PEDAGOGY PROFESSIONAL ISSUES AND
TECHNOLOGY MUSIC PRAXIS 5113 EXAMPREP
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◍ Preventing Behavior Issues . Answer: model the activity, ask students
to repeat instructions, have students do an example, instructions must be
clear to avoid frustration and loss of control of the class
◍ Ensemble Rehearsal . Answer: includes warm ups, tuning, sight
reading, learning and refining music
◍ Correcting Behavior Issues . Answer: adjust teaching style, set clear
boundaries and limits, condemn behavior not students, address behavior
within the flow of the lesson, utilize silence, physical cues, close
proximity and stating student's names, otherwise discuss the behavior
outside of class
◍ Classroom Rules . Answer: should be established at the beginning so
students know the expectations, examples of good behavior, and
classroom participation, consequences of inappropriate behavior etc.
◍ Every Pupil Responds Instructional Technique . Answer: -ensures
student inclusion during a lesson
,-allows the teacher to quickly and efficiently check for understanding
◍ Classroom Routines . Answer: -important for structure and
organization
-can prevent misbehavior
-lessons will have less interruption
-include how to enter the classroom, beginning work, roll,
announcements, tardies, absences, teachers attention signal, leaving your
seat, assignments, supplies, group work, and independent work
◍ Intrinsic Motivation . Answer: A desire to perform a behavior for its
own sake, this motivation is effective for students who already have a
natural tendency for the task at hand
◍ Extrinsic Motivation . Answer: a motivation to take actions that lead
to reward, examples include grades, privileges, peer esteem
◍ Aural Learners . Answer: Like to hear and discuss things and
concepts, need to question and talk through ideas, listen for their
mistakes to learn from them
◍ Visual Learners . Answer: learn best by seeing educational content,
visual explanations and aids, projectors, handouts, videos,
,◍ Kinesthetic Learners . Answer: learn best by doing, movement while
learning, demonstration of techniques
◍ Students with Physical Disabilities . Answer: classroom should be
ADA accessible, free from obstacles, adaptive instruments, create
lessons that require minimal physical strength
◍ Students with Visual Impairments . Answer: ample time for student to
physical explore instruments, Braille Music code for lessons, place hand
under students hands to demonstrate
◍ Students with Dyslexia . Answer: enlargement of notation, color
coding, multi-sensory approaches, visual and aural demonstration of
rhythm, visual and tactile demonstrations of notation, technology,
pattern learning, and graphics within notation
◍ Assessment . Answer: individual and ensemble achievement,
performance of scales or musical excerpts, pitch matching, rhythm
matching, historical or contextual knowledge of music, analysis and
evaluation of music
◍ Feedback . Answer: informal assessments, informal questioning and
discussion, short pop quizzes allows for more learning opportunities for
the students
, ◍ Care for Woodwinds . Answer: keep dry, wipe clean of fingerprints,
apply key oil monthly, clean out the mouth piece between eating and
playing and then weekly, check for damages and keep out of direct light
and extreme temperatures
◍ Care of Stringed Instruments . Answer: avoid handling the varnish,
remove oil and rosin dust after playing, keep out of direct light and
extreme temperatures
◍ Care of Brass Instruments . Answer: Wipe away with oil and dirt with
a soft cloth, use a swab to remove moisture from within, apply small
amount of valve oil after playing each session, clean and lubricate slides,
keep in a cool environment
◍ Care of Percussion Instruments . Answer: even and smooth head on
drums, wipe down metal mallet and wooden bar instruments, check for
splintered or cracked bars
◍ Involving Students in Instrument Care . Answer: creates a learned
sense of responsibility and creates an efficient method for cleaning
instruments, this includes vacumming dust from Orff instruments,
wiping down with a rag, or using oil polish
◍ Necessary Elements of Music to Perform . Answer: students should
know more than accurate notes and rhythm, they should also know other
TECHNOLOGY MUSIC PRAXIS 5113 EXAMPREP
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◍ Preventing Behavior Issues . Answer: model the activity, ask students
to repeat instructions, have students do an example, instructions must be
clear to avoid frustration and loss of control of the class
◍ Ensemble Rehearsal . Answer: includes warm ups, tuning, sight
reading, learning and refining music
◍ Correcting Behavior Issues . Answer: adjust teaching style, set clear
boundaries and limits, condemn behavior not students, address behavior
within the flow of the lesson, utilize silence, physical cues, close
proximity and stating student's names, otherwise discuss the behavior
outside of class
◍ Classroom Rules . Answer: should be established at the beginning so
students know the expectations, examples of good behavior, and
classroom participation, consequences of inappropriate behavior etc.
◍ Every Pupil Responds Instructional Technique . Answer: -ensures
student inclusion during a lesson
,-allows the teacher to quickly and efficiently check for understanding
◍ Classroom Routines . Answer: -important for structure and
organization
-can prevent misbehavior
-lessons will have less interruption
-include how to enter the classroom, beginning work, roll,
announcements, tardies, absences, teachers attention signal, leaving your
seat, assignments, supplies, group work, and independent work
◍ Intrinsic Motivation . Answer: A desire to perform a behavior for its
own sake, this motivation is effective for students who already have a
natural tendency for the task at hand
◍ Extrinsic Motivation . Answer: a motivation to take actions that lead
to reward, examples include grades, privileges, peer esteem
◍ Aural Learners . Answer: Like to hear and discuss things and
concepts, need to question and talk through ideas, listen for their
mistakes to learn from them
◍ Visual Learners . Answer: learn best by seeing educational content,
visual explanations and aids, projectors, handouts, videos,
,◍ Kinesthetic Learners . Answer: learn best by doing, movement while
learning, demonstration of techniques
◍ Students with Physical Disabilities . Answer: classroom should be
ADA accessible, free from obstacles, adaptive instruments, create
lessons that require minimal physical strength
◍ Students with Visual Impairments . Answer: ample time for student to
physical explore instruments, Braille Music code for lessons, place hand
under students hands to demonstrate
◍ Students with Dyslexia . Answer: enlargement of notation, color
coding, multi-sensory approaches, visual and aural demonstration of
rhythm, visual and tactile demonstrations of notation, technology,
pattern learning, and graphics within notation
◍ Assessment . Answer: individual and ensemble achievement,
performance of scales or musical excerpts, pitch matching, rhythm
matching, historical or contextual knowledge of music, analysis and
evaluation of music
◍ Feedback . Answer: informal assessments, informal questioning and
discussion, short pop quizzes allows for more learning opportunities for
the students
, ◍ Care for Woodwinds . Answer: keep dry, wipe clean of fingerprints,
apply key oil monthly, clean out the mouth piece between eating and
playing and then weekly, check for damages and keep out of direct light
and extreme temperatures
◍ Care of Stringed Instruments . Answer: avoid handling the varnish,
remove oil and rosin dust after playing, keep out of direct light and
extreme temperatures
◍ Care of Brass Instruments . Answer: Wipe away with oil and dirt with
a soft cloth, use a swab to remove moisture from within, apply small
amount of valve oil after playing each session, clean and lubricate slides,
keep in a cool environment
◍ Care of Percussion Instruments . Answer: even and smooth head on
drums, wipe down metal mallet and wooden bar instruments, check for
splintered or cracked bars
◍ Involving Students in Instrument Care . Answer: creates a learned
sense of responsibility and creates an efficient method for cleaning
instruments, this includes vacumming dust from Orff instruments,
wiping down with a rag, or using oil polish
◍ Necessary Elements of Music to Perform . Answer: students should
know more than accurate notes and rhythm, they should also know other
