APPENDIX 3: LESSON FORM (EXTENDED)
Name of student/internship coordinator:
Observation / lesson plan (delete where not applicable)
Lesson situation
Date: Lesson number: Location:
Name student(s)/group:
Age:
Aim(s) for this lesson
Starting situation
Music and study material (songs,
etudes, methods, backing tracks)
Lessons planning in time Describe the activities
Introduction:
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
Conclusion
___ minutes
Agreements/homework for the next
lesson
Pedagogy
Pedagogic situation sketch
Facilities
Social situation sketch
Personal situation and attitude
Didactics
Didactic methods used – Teaching style/leadership – Teacher roles - Peer to peer
Instruction methods
Interaction methods
Assignment methods
Collaboration/Play methods
Lesson set up
Inquisitive/Affirmative?
Coach and/or teacher?
Peer to peer
Methodology
Specific focussed attention
Intended sequence of material
Learned terms
Deepening of ready study material
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Assessment and Reflection
Did the lesson go according to
plan? (causes?)
What would you improve?
What and what kind of questions
were mainly asked to obtain the
necessary information?
Indicate whether the questions were
efficient or could be improved?
Which answers led to action?
(by whom, what action?)
Was there room for improvement?
Were the right priorities set?
(by whom, what priorities?)
How would you handle this?
What pitfalls became clear?
(by whom, at what moments?)
Were there moments in the lesson
when it was unclear what should
happen next?
(what were the causes?)
Could this have been prevented?
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APPENDIX 4: LESSON FORM EXTENDED (FILLED OUT)
Aim: Internship preparation/ Observation form for internship/ Observation for internship
coordinator
Teacher / coach: Date: Lesson number: Location:
Name student(s)/ Group/ Band:
Age:
Aim(s) for this lesson What do you like to aim for in this lesson -> What topics do you want
the student to become conscious of?
What are you going to teach? Specific technique, an etude etc. What
has the student achieved at the end of the lesson?
Starting situation What does the student already know -> Is he already conscious of
specific things?
What is he/she already capable of/ What level?
Is the goal for this lesson matching up to his level.
Also the situation in which you teach, for example the classroom and
other facilities.
Music and study material (songs, What do you need in the lesson and sort of things do you offer as
etudes, methods, backing tracks) study material? (songs, exercises etc)
Which material do you use, methods, play alongs etc
Lesson planning in time Describe the activities
Introduction: In short you describe the situation of the student. Also point out what
___ minutes you're going to do in this lesson
Warming up: Exercises to warm up (breathing, posture for example)
___ minutes
Core: What is the main subject of your lesson: The lesson is succesful
___ minutes when ….
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
Conclusion You describe shortly what you've done in the lesson and what will be
___ minutes the material for next time.
Agreements/Homework for the
next lesson
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Lesson form – analysis and reflection
Pedagogy
Pedagogic situation sketch
Facilities Which facilities were available (only the special ones)
What do you think of the room
Social situation sketch Individual lesson: Describe the vibe between the student and
teacher. Distant, relaxed etc. Vibe in the lesson? Is the teacher
taking care of a good ambience? Is he/she making the student feel
comfortable?
Group lesson: What can you tell about the relations in the group?
Outsiders, friends in the group
Personal situation and attitude Can you describe the social characteristics and attitude of the
student: shy, outgoing, sequestered etc
Attitude teacher: is the teacher matching his material to the
experience of the pupil? Is the teacher open for input of the pupil?
Didactics
Didactic methods used – Teaching style/leadership – Teacher roles - Peer to peer
Instruction methods Ways of instructing (verbally, manual, instruction video etc) for
example: short explanation in a short time
Interaction methods Ways of making the pupil interact with the lesson material
(movement, speaking out, visualise)
Listening, expressing your opinion, asking questions etc
Assignment methods Forms of assignments (open, closed, time-bound, result-bound)
Doing
Working independently. Making connections independently
Collaboration/Play methods Ways of collaboration (duo, different roles)
Interaction, individually approachable, is able to collaborate, learning
by play, games
Lesson set up Logical setup up? appropriate
Inquisitive/Affirmative? In what way do you make the student learn? Open questions or a
specific exercise?
Coach and/or teacher? When did you let the student solve the problem with helping out?
When did you give tips/tricks?
How do you give instructions? Do you give space for the student to
come up with own answers? Do you work directly to a goal to make
results?
Peer to peer When did you make the students learn from themselves? Let them
work together
Timemanagement/tempo?
Methodology
Specific focussed attention Focus on technical aspects (Which ones?): musical experience,
listening critically, time signature and rhythm etc.
Intended sequence of material Subject of the lesson is offered in logical steps. Also on a longer
term/more lessons. Set up of the teaching material, order.
Learned terms What terms did you teach? Terms used in a learning sequence, in a
logical order, connected to new terms.
For example: You can explain the subject of phrasing by using
motives, musical sentences. So, from small to big in order.
Deepening of reeady study Switching in level: look above for subject of phrasing: the terms
material motives, musical sentences etc. can you work out by researching
further.
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Assessment and Reflection
Did the lesson go according to
plan? (causes?)
What would you improve?
What and what kind of questions
were mainly asked to obtain the
necessary information?
Indicate whether the questions
were efficient or could be
improved?
Which answers led to action?
(by whom, what action?)
Was there room for improvement?
Were the right priorities set?
(by whom, what priorities?)
How would you handle this?
What pitfalls became clear?
(by whom, at what moments?)
Were there moments in the lesson
when it was unclear what should
happen next?
(what were the causes?)
Could this have been prevented?
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APPENDIX 5: LESSON FORM (SHORT)
Name of student/internship coordinator:
Observation / lesson plan (delete where not applicable)
Lesson situation:
Date: Lesson number: Location:
Name student(s)/ group/ band:
Age:
Aim(s) for this lesson
Starting situation
Music and study material (songs,
etudes, methods, backing tracks)
Lesson planning in time
Introduction:
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
___ minutes
Conclusion
___ minutes
Agreements/Homework for the
next lesson
Pedagogy
Didactics
Methodolgy
Reflection Report
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