Tiffany is my name
I hope yours is not the same
Let go and play a game
Sorry my rhyme is so lame
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Journal 2
This week was very different than last week. It was a lot of fun. This week, we learned the difference between a steady beat, and rhythm. We practiced these in class, with rhymes we made over the weekend. After that, we learned the first few notes of the recorder, and even learned our first song. It was difficult at first to play the notes correctly, since I had never played before. But soon, after the class practiced together a few times, I got the hang of it, and can now play the song almost perfectly.
The steady beat was taught to us by practice. Anything dealing with music is difficult if you don’t practice out loud, so you can hear your mistakes. The recorder was taught by sight. We looked at what the teacher was doing, and how she was placing her hands, and then imitated that. I also looked at other people, to see how they were doing it. Then, to play the notes, we listened. We needed to listen as we played to hear if the notes were coming out correctly.
I think that learning these skills will be important later in life because it involves using all of our senses. It trains us, and will help younger students, to use not just sight as a means of learning, but also hearing, and doing. Music is also a means of expression. Any musical instrument can be used as an escape; to just “become” the music, and wash everything else away.
I think that if students have the opportunity to learn music, or to sharpen their skills, they should try it. It can help calm them down, or give them something to look forward to during school. It can also be helpful to learn how to use their different senses while learning. Learning things young is the easiest, and best, way to learn something new. On the list given to us, I am not familiar with any of the songs.
The steady beat was taught to us by practice. Anything dealing with music is difficult if you don’t practice out loud, so you can hear your mistakes. The recorder was taught by sight. We looked at what the teacher was doing, and how she was placing her hands, and then imitated that. I also looked at other people, to see how they were doing it. Then, to play the notes, we listened. We needed to listen as we played to hear if the notes were coming out correctly.
I think that learning these skills will be important later in life because it involves using all of our senses. It trains us, and will help younger students, to use not just sight as a means of learning, but also hearing, and doing. Music is also a means of expression. Any musical instrument can be used as an escape; to just “become” the music, and wash everything else away.
I think that if students have the opportunity to learn music, or to sharpen their skills, they should try it. It can help calm them down, or give them something to look forward to during school. It can also be helpful to learn how to use their different senses while learning. Learning things young is the easiest, and best, way to learn something new. On the list given to us, I am not familiar with any of the songs.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Week 1 Journal
Hey all!!
Welcome to my blog. That's cheesy.
I am a sophomore in the elementary education program. My ultimate goal in life is to be a Kindergarten teacher. Because most Kindergartens are half day, I would have time to also raise a family.
My mother used to sing us the songs from Sound of Music. My father would also sing funny songs that he listened to as a child, such as "Beans in Your Ears", or "The Unicorn Song". My sister and I both took piano, after we heard Hanson, the popular boy band, and wanted to be like Taylor. I was also in choir at my church for a few years, and several musicals growing up. I listen to music on my iPod every time I'm walking to class, or on the bus. My radio in my car is always on. I always need some kind of noise, and music is the easiest way.
On my iPod, I have over 700 songs, of all different genres, and generations. I have the song Mr. Sun, to several from Frank Sinatra.
I think that the activities we did in class were fun. They were different that any other classroom activity I had ever done. I think that learning by repetition is wonderful. It's the way children learn, and if we can teach ourselves that way, how much better can children learn! Children need to learn these songs, and movement as an important part of learning, but also socialization. During class, we met different people, learned named, and had physical contact with people I otherwise would never have said a word to. It also helps us, as a class, and future teachers, to break out of our comfort zone, and do something out of the ordinary, so the children would feel more comfortable as well.
Tiffany
Welcome to my blog. That's cheesy.
I am a sophomore in the elementary education program. My ultimate goal in life is to be a Kindergarten teacher. Because most Kindergartens are half day, I would have time to also raise a family.
My mother used to sing us the songs from Sound of Music. My father would also sing funny songs that he listened to as a child, such as "Beans in Your Ears", or "The Unicorn Song". My sister and I both took piano, after we heard Hanson, the popular boy band, and wanted to be like Taylor. I was also in choir at my church for a few years, and several musicals growing up. I listen to music on my iPod every time I'm walking to class, or on the bus. My radio in my car is always on. I always need some kind of noise, and music is the easiest way.
On my iPod, I have over 700 songs, of all different genres, and generations. I have the song Mr. Sun, to several from Frank Sinatra.
I think that the activities we did in class were fun. They were different that any other classroom activity I had ever done. I think that learning by repetition is wonderful. It's the way children learn, and if we can teach ourselves that way, how much better can children learn! Children need to learn these songs, and movement as an important part of learning, but also socialization. During class, we met different people, learned named, and had physical contact with people I otherwise would never have said a word to. It also helps us, as a class, and future teachers, to break out of our comfort zone, and do something out of the ordinary, so the children would feel more comfortable as well.
Tiffany
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