Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Journal #5
Journal #5 (8/24-12/4)
In this class, we learned about rhythm, meter, the different types of notes by name and value, half step and whole step, the C and G major scale, solfa, hand signs for solfa, rhythmic duration syllables, the fingerings for C, D, E , F, G, A, B, C’, and D’ on the recorder, melodic icons, teaching a lesson plan, the meaning of a sharp and flat, wrote our own song for the recorder, instruments that produce melody, harmony, and rhythm, how to do an activity with using instruments, incorporating music into stories, listening to music, movement in music, binary form, rondo form, and notes that are followed by a dot. Rhythm is the steady beat in a song. There is a combination of long, short, and silent sounds in rhythm. The top number in meter tells how many beats in a measure. The bottom number in meter tells what note gets the beat. For example, in 2/4 there are 2 beats in a measure and the quarter note gets the beat. Notes can be described by the value of the note such as a half note and by the letter that corresponds to the note such as C. A half step is from one note to another note that is the closest note higher or lower than it, such as E to F. A whole step is notes that has a half step in between it, such as C to D. The C major scale starts on C and goes to C’. G major scale starts on G and goes to G’. Solfa is the tones: do, re, me, fa, so, la, ti, do. Rhythmic duration syllables give a syllable to each beat in a note, such as a half note being ta-ah. Melodic icons are pictures that are drawn for the words of the song and the size of the images are based on the value of the note and the height is based on the pitch. We taught a singing lesson plan to the class. A sharp is a raise of a half step. A flat is a drop of a half step. Some instruments that produce melody are piano, tone chimes, and recorder. Instruments that produce harmony are autoharp, Q-chord, and guitar. Some instruments that produce rhythm are rhythm sticks, cymbals, and bongo drums. Binary form has two sections to it, an A secation-chorus and a B section-verse. Rondo form has more than two sections, for example ABACA and the A section is the theme. A dotted note takes half of that value of that note to make it longer.
We learned these concepts by using them in songs, singing, drawings on the board, playing the recorder, being the teacher, writing out music, making activities with instruments, playing different instruments, listening to music, moving to the notes that were being played, and moving to music. We clapped the rhythm to songs and sang songs. The different types of notes was discussed and explained by using the example that a whole note was a whole piece of bread and that the other notes are formed by breaking down/in half the whole note. I learned to sing with the rhythm by repeating the songs over and over. We learned to read music. We learned hand signs for each tone in solfa. We played songs on the recorder. We made up our own song. We played different instruments while telling a story with music in it. We passed a ball around a circle and changed the direction when the tempo/pitch changed.
It is important for me to learn all of these concepts because I know the basics of music. With all of this knowledge, I would be better able to teach music to elementary school students. My learning the basics betters my understanding of music and why it is important. Also, I know why it is important to teach elementary school students music.
It is important for children in elementary school to learn the basics about music because they could be interested in learning more about music. They may want to play an instrument. They might be interested in some way getting more involved in music. As they continue to get older their knowledge of music will expand.
I really liked seeing all of the assignments that I have done because I can see how much I have learned throughout the semester. It is an easier way to remember all that was learned in the class because all I have to do is log on to my blog. By posting on blog, you get to use the internet and it is really nice to use other programs on the computer than only Microsoft Word. I feel that I retain the information better because I do it Microsoft Word and then post it so I see the assignment twice. All the assignments always together and in the same place because if it had to be turned in the papers could be all over the place, but blog keeps it in one place and it will always be on blog.
Other students could go and look at work and possibly copy it. Posting on blog could sometimes be problem and may not work. It sometimes could take a long time to post on blog and it creates stress for us. The feedback just does not seem the same than it does when you get a paper back with the feedback on it. You have to remember to post the assignment on blog because sometimes you do the assignment on Microsoft Word and if you do not post it right away, you might forget, and get a zero for the assignment.
I really liked posting on blog because I like to see my progression in class. I think that it works well in many ways, but there still needs to be improvements. It is great to see the assignments because then I can always go and look back at them again and again.
In this class, we learned about rhythm, meter, the different types of notes by name and value, half step and whole step, the C and G major scale, solfa, hand signs for solfa, rhythmic duration syllables, the fingerings for C, D, E , F, G, A, B, C’, and D’ on the recorder, melodic icons, teaching a lesson plan, the meaning of a sharp and flat, wrote our own song for the recorder, instruments that produce melody, harmony, and rhythm, how to do an activity with using instruments, incorporating music into stories, listening to music, movement in music, binary form, rondo form, and notes that are followed by a dot. Rhythm is the steady beat in a song. There is a combination of long, short, and silent sounds in rhythm. The top number in meter tells how many beats in a measure. The bottom number in meter tells what note gets the beat. For example, in 2/4 there are 2 beats in a measure and the quarter note gets the beat. Notes can be described by the value of the note such as a half note and by the letter that corresponds to the note such as C. A half step is from one note to another note that is the closest note higher or lower than it, such as E to F. A whole step is notes that has a half step in between it, such as C to D. The C major scale starts on C and goes to C’. G major scale starts on G and goes to G’. Solfa is the tones: do, re, me, fa, so, la, ti, do. Rhythmic duration syllables give a syllable to each beat in a note, such as a half note being ta-ah. Melodic icons are pictures that are drawn for the words of the song and the size of the images are based on the value of the note and the height is based on the pitch. We taught a singing lesson plan to the class. A sharp is a raise of a half step. A flat is a drop of a half step. Some instruments that produce melody are piano, tone chimes, and recorder. Instruments that produce harmony are autoharp, Q-chord, and guitar. Some instruments that produce rhythm are rhythm sticks, cymbals, and bongo drums. Binary form has two sections to it, an A secation-chorus and a B section-verse. Rondo form has more than two sections, for example ABACA and the A section is the theme. A dotted note takes half of that value of that note to make it longer.
We learned these concepts by using them in songs, singing, drawings on the board, playing the recorder, being the teacher, writing out music, making activities with instruments, playing different instruments, listening to music, moving to the notes that were being played, and moving to music. We clapped the rhythm to songs and sang songs. The different types of notes was discussed and explained by using the example that a whole note was a whole piece of bread and that the other notes are formed by breaking down/in half the whole note. I learned to sing with the rhythm by repeating the songs over and over. We learned to read music. We learned hand signs for each tone in solfa. We played songs on the recorder. We made up our own song. We played different instruments while telling a story with music in it. We passed a ball around a circle and changed the direction when the tempo/pitch changed.
It is important for me to learn all of these concepts because I know the basics of music. With all of this knowledge, I would be better able to teach music to elementary school students. My learning the basics betters my understanding of music and why it is important. Also, I know why it is important to teach elementary school students music.
It is important for children in elementary school to learn the basics about music because they could be interested in learning more about music. They may want to play an instrument. They might be interested in some way getting more involved in music. As they continue to get older their knowledge of music will expand.
I really liked seeing all of the assignments that I have done because I can see how much I have learned throughout the semester. It is an easier way to remember all that was learned in the class because all I have to do is log on to my blog. By posting on blog, you get to use the internet and it is really nice to use other programs on the computer than only Microsoft Word. I feel that I retain the information better because I do it Microsoft Word and then post it so I see the assignment twice. All the assignments always together and in the same place because if it had to be turned in the papers could be all over the place, but blog keeps it in one place and it will always be on blog.
Other students could go and look at work and possibly copy it. Posting on blog could sometimes be problem and may not work. It sometimes could take a long time to post on blog and it creates stress for us. The feedback just does not seem the same than it does when you get a paper back with the feedback on it. You have to remember to post the assignment on blog because sometimes you do the assignment on Microsoft Word and if you do not post it right away, you might forget, and get a zero for the assignment.
I really liked posting on blog because I like to see my progression in class. I think that it works well in many ways, but there still needs to be improvements. It is great to see the assignments because then I can always go and look back at them again and again.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Assignment 10
Title of the article: Self-Esteem A Byproduct of Quality Classroom Music
1. Help children acquire vocabulary, symbolic understanding, a sense of sequence, memory, and auditory training.
2. Emphasize problem-solving skills, offer instruction about social behaviors, display positive guidance techniques, teach self-management strategies, and encourage children’s self-selected interests.
3. They feel competent in moving to music and it helps them to brighten their moods.
4. Select music for preschoolers that will help them feel successful
Include movement activities in the music program
Use children’s names whenever possible
Use musical terms to enhance concept development
Incorporate a variety of music into the classroom
1. Help children acquire vocabulary, symbolic understanding, a sense of sequence, memory, and auditory training.
2. Emphasize problem-solving skills, offer instruction about social behaviors, display positive guidance techniques, teach self-management strategies, and encourage children’s self-selected interests.
3. They feel competent in moving to music and it helps them to brighten their moods.
4. Select music for preschoolers that will help them feel successful
Include movement activities in the music program
Use children’s names whenever possible
Use musical terms to enhance concept development
Incorporate a variety of music into the classroom
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Journal #4
Journal #4 (11/9-11/20)
In this unit, we learned about listening to music, movement in music, rondo form, and notes that are followed by a dot. Rondo form has more than two sections, for example ABACA and the A section is the theme. A dotted note takes half of that value of that note to make it longer, for example a dotted half note is three beats because half of a half note is a quarter note and that is two plus one beat equals three beats.
We learned these concepts by listening to music, moving to the notes that were being played, and moving to music. We passed a ball around a circle and changed the direction when the tempo/pitch changed. We walked to the notes on the wall when that note was played. We learned rondo form by doing different movements for each section of the music.
It is important for me to learn these concepts because it shows me what would keep children interested in the lesson being taught. It helps me to be able to know what to listen for in music. The knowledge of these concepts will better my ability to teach music to students and gives me an understanding of music.
It is important for children in elementary school to learn how to listen to music so that they can the difference in pitches and tempo. It is important that they move to the music because it engages them more in the music. By learning music in the early years of schooling the students will mostly retain the material that they learn.
I am doing Ireland for my culture project.
In this unit, we learned about listening to music, movement in music, rondo form, and notes that are followed by a dot. Rondo form has more than two sections, for example ABACA and the A section is the theme. A dotted note takes half of that value of that note to make it longer, for example a dotted half note is three beats because half of a half note is a quarter note and that is two plus one beat equals three beats.
We learned these concepts by listening to music, moving to the notes that were being played, and moving to music. We passed a ball around a circle and changed the direction when the tempo/pitch changed. We walked to the notes on the wall when that note was played. We learned rondo form by doing different movements for each section of the music.
It is important for me to learn these concepts because it shows me what would keep children interested in the lesson being taught. It helps me to be able to know what to listen for in music. The knowledge of these concepts will better my ability to teach music to students and gives me an understanding of music.
It is important for children in elementary school to learn how to listen to music so that they can the difference in pitches and tempo. It is important that they move to the music because it engages them more in the music. By learning music in the early years of schooling the students will mostly retain the material that they learn.
I am doing Ireland for my culture project.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Assignment 9
1. Pick a song to have the class move to and sing the song.
Have the students form a circle and the students should be facing inward.
Sing the song with music and when it comes to the parts that there are dance movements have them perform the dance movements such as, the part of a song turn yourself around and they should all turn around.
2. Locomotor movement means to move from one place to another.
Non-locomotor means to move within a stationary position.
3. Movement as an expression of problem solving
Movement as an expression of imagery
Movement with no external beat
Movement to a beat with a sense of timing
4. Beat/Meter
Fast, Slow, Getting Faster, Getting Slower
Accents
Dynamics
Rhythm Patterns
Melodic Contour
5. A pendulum is set in motion. The students are singing songs. They are moving to the song. For each beat they are doing a different movement activity. They will sing different songs and move to those songs to learn about different meters.
Have the students form a circle and the students should be facing inward.
Sing the song with music and when it comes to the parts that there are dance movements have them perform the dance movements such as, the part of a song turn yourself around and they should all turn around.
2. Locomotor movement means to move from one place to another.
Non-locomotor means to move within a stationary position.
3. Movement as an expression of problem solving
Movement as an expression of imagery
Movement with no external beat
Movement to a beat with a sense of timing
4. Beat/Meter
Fast, Slow, Getting Faster, Getting Slower
Accents
Dynamics
Rhythm Patterns
Melodic Contour
5. A pendulum is set in motion. The students are singing songs. They are moving to the song. For each beat they are doing a different movement activity. They will sing different songs and move to those songs to learn about different meters.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
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