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Outcomes are the skills, knowledge, and affective understanding you want your students to learn and experience during the course of music preparation. While the task of writing clear outcomes can be difficult at times, the process of defining your final musical goals will focus your teaching and create more effective and efficient rehearsals. Remember these characteristics of quality outcomes: they are interesting, students learn something meaningful as opposed to trivial or obvious, and they are often integral to performing the music well. In order to define your outcomes, start by asking yourself these questions: Skill Outcomes – What will students learn about technical facility and performing skills, such as vocal technique, spiccato bowing, double tonguing, playing chromatic scales quickly, and singing long lines in tune? Knowledge Outcomes – What historical and theoretical ideas will students discover as they study the music? Affective Outcomes – What internal and subjective aspects of students’ musical experiences – attitudes, values, desires, commitments, and tastes – will you focus on while teaching this piece? Of the three types of outcomes, formulating affective outcomes can be a challenge. Consider some of these terms when creating affective outcomes:
Planning outcomes is similar to planning a vacation. You have to know your final destination before you can get there. Without well-conceived outcomes, the teaching experience can be random and unstructured. Therefore, planning outcomes is a necessity. Continue to ask yourself “Why do students need to know this?” and “What is it you really want your student to know and be able to do?” For further information, visit Chapter 2 from Shaping Sound Musicians. |
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