What are your Strengths and Challenges in Online Teaching?

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Quiz Questions

1.
I make recommendations to my students based on:
- A.
  How they are sounding
- B.
  What feels right
- C.
  How they look when they play
- D.
  Careful review of their progress in all areas
2.
I’m most likely to interpret a student’s reaction by:
- A.
  Their tone of voice
- B.
  How their energy seems
- C.
  How they look
- D.
  Taking into account their history and capabilities
3.
When I move into a new home, the first thing I feel like doing is:
- A.
  Get my music going
- B.
  Get comfortable
- C.
  Make it look right
- D.
  Put everything where it belongs
4.
I most naturally notice:
- A.
  The sounds around me
- B.
  Other people’s feelings
- C.
  The way people or places look
- D.
  My thoughts about my environment
5.
I know my students are doing a good job when:
- A.
  I hear them play the way I’ve taught them
- B.
  They are moving freely and in a supported way
- C.
  I watch them to see how they are playing
- D.
  I consider all the work they’ve done
6.
When I’m taking a class, I most easily process information by:
- A.
  Listening to what the presenter is saying
- B.
  Doing an activity or exercise
- C.
  Seeing slides, objects, white board or pictures
- D.
  Alternating between old and new ways of doing things to make distinctions
7.
I can best perceive my students’ reactions by:
- A.
  A shift in their vocal tone
- B.
  A shift in their energy
- C.
  A change in their physiology
- D.
  A comparison of how they were before
8.
When a student comes into my studio or on screen, I first notice:
- A.
  What they have to say
- B.
  Their energy
- C.
  How they look
- D.
  How they seem compared to other lessons
9.
What I value MOST about my students is:
- A.
  Their sound
- B.
  Their ability to be expressive
- C.
  Their ability to present themselves well on stage
- D.
  Their ability to integrate all aspects of their experience into performance
10.
I know its time to stop teaching when:
- A.
  I start sounding annoyed or irritated
- B.
  My body is tired or stressed out
- C.
  I notice how much I've accomplished
- D.
  I know everything is done
11.
I teach best when:
- A.
  I’m passing on what another teacher has told me
- B.
  I feel grounded in my body and aware of the space around me
- C.
  I’m watching my students closely
- D.
  I clearly understand the process we are working with and what needs to come next

Quiz Outcomes

1.
The Listener
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Congratulations! You’re part of the 51% of people who process feedback auditorially. You have a powerful tool to help students identify and improve their sound quality. You’ve probably invested in a better mic and speakers, so you can hear your students. But you really miss being in the same room with them to hear their sound up close!You may be frustrated by the poor quality of sound in virtual lessons. Aloow that to inspire you to developmore awareness of movement and the senses. For example, from time to time, have them step back from the camera so you can see their whole body, especially from the side. and practice becoming more aware of how YOUR body feels during lessons. If you challenge yourself to observe their movement while playing, you’ll get a lot of good information about where and when they get tense, and how that limits their playing.Start asking questions about how something feels when they play, or what they notice. If you train them to develop their own vocabulary about sound, you’ll be able to understand their experience better and help them improve.
2.
The Mover
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Congratulations! You are tapped into a musicians’ most important sense: the use of the body. After all, sound is created by movement! Musicians have two sources of feedback when they play: their sound and the way their body feels. You can learn a great deal about how a person sounds by their quality of movement.“The quality of your sound is determined by the quality of your movement.” (Barbara Conable)Develop YOUR movement vocabulary, so you can get good at helping students describe their own experience. You'll give them a lifelong tool to motivate them in practice.While you may be one of the 25% of people who give and receive feedback through somatosensory information, your students may not!Train them to get better at self-evaluation by asking them questions about how something feels when they play, or what they notice about what they are doing. Help THEM develop a vocabulary of movement qualities - like free, stiff, fluid, flexible, stuck, etc.
3.
The Visionary
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Congratulations! You have one of a musician’s prized skills - the ability to read music well. You’re great at observing things around you, and you pay attention to your students. You’re also great at reading cues from other players and a conductor: essential ensemble skills.You may be frustrated by having to watch students on screen - it’s hard to see well. You prpobably prefer a bigger screen so yo ucan see all the details.If you challenge yourself to observe their whole-body movement while playing, you’ll get a lot of good information about where and when they get tense, and how that limits their playing. To get even more information, start asking them questions about how something feels when they play, or what they notice they're doing. By training them to observe their own experience, you give them tools to better evaluate their progress.
4.
The Integrator
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Congratulations! You are the one-quarter of people who process feedback with both auditory & somatosensory networks.You also have one of the primary tools that creates true artistry: the ability to analyze and compare phrases, sections, expression, styles, harmony, melody, etc. You have a big-picture view of music, and love to impart that to your students. You also have the ability to integrate all of your senses to gain a complete understanding of a student.One of the challenges you may have is thinking too much! Start noticing how much you go into your head, at the expense of the present moment. Challenge yourself to use all of your senses to become completely present to the student and what they are experiencing. The best teaching happens in the present, when your wonderful abilities are in complete service to them.