Soundscape
Our soundscape (with help of a 4-year old) |
| Perhaps the machine making the noise? (with help of a 4-year old) |
- Rhythm - our soundscape has a repetitive rhythm in that the different sounds are made in the same sequence each time
- Dynamics - the volume starts out soft, and increases towards the end
- Tempo - the tempo increases towards the end
- Timbre - the group members in our orchestra bring instruments involving a combination of mouth movements, objects tapping and foot stomping.
- Form - the machine starts up. Its functions start one at a time. It gets faster. It reaches its full capacity, and suddenly it is turned off.
Classroom
I envisage each student in the lesson to be involved in all three processes of music: listening, creating and presenting. Lessons will allow students to explore individually, in pairs, in groups and as a whole class. Students will also be given the opportunity to discuss how they (and others) use the elements of music in performance and composition (ACARA, 2015).Campbell (2005) states listening is a very important component of music (p. 30). I can plan lessons to incorporate sound-awareness experiences based on her recommendations and extend these experiences through composition and presenting processes.
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Lessons
Above: Primary Music Lesson: Rhythmically Speaking
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- Melbourne Graduate School of Education: Huge range of music lesson plans for Primary school classrooms, from various sites.
References
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2015). The Australian Curriculum Version 7.5. Retrieved from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.auCampbell, P. S. (2005). Deep Listening to the Musical World. Music Educators Journal, 92(1), 30-36.
I love your soundscape, I particularly like the increase in volume and tempo. Coupled with the sudden stop at the end, does remind me of a machine when it is turned off. Great work!
ReplyDeleteI agree that music could be utilised throughout the curriculum and in very versatile ways - individually, small groups or whole class. On my last professional experience, the children loved singing, especially as a whole class. One time they sang a song which came with actions and they loved it. Even the most reluctant students were participating. This is definitely something I want to take into my future classroom, and could be used advantageously as a behaviour management technique. If you are having a bad day and the children just do not seem to want to sit still, then introducing music with some movement would alleviate the bad behaviour ready to move onto the next topic or focus.
A great post this week, was lovely to read how you have experienced music as a family and you are continuing traditions from your childhood with your children.