MUSC 373 Journal 10

It is very important to incorporate music in the classroom to help students spark their creativity. When telling stories, it is very important for teacher’s to incorporate music. Instead of just telling a story by reading it aloud, you can have students participate and come up with noises/music to go along.

The Listening Walk got the entire class involved. Students were able to come up with their own sounds –ducks, car accelerating- etc. and there was no wrong answer! When the story was read, certain words were left out and then students filled in. This encourages students to use their imaginations and be creative. It also helps students stay focused and helps them actively participate in class. They then also associate the story with the sounds and are able to then remember it better!

We also learned how to use an existing song- What Do We Do with the Drunken Sailors­- and change the lyrics so that they are appropriate for the class and lesson. The words were changed to, What do we do with the Boo Hoo Baby. When reading the story, the students got to fill in and add the song in with the story.

On Wednesday, we went over the rubric for our group project and at the end of class, we to the music library and we shown the books for out Multicultural project.

On Friday, we learned a new warm-up activity that included learning the hand jive and free dancing. During the free dancing, a student judge walked around to look for the people who were the most creative and funny! After the song was over, the two pairs that were chosen went in the middle of the circle and did the hand jive and danced for the class! This is a great way for students to get warmed-up and excited for learning. This encourages students to be creative and have fun while doing this. It is important for students to learn how to be creative because it stretches their brain and when they are creative, the remember concepts and ideas longer.

Also on Friday, we learned a new note on the recorder- E. Now we know B, A, G, F#, D, C, & E. We practice playing the new notes in the book “Do It! Play Recorder.”