Video Reflection #2

BRMS 7th Grade Boys

This is a reflection of a video of a lesson I did with one of the 7th grade men’s choir

classes at Bull Run Middle School. I am not able to post the video due to seeing the faces and

hearing the names of some of my students.

This was on my last day of teaching at Bull Run. My 7th grade men’s choir had been

working on this piece for the entire time I have been with them. One of the biggest things you

can see in this video is the hesitancy by the students to sing out. They are consistently very

quiet. I have tried a lot of different things to try to boost their confidence throughout the

semester. The notes that they sing are usually mostly correct, and they are very accurate for

their age group. However, I am still struggling to get them to sing out. Pacing wise, I think I did a

good job of keeping things moving throughout the lesson. Most of the transitions were good,

and I didn’t lose their focus too much to the point where it took a long time to get it back. One

of my downfalls is that I can occasionally get too sidetracked with conversations with the

students, and this happened this day mostly due to the fact that it was my last day with them

and they had a lot of questions, so we chatted a bit. On the same token, I feel that these

conversations also helped me build working relationships with these students that lead to them

trusting me and we were able to accomplish more during our time together.