Student Activities
Learning Experience 2
Ponder on the prompt below. Freely write down what comes to mind.
When I think about humming…
When I think about humming…
Elaborate on the acronyms below and define each term to explain the meaning:
Study the resources:
Discuss the value of SEL in Early childhood music education. [10]
- OER [5]
- OEP [5]
- SEL [5]
Study the resources:
- Edgar, Scott N. 2020. Social Emotional Learning and Music Education Now more than ever. Southwestern musician. August: 30-33.
- Edgar, Scott N. 2019. Music Education and Social-Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music. https://nafme.org/music-education-social-emotional-learning/. Date of access: 3 August 2021.
Discuss the value of SEL in Early childhood music education. [10]
Songwriting
Study the resources:
Performing
Notate the existing melody with your new lyrics and save the sheet music as a pdf file.
Perform your new verse to the class and record the song with the backtrack.
Study the resources:
- Songs in childhood: Characteristics of a children’s song
- Songs in childhood: The toddler drone
Performing
Notate the existing melody with your new lyrics and save the sheet music as a pdf file.
Perform your new verse to the class and record the song with the backtrack.
Reflect on your experience of the second learning experience by writing a narrative based on the prompts below.
- Could you tell my what you know about Creative Commons?
- Have you used Open Educational Resources (OER’s) in the past? If yes, please elaborate.
- What is your opinion on an online blog for educational purposes?
- Could you tell a story of a peak experience while being involved in this learning experience?
- Could you tell a story of a challenging moment during this learning experience if there was such a moment?
- What in this learning experience did you find valuable? This can include skills, knowledge, experiences, insights etc.
- How do you think others might benefit from the work you put in for this assignment?
- Can you tell me a bit more about how you experienced creativity while working on this assignment?
- How do you feel about creating original songs and making it freely available?