Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us

how you think it contributes to your personal

and professional development

Music Teacher Marigot

Secondary School and St.

Lucia School of Music

MUSICCan you imagine living

in a world without

sounds? There are sounds

that we could just as

well do without like

the sounds of a

jackhammer digging

up outside your

window, or the weed

eater that awakes

you early Sunday

morning.

But there are other sounds that give almost everyone a distinct feeling of pleasure like the sounds of the waves crashing against the rocks, a stream splashing down a mountainside, or a symphony orchestra.

Personal influence on my life

Music has helped me as an individual in

so many ways. I have become more

confident in public speaking and

performance.

Music has helped me build stronger self

esteem and shaped the individual that I

have become today.

Personal influence on my life

I have become a

more innovative

individual.

My creative juices

flow more freely

and rapidly, I have

never experienced

a dull moment.

It has sharpened my listening skills as well as my communication skills

Planning and executing plans have always been a major part of music for me.

Personal influence cont’d

I can better deal

with stressful

situations.

Team spirit is ever

present along with

leadership skills that

I discovered I have.

Nothing beats time

management

when it comes to

planning events

surrounding music

and putting

programmes

together.

QuoteMusic takes the words from

the brain onto the paper

Playing

Classical music causes the

heart beat and pulse to relax

to the beat of the music.

As the body becomes relaxed

and alert the mind is able to

concentrate more easily.

ListeningClassical music helped me a

great deal while I was studying

for my degree.

It decreased my stress level

and blood pressure and

enhanced the ability to learn.

Conducting

While conducting, music takes

me to many levels and ways to

arrange pieces for choir.

Helps organize my thoughts

and even make decisions I

sometimes have difficulty

solving while doing nothing.

Conducting cont’d

Teaching

Teaching cont’d

SingingThis has increased my

confidence and I know how to

perform and keep the

audience interested and

focused.

Professional influence on my

life

Like my personal life, music has helped

me build the way I perform my duties

professionally.

I am a teacher by profession and teach

Music to two institutions plus Electronic

Document Preparation & Management

(EDPM)

Professional influence

While teaching my students I am very creative in my approach to any topic

I create new ways of presenting topics to them especially when teaching classical, romantic or baroque kinds of music

Students now are more interested in listening to the music that have profane language.

Professional influence

I capture their attention by giving the brief

history and letting them listen to and see

the trend of the songs that are being

played today. They all came from what

was written before.

I have learnt to plan my lessons effectively

and efficiently and also events like

concerts and other activities pertaining to

music in the schools and community

Professional influence

My course of study was Human resource management and as you know the basic functions of a manager is planning, executing, communicating, team management, leadership skills and time management.

Music has helped me become more efficient in all the areas named above.

Contribution to personal and

professional development

Help build stronger characteristics of

personal development such as:

Passion

Perseverance

Willingness to take risks

Love of learning

Creativity

Flexibility

Sense of humour

Contribution to personal and

professional development

Help build Stronger characteristics of professional development:

Think big and outside the box

Be savvy

Planning

Creativity

Communication skills

Stress management skills

Listening skills