Increasing Student Engagement in the Music Room

This week we are talking about increasing student engagement in the music room. We'll talk about things that we might be doing already, or things that we could include in our lessons to help with student engagement. So does the activity strategy, task or idea allow for the student to personalize his or her response? Can they bring their life experiences into the activity and make their are there clear and modelled expectations? Is there a sense of audience above and beyond the teacher and the test? Does the activity have value to some one else? Ah, is there social interaction? Do students have an opportunity to talk about the learning and interrect is there a culture of emotional safety? Are there or mistakes