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FINAL ESSAY for Finals Week!

I have really enjoyed this music course. I have learned a lot about myself, and also a lot about the music education for children. I have learned the importance of music and art education for children and how this could really help children in many other subjects. I also learned/realized how everyone can relate to music in one way or another and that is a wonderful way to connect with others.

Have you changed and how?

Yes, I do think that I have changed. I think have changed because I have learned that being more fun and learning about music can really make people open up. When I first started the course I was shy and didn't really want to participate in the singing, or dancing, or playing. Now that we have been in this course for a few weeks I have seen myself open up, sing with my friends, and try a lot more things, and learn a lot more things then I thought I would at the very beginning.

What was the valuable component of this class for you?

I think the most valuable component of this class for me is the importance of music that I have learned myself. Before I started this course I didn't really pay any attention to how important the arts were to children in school. Now that I have taken of this course and realized how important it is for children to have music in their lives and for EVERYONE to have music in their lives I really want to get more involved with music and learn about it for the rest of my life. I want to be able to apply EVERYTHING that I have learned in this course to a classroom setting.

What was a challenging component of this class for you?

I think the most challenging component of this class for me was the very beginning. At the beginning I wasn't sure what people would think of me for singing or participating. I was shy and didn't want to open up and participate in class because I was embarrassed to. As time went on everything about this course got easier because I learned how to open up.

If you could widen your circle of musical experience, what would you want to learn?

I think if I could widen my circle I would want to learn how to play the ukulele. When we first started playing the guitar and ukulele I chose the guitar and I enjoyed it. But when we got to hear the ukuleles playing I really liked the different sound that they had. So if I could widen my musical experience I would like to also learn how to play the ukulele.