MUSC 373 Journal 3

This week in music we learned about melodies in music, how to draw pictures that corresponds with music, continued to learn how to play the recorder, learned not values and names, and learned musical symbols.

Learning how to draw pictures that corresponds with music is a great way to help younger children learn the words and notes to the song. We learned how to place pictures on the staff in higher and lower positions to indicate that the music goes up and down in pitch. Also, by making the pictures smaller and larger this indicates that the notes are different values in length.

We also learned the value of notes and what each note was called. Ex: Whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note, and sixteenth note. We also learned about the treble clef (G clef).

On Friday, we continued to advance our skills on the recorder by making our own melodies to Think of A Fly by using the notes B, A, and G.

We learned the concept of drawing pictures that correlated with music by actually drawing them out on paper. By doing this, I was able to have a better understanding than if it was just lectured to me.

By having hands-on practice with the recorder helped me be more engaged in class and further advanced my skills.

When learning about the different note names and values, we interacted as an entire class instead of just being taught in a lecture.

By constantly interacting in class, it helps me learn new concepts and ideas quickly.

It is so important for elementary school teachers to learn note values, melodies, and note names because you can integrate music into daily teaching. Also, by learning how to draw pictures with music, this will help younger children visualize what is going on in the song and as a result, they will be able to grasp the material.

Young children will take the musical songs and skills that they are taught at an early age and be able to apply them later in life. Children can make up their own pictures that go with a particular song/lesson that they learn in class, and as a result it will help children visualize the material and will help them learn better. They will also be able to recognize note names and values and be able to sing to a melody. Music is involved in everyone’s daily life. By having children start learning at a young age, this will greatly benefit them in the long run.