Mario Maxwell Müller 
Exploring Writing and Researching in the Music Classroom. How can Students be encouraged? 

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Didactics – Common Didactics, Educational Objectives, Methods, grade: Summa Cum Laude, , course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: This essay will discuss which strategies to use to promote students to explore writing and researching in your music classroom. As part of the International Baccalaureate programme students have to be inquiry-based learners, who thrive on wanting to conduct research and expand their knowledge and understanding of a topic, through exploring factual and debatable facts related to the topic of music history. English literature plays a pivotal role in encouraging students to want to read and write whilst gathering information that will boost their morale and encourage them to conclude projects with the correct guidance, direction, advice and suggestions.

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Mario Maxwell Muller studied and completed a Ph D in Philosophy (Arts, Social Sciences, and Education) at the University of Venda, South Africa). He has a triple master’s degree, First Class (with Distinction) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, London College of Music, West London University, United Kingdom, and the University of the People, USA. Mario has been teaching for twenty-two years in different leadership positions and has taught at prestigious schools in South Africa, England, Thailand, India, Mexico, and Gabon. He enjoys being a risktaker, principled and effective communicator, whilst serving as a Senior Examiner for Music (HL) for the International Baccalaureate programme. He is currently enrolled on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) under the LSSE, UK and in partnership with Cambridge University, and Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom.

Ensuring each child reaches their full potential through an IB curriculum is essential, through promoting inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning and collaboration for students to work together, with a strong emphasis on “International Mindedness”.