a strong ear and
already knows several ways in which to fix a problem.
I would suggest a stronger relationship between the vocal warm-ups and the
concepts/trouble spots you are teaching that day. I would also recommend using the sightreading skills the students have when you are teaching new music (less by rote.) Another
recommendation would be that when you are frustrated by the way they are singing, self-analyze
what it is you personally do to produce the sound you want, and make that a vocal lesson
(teachable moment) to the students. You give great demonstrations of what you want, but you
need to be able to articulate how you get that sound and teach that to the students. Be sure to
use ideas that the students can easily relate to (ex. Home Alone look, throw-up muscles, etc)
From day one of observing Emily, I have been highly impressed with her nurturing and
caring demeanor in the classroom. It is obvious that she cares for her students and their wellbeing. Emily also strikes a good balance between caring and setting a high expectation for their
behavior and performance skills. I have encouraged Emily to start an elementary choir should
she get an elementary classroom position, so she can contribute her many talents to the choral
world, and help to build the choral program at the secondary level in that district. She should
also keep an open mind about a choral job as she could easily teach this area very successfully.
Because of Emilys natural teaching abilities and strong musicianship, she has very few
classroom management issues. As her self-confidence has grown, she has become more at
ease in front of the students, and its obvious she enjoys her time making music with them. I
know this will continue when Emily has her own classroom and she will be a master music
educator throughout her career. It has been a true pleasure to work with Emily, and I wish
her the best of luck and hope to follow her successful career.