Re: Music teacher inteview questions

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You might pull some of your more challenging situations out and
address them as a question. For instance, my daughter (a K-2
music teacher, brand new to her school but in her 5th year
teaching) was just TOLD by a regular ed teacher:

"You will have 2 45-minute rehearsals of our musical before the
performance. We cannot do 3 45 minute or 2 one-hour
rehearsals." Basically, this teacher (who wasn't a grade level
rep) was saying, "it's your show, but we'll do it MY way or the
highway!" Tell your candidate the problem and see how s/he
would address the problem.

"You have a teacher, or several teachers, who are continually
late picking up their students. The next class is waiting. What
do you do?"

"How would you approach (name that element)?"

"What patriotic songs would you consider appropriate for a
kindergartener or 1st grader to sing?"

"What is your philosophy of teaching children to sing?"
(Believe it or not, I had a PARENT ask me that when I started
an elementary choir this year.)

Donna

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