Lesson 3: Reflecting on Personal Musical Growth

How has my playing improved over time?

What are my current strengths and challenges?

What goals should I set moving forward?

Reflection, growth, goal-setting, strengths, improvement, self-assessment

MU:Re9.1.E.8a

MU:Cr3.1.E.8a

Students engage in deeper self-reflection, using recordings, feedback, and past work to evaluate their progress and set realistic, specific goals.

Provide reflection prompts or sentence starters

Allow verbal or written responses

Encourage advanced students to create detailed, measurable goals

• Written or recorded reflections

• Clarity and honesty of self-assessment

• Specificity of goals and next steps