Philosophy of Ed Draft 1

Juliana Trauberman
Dr. Dunbar
MUED211
15 May 2024
Philosophy of Education
Education has always been a main pillar in my life. A love for school and learning was
instilled in me at a young age by my mother, an educator herself. As I grew to understand what
being a teacher meant, I decided that I wanted to make it my future career. I was unsure what
subject I wanted to teach at first, but then I found choir in high school. I have always loved to
sing, and choir provided a welcoming space for me to explore and embrace that love. When
looking back on my discovery of the subject I wanted to teach in order to help form my personal
philosophy, I realized that a lot of the beliefs I have about education trace back to the experiences
I had in my high school choir classroom. My philosophies are mainly centered around creating
an environment where students feel safe to be vulnerable, explore their feelings, and boldly
express themselves.
I believe that learning in the music classroom should be student centered and based
around finding deeper meaning and real-world applications within the concepts that are
discussed in class. Music can have so many implications beyond notes and rhythms, and I
believe that it is my job as an educator to facilitate the process of my students' discovery of that
fact. Success in my classroom will be defined not only by mastery of musical skills, but by the
understanding of music’s social and emotional impacts.
In alignment with my philosophy, I plan to provide plenty of opportunities for sectional
and individual score study. While a great portion of my classes will also include large group
instruction, it is pertinent to me that students have the chance to work with each other and on
their own to make discoveries about their repertoire. This is an important step in learning about
the real-world applications of musical concepts. Since students will be encouraged to interact
with and learn from each other, this will also contribute to the friendly and respectful
environment that I want to cultivate. To further enrich that environment, I plan to start each class
with an “icebreaker” or quick discussion topic of sorts to get students talking to each other across
the choir, rather than subscribing themselves to their voice part sections. As more connections
throughout my choir form, I hope that my students will begin to feel safer to be bold in their
musicianship and express themselves more freely. Assignments and assessments in my
classroom will be heavily centered around experiences and the progress of students’ musical
mastery, rather than objective assessments that do not reflect the nuances of learning music. The
center of my philosophy truly is the students, so I plan to keep their needs and wants for their
learning at the front of my mind at all times.
My curriculum will be centered around the goal of getting students to understand that
learning about music can have a purpose within their everyday lives. Through my experiences in
my practicum placement, I have learned that students retain more when they find things within
their personal lives to connect the concepts to. For example, students were able to consistently
apply a better sense of expressive dynamics to their repertoire after a class discussion on what
the pieces meant to them. This is absolutely the way I would like to structure my curriculum. Not
only does this method encourage the emotional connection that I find to be so important, but it
also bolsters the mastery of expressive skills when performing. I would also like to provide a lot
of experience-based learning opportunities outside of my classroom, such as working alongside
collegiate choirs and professors. I believe that this will allow students to see that music takes
place outside of my classroom, and I also hope that this opens up their eyes to the world of music
careers.
In sum, my philosophy of music education is shaped around a student centered
curriculum where students are able to discover for themselves how music can connect to the real
world. I truly hope to inspire my students to become strong musicians, whether they choose to
dedicate their life to a music career or simply apply the concepts of strong performing, problem
solving, and teamwork that I taught them to their future endeavors.

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Juliana Trauberman

instilled in me at a young age by my mother, an educator herself. As I grew to understand what

understanding of music’s social and emotional impacts.

In alignment with my philosophy, I plan to provide plenty of opportunities for sectional

musicianship and express themselves more freely. Assignments and assessments in my

learning at the front of my mind at all times.

of experience-based learning opportunities outside of my classroom, such as working alongside

In sum, my philosophy of music education is shaped around a student centered

solving, and teamwork that I taught them to their future endeavors.

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