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Warm-up Activity

Timbaland Says Listen to the Sonics

Steady As She Goes – Racontuers

What Sonics do we hear?

Group Goal Practice 1 –

We are going to set one of these sonics as our group goal

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Group Goal Practice 1

Guitar Part from Steady as She Goes intro
Add Resources for guitar – keys etc.
Work for 30 sec.

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Introductions

Please share:

Where you’re from
A musical goal that you have personally have.

Skill?
Song?
Instrument?
Something Else?

FYI:

You may also wish to have a space where you can write down your responses because you will be using them throughout the session. (This space can be physical or virtual)

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Who Is Your Presenter?

I Teach in a small town in Idaho

Less than 100 in HS

I am the K-12 music teacher
I have been a Little Kids Rock Teacher for 6 years
Discovered the concept of popular music education when I was working on my masters degree

Informal Music Education
Creative vs. Recreative
Music as a Second Language

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An Important Admission

I’m not the world's greatest music teacher.

Even if I were, some of you might have music goals in areas of music that I have no expertise in.

But…

I can still help you reach your musical goals in these areas.

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5 Steps to Achieving Your Goals

Set an Appropriate Goal
Find Resources
Make a Commitment
Follow Through
Reflect/Celebrate

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Goal Setting

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Group Goal Practice 2

Practicing Our Group Goal
Add Resources For Goal Here

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BIG-G little-g Goals

A BIG-G goal is the dream.

Its an aspirational statement.
Getting there might be a lot of work and take a lot of time.
Often what stops us from reaching these goals is the required time not the difficulty.

A little-g goal is something you can almost do right now.

MSL Moment - input+1
Thinking of something you could learn to do in 3 to 5 minutes

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Goal Setting - Student Page

Your goal should challenge you (be something you can’t do right now) but also should not be too hard to achieve in limited time.

You can have as a goal either a general skill for your chosen instrument or a specific part of a song you like.

Your Goal should be meaningful to you.
Your Goals should be specific.
The harder the goal the shorter or more limited you should make your focus

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Little G Student Examples

Refresh examples from 2021-22

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Narrow Your Focus

In small groups – 3 to 6 people:

Share your BIG-G goal
Help each other each find little-g goals that will move everyone in the direction of their BIG-G goal

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Finding Resources

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Group Goal Practice 3

Practicing Our Group Goal
Add Resources For Goal Here

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The Miracle of Our Modern World

”Google it”

The internet is full of resources
A simple search will yield a ton of information about your goals
Somewhere there is someone who has expertise in the area of your goal and they have probably created:

A Youtube video (or Tik Tok)
An instructible
A Blog

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Finding Resources-Student Page

There are lots of resources available to help you reach your goals and learning to find them yourself is a valuable skill.

Video Lessons - On youtube there are video lessons of various varieties showing you how to learn almost any song or skill you can imagine.
Written Resources - There are also lots and lots of written resources - such as ultimate guitar, and materials I have available.
Other Resources - You may think of other resources you could use as you are working on your goal - we would love to hear about what you find.

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For New Students/Lost Students

Jamzone

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Find a Resource for Your Goal

Grab a device and open up the browser of your choice
Do a Google Search for a resource that might help you reach your goal.

Keep this tab open because you are going to need it later

Note - as you look at your resources your goal may change a little bit this is totally okay

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Commitment Statements

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Group Goal Practice 4

Practicing Our Group Goal
Add Resources For Goal Here

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Jumpstart Your Progress

A commitment statement is a statement of what when and where you will be working on your goal.

Using commitment statements helps students begin to The best commitment statements are as specific as possible.

There are 2 kinds of statements:

Time Based

Works well for people who like a regular routine
Made easy by technology

Habit Stacking

Easier for people who struggle with routine
Uses existing habits to trigger or remind you to work towards your goal

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Committing Yourself to the Work

Using a commitment statement will help you reach your goal. These are commitment statements that work.

On your notes sheet choose one of these two options and create a commitment statement for your goal.

Option 1 -Time Based Commitment

I will work on__ [practice what]__on__[List 6 days]__ at__ [what time]__ for __ [how long]__ in __[location]__.

Option 2 - Habit Stacking Commitment

On __ [list 6 days]__ after I do __[current habit]__, I will __ [practice what]__ for __[how long]__.

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Project Timeline

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Group Goal Practice 5

Practicing Our Group Goal
Add Resources For Goal Here

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Working Toward Your Goal

Once you have a goal, resources, and a commitment statement it is time to actually do the work.

Showing up for your commitment is success
Your goal becomes simply a navigational beacon to keep you moving in the right direction
Check up on your progress in a couple weeks and see if you need to revisit your goal

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Today

Preliminary Goal Setting/Finding Resources

Friday (1 wk)

- Goal Setting Assignment Due

February XX (2 wks of work)

- Flipgrid Evidence of Work &

- Reflection Page

Sample Student Timeline

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Put It All Together and Share

Now that you have a goal, resources, and a commitment statement lets enter them here so that we can see what everyone is working on

Personal Music Goal Google Form

Add QR for in person Attendees

Goal Responses Spreadsheet

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Group Goal Practice 6

Practicing Our Group Goal
Add Resources For Goal Here

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Reflection & Assessment

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My Commitment to Students

If you do this work honestly and to the best of your ability I will give you an “A” on all of the assignments in this project.

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How I “Assess” This Project

Completion of work

I assess for completion of 3 assignments

Initial goal setting form
Flipgrid recording after 2 weeks of practice
Student Reflection Document

Showing-up is the most important aspect of the project

I repeat this project with student 6 times per year
Quality of responses improves with time
Feedback, via conferences or written, is more important than grades

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Student Commitment Statements

This is a sample of the same student’s commitment statements over 3 iterations of project

I want to learn how to play the key of G.
I will learn to play B minor chord, after I finish my chores.
I will work on F minor and will work on it Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:oo at night for 2 to 3min long. In my bedroom.

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Student Flipgrid Response

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Student Reflection

Single Point Rubrics are great for guiding students’ reflections

Work well with virtual or in person
Help guide reflection but are open ended
I like to give my feedback in a quick conference with the students rather than written comments

I have seen ways to convert these rubrics to letter grades but I simply use this as a basis for a conversation with students

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Student Reflections

1^st Reflection

3rd Reflection

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Wrapping Up

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Group Goal Reflection

One final time lets play our group goal

Using our rubric, lets self-assess our progress

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Final Reflection

Lets reflect on this project

How does this project support Music as a Second Language Principles?
How does this project support students’ Social Emotional Learning?
What are ways we could modify this project for students at a more beginning level?
What are ways we could make this project more challenging for an advanced student?

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