Reflection Journal-

What We Learned-
Thus far in this course we have learned number of things, ranging from skills, ideas, terminology, and techniques. We began by discussing the idea of theory teaching music and how it can be done with different age groups. Through song and dance many ideas can be conveyed. We learned how to gain total participation from students by singing songs incorporated with music. We took songs and made them social activities where the students interacted with one another, such as the name game. We learned how to play the recorder, an instrument that I did not know even existed. We learned how to begin to read music and create music of our own. One of our main concepts that we mastered was rhythm, due to the significance of the function of rhythm in music.

How we learned-
The lessons we were taught by actively listening and interacting physically. We sang children songs and actually went through the motions in order to receive full lesson. We learned rhythm by discussing the objective and importance of keeping a steady beat. We patted our knees to hear the steady beat as a class, then we used batons to tap together to achieve a more crisp beat. We learned how to interpret music step by step, drawing the different elements in written music- ledger lines, clefs, notations, etc. We also have designated class periods in which we take recorder lessons.

Why is this important for us?-
It is important to learn these things in order that we will be able to teach these lessons ourselves in our own classrooms or to our own students. There is proper technique and procedure to everything, in this class we learn those steps and how to apply them to different age groups and grades.

It is important for children because-
Children benefit from music because it helps develop different function of their cognition, the affective functions, and various motor skills. As growing youth is it easier to grasp such ideas effectively. Children learn how to interpret sounds and visualize particular concepts with associated with music. They learn how to use music and interact with one another. Music makes for a better learning environment as a whole.

Music 373
Lesson Plan #1
Activity: Star Spangled Banner
Grade Level- 5th

Concept
· Musical- analyzing the variation in melodic range
· Non-musical- Patriotism

Skill
· Musical- Interpreting music notation and the difference in pitch, and recognizing the correlation between the two.
· Non-musical- Learning Americanism

Objectives
· Recognize the distance between notes
· Understand the terminology associated with aspect of music- range
· Learn an important concept of American culture

Materials
· Copy of music to song
· Recording of the instrumental
· Pencils

Procedure
· Play the instrument prior to the start of class, while students are settling in.
· Stop music and being class- attendance, homework, etc.
· Give a definition of melody and how it relates to range- examples are good too.
· Hand out music notation and read through it as the music plays
· Use hand or finger to point high and low for the give notations, to emphasize the idea of range.
· Point out the highest and lowest notes and show how the two connect through melody.
· Finally have the students sing along to really get the point.

Assessment
· Could the students recognize the different music notes?
· Could the students hear and point the different pitches that constructs the ranges?
· Could the students combine the two and make up the melody?

This is a worksheet for Chapter 2.
1.What are long- and short- term goals? Please give an example for each.

• long term goal: is an outline of the ulitmate outcome hoped for by a teacher- an example: a teacher wanting to teach students how to read music.
• Short term goal: an desired status that must be achieved in order to fulfill the long term goal- example: teaching the students the musical notation.

2.What is music concept about? Please list six musical concepts mentioned in the textbook.

• music concept is the techniques associated with the art of music that are used to construct music as whole- examples include; timbre, melody, rhythm, dynamics, texture, and form.

3.What is musical skill? (The things you do when you are engaged in musical activities). Please give three examples.

• Music skill is the art of being musically talented. Three skills can be, being able to hear and recognize musica tones, being pitch conscious, and simply the cognitive ability to learn to play an instrument.

4.What is the possible sequence of writing a lesson plan (p.27).

• What is the activity,
• grade level being taught,
• the key concepts being discussed

5.List the 9 national standards in music education (p. 26)

Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Improving melodies variations and accompaniments
Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
Reading and notating music
Listening to analyzing and describing music
Evaluating music and musical performances
Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
Understanding music in relation to history and culture

6.Music is important in a child’s education because . . . (why do we need music? What is the purpose of music?)

• Music is an expression of self. Music can be an oulet for both childern and adults. For childern in particular music offers the opportunity to use the imagination and let the music create mental pictures. It is also healthy for math and counting.

Assignment #1 8-31-09

1. Psychomotor learning is the process of learning by physical contact and mental correlation. An example would be composing music from an instrument.
2. Cognitive learning consists of processing information psychologically. An musical example is reading musical notes.
3. Affective learning is the emotional reaction to music. Music can be an expression of many human feelings and emotions.
4. Teacher centered is environment where is the instructor is the primary focus, what he or she feels should be done despite the condition of the pupils who may or may not be interested or cooperating. While Child center environments are pupil based and sensitive to the condition and response of the children despite the intention of the instructor; who in this particular environment is aware that the lesson maybe subjected to change based on the reaction of the children.
5. I am a visual learning, watching and hearing works best for me. When I can make the lesson tangible, I understand the concepts more efficiently.