Your Name eid@ksu.edu

Musical Background

The way you teach is strongly influenced by your values. Your values are determined partly by your family background and your personal experiences. By reflecting on these factors, you can better understand why you believe what you do about music teaching and learning. Also, by comparing your background to your students’ backgrounds, you can gain insight into why they think similarly or differently about things such as music, school, and learning in general. Before writing this statement, take considerable time to reflect on your personal history and musical history. Please provide thoughtful answers to the areas outlined below, and be as personal as you feel comfortable being. Your statement should utilize proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure. The content of your statement should address the following: (replace the former paragraph and the paragraphs below with your response. You may divide it into segments in the table below or replace the paragraph and table with your prose)