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I wonder what types of music they're into and what they want to learn from me. I wonder about how they want to express themselves through music making.

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What are their struggles and how I can help them.  What are their triumphs, and how can we celebrate them.

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What are their struggles and how I can help them.  What are their triumphs, and how can we celebrate them.

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How to reach them, what do they like, what do they feel

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I wonder if students I taught ten years ago are still enjoying playing music.

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I wonder if students I taught ten years ago are still enjoying playing music.

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What they think of me! (haha) Also what they experience at home, how to reach them, how I can improve their lives in some small or big way

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I wonder what their favorite music is and why

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I wonder what their favorite music is and why

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Why do many not ask for help when they so clearly need it?

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What do they want to learn?

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With older elementary, I always provide opportunities for them to share the songs they like and that are important to them and I try to incorporate many of their favorite songs into lessons.

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I wonder why they choose the instruments that they choose to play (we offer band, orchestra, chorus). I survey them, I discuss this with them, but I feel like I never know what really drives their choices.

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How they feeling and what they are listening too and why

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How to connect with them.  Know more about who they are and what they love.

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How to connect with them.  Know more about who they are and what they love.

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I wonder what their relationships are like at home.  They have their own wisdoms that I learn from everyday.

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I wonder what their relationships are like at home.  They have their own wisdoms that I learn from everyday.

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Will they use later in life what I am teaching them?

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I have been asking more questions and having students fill out surveys with questions to get to know them better. I'm thinking about helping them compose their own music or try to recreate a song they enjoy.

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What motivates them behind learning music and their instruments? What are their goals?

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The things they deal with outside of my classroom

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Do they value music the way I hope they do?

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I wonder if they will allow themselves to choose self expression over fear of being judged by their peers

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I wonder if they will allow themselves to choose self expression over fear of being judged by their peers

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I usually ask them - have they played or sung before, if anyone in their family is a musician, what musical performances they have seen.  I like the comment about comfort making mistakes.  Also - if they are willing to tkae chances.

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I usually ask them - have they played or sung before, if anyone in their family is a musician, what musical performances they have seen.  I like the comment about comfort making mistakes.  Also - if they are willing to tkae chances.

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What music shaped their lives? What are some fond memories they have where music played a vital role?

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how they're processing the world, where they're living, if they're eating

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how they're processing the world, where they're living, if they're eating

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Do they make music outside my classroom and if so where

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What motivates them to want to play?

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facilitator, supporter

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I wonder if I have inspired them to want to make music.

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I wonder if I have inspired them to want to make music.

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World language concert, and fostering student interest

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I wonder if they would like to learn instruments that are not part of the traditional band/orchestra/rock band options. (For strings, sitar, rebab, pipa, etc.)

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to create a positive learning environment for expression

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to create a positive learning environment for expression

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Great music is made out of small simple parts which the students can learn and sound great. Most importantly, feel great playing a song they like.

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Great music is made out of small simple parts which the students can learn and sound great. Most importantly, feel great playing a song they like.

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I wonder how much I've impacted their music making.

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I wonder how much I've impacted their music making.

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Finding out about the music they like. Helping them learn the music they like.

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Finding out about the music they like. Helping them learn the music they like.

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Does this mean anything to you?

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I give them opportunities to compose on the keyboard.

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I give them opportunities to compose on the keyboard.

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Sharing songs they like, and a safe space for sharing - flipgrid for individual feedback, small group work for support.

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Sharing songs they like, and a safe space for sharing - flipgrid for individual feedback, small group work for support.

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What do they already know? How can I use/expand on the vast sea of knowledge they already have about music?

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What do they already know? How can I use/expand on the vast sea of knowledge they already have about music?

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Do they enjoy music the same way I do? Do they have someone in their life that supports their musical journey?

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speaking in their language (or attempting to) while teaching and asking them to translate for me

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speaking in their language (or attempting to) while teaching and asking them to translate for me

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I can help them learn the music they like.

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I can help them learn the music they like.

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Surveying them to see what music they are into.

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Surveying them to see what music they are into.

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Would they be life-long music learners? Do they find immense joy in the process?

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To provide a space

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Be part of planning what to play, share what music they like, share their skills, work with each other together

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If they are loving the process or are they just doing it because it's school.

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Help them to appreciate music from other cultures and genres.

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Help them to appreciate music from other cultures and genres.

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facilitator and advisor - support where needed

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facilitator and advisor - support where needed

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I have asked my songwriting students to allow themselves to be vulnerable in the pursuit of high level emotional expression, to "dare to suck"

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I have asked my songwriting students to allow themselves to be vulnerable in the pursuit of high level emotional expression, to "dare to suck"

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Incorporating the backgrounds of my students into different lessons through teaching  a variety of Folk music and instruments from their cultures.

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Incorporating the backgrounds of my students into different lessons through teaching  a variety of Folk music and instruments from their cultures.

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What type of music they listen to at home with their family.

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As a (hopefully successful) facilitator

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I've provided my students many opportunities to share their music either for performances, classroom activities and even just to listen too while we clean up at the end of the day.

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To push them when it gets hard - get them over that hurdle so they can experience success on the other side.

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what are their lives outside of school, do they even enjoy my class, how to connect with them more

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We almost always have introductory conversation before class starts (how are you? anyone watch this show/movie? etc). After school where students come to practice usually turns into hang out time and we talk about music, shows, life, etc.

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provide additional support and validation through the reciprocal sharing of my own experiences

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provide additional support and validation through the reciprocal sharing of my own experiences

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i wonder if they think about what my life may be like they way i think of theirs?

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i wonder if they think about what my life may be like they way i think of theirs?

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I wonder and I hope that they are happy and getting the most out of there music experience in my classroom, and I hope that the same is true for all aspects of their life.

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I wonder and I hope that they are happy and getting the most out of there music experience in my classroom, and I hope that the same is true for all aspects of their life.

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Many of my students have a musical education completely outside of school that I do my best to help them connect with what we do in school. I wonder how successful I am facilitating this connection, as part of my ultimate goal is to help them create an even broader music-making community that they can nurture for years to come. 

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Many of my students have a musical education completely outside of school that I do my best to help them connect with what we do in school. I wonder how successful I am facilitating this connection, as part of my ultimate goal is to help them create an even broader music-making community that they can nurture for years to come. 

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to get the to feel comfortable enough to share

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to get the to feel comfortable enough to share

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They have opportunities to learn how to play music they like in my classroom

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Centering students in my lessons through polls and surveys asking what songs they would like to learn. Giving them skills so they can go on their own and learn songs they identify with.

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Centering students in my lessons through polls and surveys asking what songs they would like to learn. Giving them skills so they can go on their own and learn songs they identify with.

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writing songs!

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First and foremost, my classroom is a space which they can express their own identities without judgment. Also, all students are expected to respect everyone and be team players at times.

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By creating familiarity of each other's cultures, we create connection and appreciation of our cultural diversity.

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By creating familiarity of each other's cultures, we create connection and appreciation of our cultural diversity.

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How to connect with them. How they are feeling? What do they enjoy about music? What their lives are like outside of school?

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Provide support and sometimes advices.

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I wonder about the feeling that they receive when they make music.  I wonder how close it connects with them.

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I wonder about the feeling that they receive when they make music.  I wonder how close it connects with them.

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While offering advice and wisdom in a safe environment, keeping in mind that many students just want to shoot the breeze with someone who wants to relate to them.

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I wonder what their home background in any musical experience is.

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I wonder what their home background in any musical experience is.

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make comfortable environment to enable them to be themselves

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Facilitator for student discussion and sharing of thoughts and feeling in a safe space

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Facilitator for student discussion and sharing of thoughts and feeling in a safe space

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As a student my self either in the different cultures of my students or the music of the cultural backgrounds and even from a generational stance

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I wonder how my students think about the future and how if affects the way they see themselves and the possibilities that exist for them. 

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I wonder how my students think about the future and how if affects the way they see themselves and the possibilities that exist for them. 

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do they have support at home for creating music? I meet some parents who are incredibly supportive and some who do not care or think it's worth studying/learning music. what connections are they using from their own lives with the music we play in class?

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To provide a respectful and collaborative environment

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I often wonder if they are understanding the words I am using... their expressions and reactions are sometimes not clear.

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I often wonder if they are understanding the words I am using... their expressions and reactions are sometimes not clear.

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The students are given opportunities to create/compose music, critique music and set goals for themselves and designate a little time to talk about themselves and what is going on in their lives

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The students are given opportunities to create/compose music, critique music and set goals for themselves and designate a little time to talk about themselves and what is going on in their lives

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How much of their music skills that they learned in school is used in their home/community environment.