Mykia Buford

My philosophy consists of allowing students to forge their own path through music while I guide them along. With over five years experience teaching beginning band students I believe the key to success is meeting the child where they are at and letting their creativity lead to new ideas and concepts. While the school system is evolving post Covid-19, it is important to be able to pivot and be able to change methods of learning so the students can comprehend and follow. My philosophy of using the praxial method approach to learning has positively impacted students' learning ability in the midst of such unprecedented times, not focusing so much on outcome but the journey of learning by which we arrived. As an oboist I have spent countless hours reed making, a skill that requires patience, a precision approach, and an execution that can make or break your playing skills. These traits have translated into my teaching; allowing me patience to deal not only with classroom management but behavioral issues that comes with working with adolescents, a precision approach that looks for better ways of addressing learning deficits and addresses it with an immediate solution, and an execution that not only gains the respect of students but teaches them to respect each other.