I like that this article used improv acting ideas to help teaching, since I do some drama with my music students. These were my favorite:
1. Help each other out: In improv, you set the other person up for success. We should always be helping others!
2. Come into every situation with a basic outline: In improv, you need to know where you are trying to get to in your skit, even if you haven't figured out all the details. We always need to have goals and a direction to focus on in each class period.
3. You won't get anything you don't ask for: If you want to change something about your music program, ask your administration, parents, other teachers, etc. The worst that can happen is they say no!
4. Pay attention to your surroundings: In improv, you can make up a song or a skit about someone in the audience messing with their cell phone or doing something quirky. Pay attention to the people in your classroom and be light-hearted and playful about it. As long as you don't make fun, it will engage them!
10 ways to improvise your way to becoming a better teacher
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