Module #2 Introduction to Music in the Classroom

Music 291 Topics in the Course Introduction: Arts Integration Music Integration Why Teach Music Overview and Example of ways to use Music in the Classroom Musical Elements

Arts Integration What is Arts Integration? Arts integration is integrating the arts with core content in your classroom. Music, visual arts, theater or dance are all considered one of the “arts.” In other words it is using music, art, theater, or dance to help enrich or teach other content.

Arts Integration Arts Integration can be one of the arts or many used all together. For example, you could teach the students a song about the scientific method and then have them illustrate it. This example integrates two elements of the arts, music and visual art, with science content.

Music Integration What is Music Integration? Music integration is integrating the art of music into the classroom. # How is Music Integration different than Arts Integration? Arts Integration utilizes any or all of the arts with core content. While Music Integration utilizes only music with core content.

Activity One: Music Integration Example Activity One is a video example of a music integration activity called, “Jitter Juice.”

Intro to Jitter Juice-Activity One This was a first grade lesson that I taught in conjunction with a first grade teacher on the first day of school for the year. Jitter Juice was the first poem in their ELA poetry folder that they begin ELA reading lessons with.

Intro to Jitter Juice The start to the teaching sequence for the activity is detailed below: We first read a book about having the first day of school jitters. Then students were introduced to having partner discussions about their first day of school jitters. Then we learned the a song melody to their poem jitter juice.

Activity One: Instructions Preview the Music Integration sample activity debrief discussion questions on the next slide Find the Jitter Juice handout in your course packet you will need it for this activity.

Activity One Instructions Then click on the “Jitter Juice” video example Participate fully in the video example----that means actually sing and clap along etc. Then begin a word document for this module and answer the discussion questions in your word document. Make sure to label the Module---Module Two Make sure to label your answers for this activity as activity one.

Activity One: Discussion Q’s Describe how this is arts integration? Was this activity engaging? Do you think the music added to the concept/activity? If so how? How did I teach this song to you? What were the steps involved? How did I piece them together?

Integrating Music Into Your Classroom Why should we integrate music into our classrooms? Music has many uses in the elementary classroom and can help students learn in many ways. The next slide details an overview of the many ways to use music. From their we will experience or discuss each use.

Why Integrate Music? Music can do any and all of the following: Help with Classroom Management Teach or enrich creativity Teach positive personal expression Help Build Skills Be used to help aid in memory and retention Increase or enhance Language skills Help Build or foster a sense of Community

Classroom Management Music can be uses to aid with classroom management in many ways. We can use music to: Gain Student Attention To Calm & Refocus students To help with seamless transitions

Activity Two: Classroom Management Examples Instructions: Preview the Classroom Management debrief discussion questions prior to watching each of the 3 classroom management video clips. Then click on the of classroom management video clip for Activity 2a. Participate fully in each activity and think about the discussion questions and answer them in your activities document Then preview the activity 2b questions and click on the listening examples. After listening to each clip answer the discussion questions in the word document for your activities. Make sure to label the activity and each question clearly.

Classroom Management Video Example #1 Discussion Questions: How does the example gain student attention? Would the examples be effective at gaining student attention and why or why not? How did I teach the song to you? What were the steps involved? Was their a lot of explanation and if not what did I do instead?

Classroom Management: Example 2 Calming and Refocusing Students Discussion Questions What do you experience as this music plays? How do you think it would affect the environment of your class/demeanor of students? Click on the Down a Country Lane musical example and listen to it. Then Click on the Clare de Lune Musical example and listen to it. After listening to both examples, answer the above questions in your module activities document.

Musical Examples Just in case you would like to be able to find them for your own use, the musical examples used in Classroom Management Example 2 are listed below. 1) Down a Country Lane by Aaron Copland A work for Orchestra 2) Clare de Lune by Claude Debussy A Piece for solo piano

Skill Building Music can be used to help students learn specific information or content. An example scenario: This was a First grade ELA lesson helping student learn to distinguish main and secondary characters.

Activity #3: Skill Building Instructions for Activity #3: Preview the discussion questions on the next slide. Watch and participate as necessary in the skill building video example. Then answer the discussion questions in your word document for this module. Make sure to label the activity and questions clearly.

Debrief Q’s Was this an effective learning activity? Why? How did it hold your attention? How did I teach it? What were the steps? How did I introduce the instruments? What grade level do you think this would this be appropriate for? How could you adapt it for older children? For Younger?

Creativity Music is highly creative weather you are creating it or performing it----and leads to other kinds of creative thinking Thus, teaching music can help students learn to be creative or enhance their creative thinking process.

Creativity-Activity #4 To start with think about this question What is the goal of all of education? # After giving the question considerable thought, post your thoughts to the Module # 2 Creativity discussion forum. # Then respond/continue the discussion with at least 2 of your classmates posts. # Use formal and clear writing. # You may certainly agree OR disagree with classmates but always be respectful.

Creativity Activity #5 Click on the NSF. Gov article Preview the discussion questions Then read the article thoroughly and think about the discussion questions. After reading the article answer the discussion questions in your word document for this module. Make sure to label the activity and questions clearly.

Questions to Answer from NSF Article What is the main point or “gist” of the article Who is the author/sponsor and why is this significant What do they suggest is the goal of education What do they say about schools, the arts, and creativity How does that relate to you What does it suggest for your future classroom

Key Ideas Goal of Education: Produce people capable of being effective thinkers/life long learners # Music is universal….present in every culture Have to be a creative thinker, be able to solve problems, invent solution, invent things Cutting music/arts may not be best strategy to produce creative and critical thinkers/problem solvers Music is not “extra” but essential CORE part of education

Other Key Ideas Creativity can be developed----music and arts help to develop it. Music is language----helps teach language

Language Music is Language Music is often said to communicate what words cannot Music is also it’s own language. Article---how did it compare music to language? pdf pdf

Music is Language Music is comprised of symbols that when put together have meanings. Pitches, rhythms and other symbols that communicate to the performer who can then interpret them for the listener.

Music is Language Just as letters come together to form words and sentences and paragraphs in our English language. The way we acquire and learn language is similar to how we learn music. Thus, teaching students music and musical symbols can help students learn language

Memory Music can be used to help your students learn and remember all kinds of content. Essentially music is similar to pneumonic devices What examples do you have from your elementary school/childhood experiences?

Activity # 6 Memory Example Instructions: # Preview the debrief and discussion questions on the next slide # Watch the Memory Example video clip # Then answer the debrief questions in your Module 2 word document. # Make sure to label the activity and questions clearly.

Activity # 6 Discussion Questions 1) Think back to your elementary or middle school days. Detail examples of songs or music that helped you remember content.

Builds Community Helps us form relationships/bonds Express ideas to each other and to the outside world Examples: Star Spangled Banner, or school songs. Other Examples---What examples can you think of?

Musical Elements Music can be divided into many component parts. The components are learned individually but also seamlessly together. We will learn the musical elements as they pertain to elementary students and the elementary classroom. We will discuss a brief overview of each musical element in this module and then study each element in detail across the semester.

Musical Elements for your Classroom Movement Musical Time—Steady Beat & Rhythm Song (Melody &Harmony) Timbre (Sound quality) Expressive Elements (Tempo, Meter, Dynamics, Form) Music Listening

Movement Movement is any rhythmic or musical movement

Musical Time Musical time refers simple to the timing of music. It is how music moves or progresses through time and space. It has two components steady beat and rhythm.

Pitch Pitch is the sounds that make-up melodies Melodies than combine to make-up songs.

Timbre Timbre is sound or more specifically sound quality. The timbre of a sound allows us to identify the sound For example, the sound of clapping sounds different than tapping your pencil on a desk. It is the quality or timbre of the sound that allows us to tell the difference.

Expressive Elements All music has meaning---it expresses or communicates something. Expressive elements are components of music that help heighten the meaning.

Music Listening Music listening refers to structured or guided listening. Listening for a specific intellectual purpose---NOT having music on in the background.

Interconnected Elements Though we can discuss the musical elements separately in practice they are interconnected seamlessly. We may discuss musical time but pitch and movement could be utilized as well.

Activity #7 Example of how interconnected the musical elements are. Preview the discussion questions, watch the Juba clip and then answer the questions in you module word document.

Activity 7-Discussion Questions 1)What musical elements are utilized? 2)How did I teach you the activity?

Conclusion Integrating music into your classroom is very useful for you and your students. Music has 7 broad uses in the elementary classroom Across the semester we will study each of the 6 musical elements separately and together. You should be able to list and give examples of each of the broad uses of music in the classroom and define each of the musical elements. Congratulations you have completed Module #2! When you are ready take the Module #2 Quiz.