3.

Sometimes
Music Teaching Style Inventory

5. Always
2. Rarely
1. Never

4. Often
Rate how much of the time you use each listed behavior, add scores for each set of five items, and compare.
Verbally demand sharp attention to tasks. ! ! ! ! !
Teaching
Assertive

Communicate that students should carry out teacher decisions. ! ! ! ! !

Monitor student behavior closely. ! ! ! ! !
Communicate an awareness of student behavior. ! ! ! ! !
Give corrective feedback as to how students respond to directions. ! ! ! ! !
Use facial expressions as a primary way to communicate with students. ! ! ! ! !
Use eye contact as a nonverbal way to communicate to students. ! ! ! ! !
Motivation
Nonverbal

Use hand gestures to make students more attentive. ! ! ! ! !

Change visual appearance to alert students. ! ! ! ! !
Purposefully change the pace of activities in class. ! ! ! ! !
Give directions as quickly as possible. ! ! ! ! !
Efficiency

Require students to act quickly to directions or questions. ! ! ! ! !

Time

Keep a brisk pace of activities throughout the rehearsal. ! ! ! ! !

Keep students busy and active as much as possible. ! ! ! ! !
Try to get as many things done within the scheduled time as possible. ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! !
Positive Learning

Praise students when they do a good job.

Environment

Take time to answer student questions. ! ! ! ! !

Clarify information that students are uncertain about. ! ! ! ! !
Allow for complete answers by students after a question is asked. ! ! ! ! !
Support and care about student feelings. ! ! ! ! !
Have students rehearse music in separate small groups. ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! !
Dynamics

Have students perform for their peers in class.

Group

Have students learn about music through interactive groups. ! ! ! ! !

Have the class be led by student leaders. ! ! ! ! !
Have students brainstorm among themselves. ! ! ! ! !
Have students learn about the music they perform. ! ! ! ! !
Music Concept

Ask questions requiring students to draw comparisons between different musical examples. ! ! ! ! !
Learning

Ask questions requiring students to recall or recognize musical terms and facts. ! ! ! ! !
Ask students to diagnose problems in their own performance. ! ! ! ! !
Ask students to find a solution to a musical or music-making problem. ! ! ! ! !
Use metaphors to express musical sounds. ! ! ! ! !
Artistic Music

! ! ! ! !
Performance

Describe musical events by comparing to images and feelings from life experience.
Help students refine the musical sound images in their memory. ! ! ! ! !
Develop musical skills through physical manipulation. ! ! ! ! !
Have students move to help them respond expressively to music they perform. ! ! ! ! !
Use discussion and dialogue instead of one-way lecture. ! ! ! ! !
Help students develop their own ideas about music. ! ! ! ! !
Independence
Student

Ask students what is important to them. ! ! ! ! !

Ask students to explore how they feel about music. ! ! ! ! !
Encourage students to be creative and imaginative in class. ! ! ! ! !
Copyright 2008 by Alan Gumm The full inventory and graphic display of results are available online at http://ltg.it.cmich.edu/mtsos/