WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.230 --> 00:00:01.970 My name is Kristin Caviani. 2 00:00:01.970 --> 00:00:03.670 I teach middle school general music 3 00:00:03.670 --> 00:00:05.460 and choir at Northside Middle. 4 00:00:05.460 --> 00:00:07.430 I teach kids how to match pitch. 5 00:00:07.430 --> 00:00:10.000 line:15% I teach them how to sing in parts. 6 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:12.641 line:15% I teach them how music connects to other subjects 7 00:00:12.641 --> 00:00:14.190 line:15% that they're learning in school 8 00:00:14.190 --> 00:00:17.410 line:15% and other areas of life such as teamwork 9 00:00:17.410 --> 00:00:18.900 line:15% and critical thinking. 10 00:00:18.900 --> 00:00:21.370 line:15% In general music we do a lot of the same things 11 00:00:21.370 --> 00:00:24.550 line:15% without specifically teaching them how to sing. 12 00:00:24.550 --> 00:00:27.226 line:15% So they are just experiencing music 13 00:00:27.226 --> 00:00:29.090 line:15% from different parts of the world 14 00:00:29.090 --> 00:00:30.730 line:15% and from different time periods 15 00:00:30.730 --> 00:00:32.950 line:15% as well as learning to sing a little bit 16 00:00:32.950 --> 00:00:34.910 and playing a variety of different instruments. 17 00:00:34.910 --> 00:00:37.320 We do a lot of drumming and playing ukulele. 18 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:38.350 They love that. 19 00:00:38.350 --> 00:00:40.270 I don't work eight hours a day. 20 00:00:40.270 --> 00:00:42.653 I work about 15 hours a day. 21 00:00:43.910 --> 00:00:46.430 I am lucky enough to have a planning period, 22 00:00:46.430 --> 00:00:49.080 so one of my periods in the day I get 23 00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:52.620 solely just to plan for the coming days. 24 00:00:52.620 --> 00:00:54.990 line:15% And then I do a lot of stuff at home as well. 25 00:00:54.990 --> 00:00:57.850 line:15% You have to learn about your kids. 26 00:00:57.850 --> 00:00:59.370 line:15% You have to know your kids so that you know 27 00:00:59.370 --> 00:01:00.740 line:15% what they're going to respond to 28 00:01:00.740 --> 00:01:02.200 line:15% and what they are going to like 29 00:01:02.200 --> 00:01:06.533 line:15% and what is going to help grow them and help them grow 30 00:01:06.533 --> 00:01:09.370 as musicians and as humans. 31 00:01:09.370 --> 00:01:11.460 Being in a classroom and teaching a lesson 32 00:01:11.460 --> 00:01:14.640 is as much about being able to manage everything else 33 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:17.620 that's going on in your room as giving them the information. 34 00:01:17.620 --> 00:01:20.490 So I constantly have to know what's going on 35 00:01:20.490 --> 00:01:25.210 in everyone's conversations and on everyone's computers. 36 00:01:25.210 --> 00:01:28.810 line:15% And so it's a lot of immediate problem solving. 37 00:01:28.810 --> 00:01:31.460 line:15% It's a lot of behavior and time management. 38 00:01:31.460 --> 00:01:34.450 line:15% And also, you don't learn about this in college, 39 00:01:34.450 --> 00:01:36.633 line:15% but there's a lot that goes into a school 40 00:01:36.633 --> 00:01:38.520 at the administrative level. 41 00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:39.670 You have to do a lot of paperwork. 42 00:01:39.670 --> 00:01:41.610 You have to get ready for field trips. 43 00:01:41.610 --> 00:01:44.000 You have to send home permission slips 44 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:46.260 and send home school-wide fundraisers 45 00:01:46.260 --> 00:01:49.260 and program fundraisers and everything. 46 00:01:49.260 --> 00:01:51.980 And some days I just want one week 47 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:53.790 where all I do is teach music, 48 00:01:53.790 --> 00:01:55.860 and you don't always really get that. 49 00:01:55.860 --> 00:01:58.740 When we have a concert, we rehearse. 50 00:01:58.740 --> 00:02:00.800 I don't have after-school rehearsals with my kids 51 00:02:00.800 --> 00:02:02.950 line:15% because I recognize that they do other things. 52 00:02:02.950 --> 00:02:03.783 line:15% They have homework. 53 00:02:03.783 --> 00:02:04.616 line:15% They have other classes. 54 00:02:04.616 --> 00:02:05.660 line:15% They play sports. 55 00:02:05.660 --> 00:02:08.930 line:15% They do other things, so I choose to use class time 56 00:02:08.930 --> 00:02:10.620 line:15% to rehearse for those performances. 57 00:02:10.620 --> 00:02:12.730 But the performance still has to be at night. 58 00:02:12.730 --> 00:02:15.605 So then I choose to stay after school 59 00:02:15.605 --> 00:02:18.530 because I have a lot of students that ride the bus 60 00:02:18.530 --> 00:02:19.870 or walk to school. 61 00:02:19.870 --> 00:02:22.680 And if they are unable to come for the performance, 62 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:24.840 and the only thing keeping them back 63 00:02:24.840 --> 00:02:26.980 is that they have no transportation, 64 00:02:26.980 --> 00:02:28.080 stay after school with me. 65 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:29.620 That's fine. 66 00:02:29.620 --> 00:02:31.890 I love being there for my kids if I can be, 67 00:02:31.890 --> 00:02:34.890 but that makes performance days, 68 00:02:34.890 --> 00:02:39.457 line:15% I'm at school from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. 69 00:02:39.457 --> 00:02:42.000 line:15% And that's just at school doing work. 70 00:02:42.000 --> 00:02:43.620 line:15% And then I have to go home and do lesson plans 71 00:02:43.620 --> 00:02:45.480 line:15% for the next week. 72 00:02:45.480 --> 00:02:48.610 So busy weeks are very busy. 73 00:02:48.610 --> 00:02:50.663 You eat a lot of meals at school.