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I was terrified when beginning my internship at the thought of teaching the learners the keyboard.
However, the first experience was overall a positive one for both myself and the learners.
Each lesson is 1-1 and, although this made me anxious at the beginning, I feel this 1:1 time will enable me to develop a relationship with the students that would not be developed if I was to sit at the back of the classroom

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One thing that I have noticed over the week is the frustration the learners experience when making mistakes when playing tunes.
When the learners become annoyed, I am often left feeling awkward as I am unsure whether to continue teaching or continue the lesson another day.
However, it is important of me to recall how I felt when learning how to play as regularly I would feel extremely frustrated and angry when continuing to make mistakes.
It is important that when in these situations I take this into account and do not judge any learner.

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Throughout my time on my internship, I will be teaching the keyboard to students who have an interest in music.
In this padlet document, I will document progress and anything that stands out to me during these lessons

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One thing that stood out to me during these lessons was the lack of confidence each learner had about themselves and their ability to learn to play.
I found reacting to such comments difficult as I did not know what exactly to say.
In particular, one girl blamed every mistake, related to the keyboard or not, on her dyslexia. I found this extremely disheartening as I also have dyslexia and often opt. out of tasks and activities without evening trying. Hearing her put herself down made me realise that I should focus on what I can do and not on what I cannot do.