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.