Teaching Strategies for Musical Learners

Clap, Boom Boom Clap Clap Boom Boom The more learning styles incorporated, the better. We’re going to learn something together that incorporates every learning style, and will also help bond us as a group (important in the classroom).

Music Smart Student Learns Through: Lyrics Rhythms Melodies Good for: Musically gifted students Classroom Examples: Rhymes Chants Learning songs Creating songs Student use of music

Earlier this week…. Here, there, everywhere In front of, behind In, out, give a shout Now tell me the time Cause this right here Up, down, Left, right Is the end of the rhyme Practice ‘til you get it right Very close or far away In our memory this will stay

“Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” Head, shoulders Knees and toes (REPEAT) Eyes and ears And mouth and nose

Learning Through Popular Music Benefits: Improves pronunciation Learn new vocabulary/grammar Increases speaking speed Cultural knowledge gained

Students identify known information Introduce song Students identify known information Students identify and learn new information Small chunks: listen/repeat Frequent exposure - always listening, reading, singing Assessment -Quiz , Using instrumental versions WHEN KIDS WON”T SING: explain bare minimum, and how to increase confidence level. Depends on my confidence too.

In my classroom... “Soy Incondicional” by Prince Royce

Demonstrating Knowledge Musically Creating an original song/poem -Can fit any content at any level In my classroom…. Must include: -Explanation of tense -Verb endings -Context in which tense is used -3 examples

Engaging Musical Learners in Reading Use stories/poems told with a simple rhyme scheme Use for listening or reading comprehension -Engages musical learners -Helps all learners with pronunciation (predictable sounds)

Playing Music in the Classroom Helps people concentrate **Music without words or English only Can make classroom management easier **Minimizes talking (If you can’t hear…) **Influences students’ moods Influence students’ moods: calming effect when they are too excited, upbeat things when they feel sluggish before engaging activities

Nursery Rhymes The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout Down came the rain and washed the spider out Out came the sun and dried up all the rain And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky

London bridge is falling down Falling down, falling down My fair lady

It’s raining, it’s pouring The old man is snoring He went to bed and bumped his head And didn’t get up till morning

Tongue Twisters She sells sea shells at the sea shore How much wood could a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could chuck wood