Transcript Teaching music as a non specialist.

Teaching music as a non
specialist.
Jackie Schneider
June 2011
The future of music education
Why teach music?
• It has the power to transform
• It is a fundamental part of being human
• It can prime children’s brains for pattern and
order
• It brings new experiences to children and can
open up new avenues for them
• Like language learning – needs to start early!
“But I’m not musical!”
Are you
• A poet
• An historian
• An athlete
• Published author
• Statistician
• Physicist
• Mathematician
• Artist
What can I do?
• Help your children find their voice
• Help them develop a “thinking” (internal)
voice
• Teach the elements ( DON’T PANIC! This is
simpler than you think!)
The elements
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Pulse
Rhythm
Dynamics
Pitch
Tempo
Timbre
In this staff meeting I am going to demonstrate
using a simple song
Let’s look at :
Singing voice
Thinking voice
Pulse
Rhythm
Singing voice
Thinking voice
Pulse
Rhythm
Singing
• Any note is the right note!
• Start slightly higher than you
think (Tip – think of starting
note then sing 123 up the
scale & then start on 3)
• Call and response
You sing – they listen
They sing - you listen
Use the singing gesture
Thinking voice
• Need lots of practise
• Strong internal
monologue is
associated with high
achievers
• Use thinking voice
gesture everytime to
signal to children
Rhythm
• Pattern of rests and notes
• Tap the rhythm on your
palm
• Always use this gesture –
will help to distinguish from
pulse
Pulse
• Heartbeat of the music
• Mark it by tapping
knees or chest silently
• Felt, rather than heard
Your challenge!
• Listen to the CD for your key stage
• Choose one of the songs to teach your class by
call & response method
• Break it into phrases for your class to mark
pulse, clap rhythm, sing with “thinking voice”
and sing out loud
• Record and get class to evaluate. When you
are happy put on fronter.
Sharing learning
For my own personal development I am keeping
a blog about music teaching in primary
schools where I can keep a record of
interesting ideas and examples of classwork.
You can find it at
• Mrs Schneider’s Musical day
http://poplarday.blogspot.com/
Useful tools
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Audioboo
Sing up
TES resources
Guardian
Musical blob game
Sing up
Thank you for listening!
washes away from the soul the dust
of everyday life
Red Auerbach