APSMER2017 PROCEEDINGS

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Proceedings of the 11th Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research
(APSMER 2017) 19th to 21st July 2017, Melaka MALAYSIA
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because I thought it was in some way fruitful
because we really saw that our students really
learned.
Fulfilment in serving. The sense of fulfilment in serving was
intertwined with joy. One student, a teacher of guitar declared that it
“was fulfilling when he saw his students perform. Another commented
that the thing that she “was most satisfied with was definitely seeing
the kids play successfully in the culminating activity”.
A teacher of guitar declared, “It was fulfilling. There was a
special feeling of happiness” when they saw the students perform.
Perseverance and creativity. The difficulty in traveling to the
site, the lack of instruments and time; the limitations of the venue were
occasions to grow in the virtue of perseverance and to develop
creativity. A university student commented,
… tiring to go back and forth to Campo, Payatas,
every week. But seeing how the children actually
learned fast, and how excited they were to perform,
took all of the stress away. I looked forward to being
with them every week…, and am very proud of their
accomplishment of being able to play in a recital, no
matter how short it was.
This same student emphasized developing perseverance
saying, ‘the desire to go regularly grew in me as I continued
to watch over the students.’ Another emphasized the
creativity he developed given the limited resources there was,
he learned “how to adjust with what resources are available.”
This teacher developed his own method of teaching in that he
would ask a piano student to play blindfolded so he
concentrates on the sound. Another teacher accompanied her
piano student on the ukulele to guide her with the progression.
Heightened concern for others]. Many of the university
students witnessed the dire poverty in Payatas and realized that they
are far more privileged than the children of the community. A student
wrote,
The Payatas community has very much shown
me the things I think are necessities that others
consider luxuries (internet access, among others).
A similar reflection was shared by another student,
… I learned how to appreciate the things that I already have...
One became involved not only in the children’s musical learning but
also in their lives. She says,
… one of my students, shared with me that his
family is [sic] struggling with finances. Sometimes,
he would come home and find nothing on their
table, but he said that they were still happy despite
their situation.
Another one described his experience as an eye opener,
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