iListenWI
These plans help you, the music teacher, create active listening experiences for your students. Many suggested outcomes and strategies are given for each composition with corresponding formative and sum- mative assessments. From this, the teacher is able to tailor instructional plans to the needs of the students.
But Where Do I Begin?
The key to success in teaching any music listening lesson is that students must be actively listening. The book The Listen- ing Walk by Paul Showers is an effective tool to use to initiate students in the art of active listening. Read the book aloud to the students. Then take them for a “listening walk.” Walk the perimeter of the playground or the school hallways. Have students keep a list of the things they heard. Return to the classroom and discuss what was heard.
As the students study instrument family groups, begin to introduce listening com-
positions that highlight those families. When students become adept at recogniz- ing timbres that highlight those instrument families, the compositions become more interesting to hear. Next, challenge them to aurally identify small forms of pieces (AB, AAB, ABA, rondo, theme/variation, etc.). Students can be challenged to create dance movements to illustrate the small form sections. (Or create visual representations of the section order).
Will Lessons Appeal to All Students?
The compositions available from iListenWI represent all musical eras and diversities. We celebrate contributions made by composers from all cultures, backgrounds and historical periods, and strive to expose students to music they might not hear anywhere else.
Students will come to enjoy the music compositions more through repeated exposure. It’s a simple concept: We love
what we know! If our students are exposed to quality compositions frequently and are given the opportunity to experience them in varied/interesting ways, they will come to know, understand and appreciate the music. Our objective is to create sensitive listeners who are able to understand what they are hearing, describe characteristics of the music, and demonstrate the attitude that listening attentively to music is an enjoyable and worthwhile activity.
Everyone can benefit from the power of music listening with understanding to help us cope with everyday stresses, to encourage us to find the joys in life, to help us learn to appreciate others; in short, to celebrate our humanity!
Sharon Gilbert is an iListenWI Committee member. Email:
philshar0212@yahoo.com
Jackie Vandenberg is chair of the iListenWI Committee. Email:
tapisfun@msn.com
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