Session: Music in the Classroom, or I got Rhythm!

 

 

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Sponsor -

"...the music is free" - Elderbob Brannan's personal effort to bring a greater attention to music in the classroom

 

Knowplace - Knowplace is dedicated to exploring a variety of new tools and concepts to increase the capability of classroom instructors and thereby students.

 

MusicBridges - Lee Baber has created an intereactive site where various aspect of music production and theory can be studied.

 

Syllabus

 

Description - In today's multi-literate world, music plays an important role. It is one that is often over-looked or neglected in the classroom. With the advent of Web 2.0, Music has taken an even more significant position. Whereas it was once only the subject matter of those who were music majors, it now expands into many relavant areas of expertise. The ability to either select the proper music for a piece or to create music to stand alone, has become a common driver for most students. We beleive that the instructor, though not a music theorist, can offer a variety of resources and information to help students pursue this drive. It is our intent to explore ways that music can be made available in a classroom situation.

 

Target Audience - Educators of all groups. (I think it would be unfair to say that it only applies to ESL/EFL instructors, though music itself is pretty much a singular language.)

 

Weekly Content

 

Week 1

Introductions of participants and the sites to be used

 

"...the music ii free"

 

MusicBridges

 

Knowplace

 

 

Week 2

The History of and the Theory of Music in the classroom (including a look at pedagogy)

History

 

Theory

 

Pedagogy

Participants list activities they have already tried and add to the Musicbriges wiki (include a literature search and review)

 

 

 

Week 3Tools to use in the classroom

 

 

Audacity

 

 

How to make and use guitar, drum and rhythm loops.

 

 

Right now I am playing with Anvil Studio and find it pretty amazing to work with. There are probably others. (ie. Garage Band, etc)

 

 

There will be many more tools . There may be alive music webcast if there is enough interest. This music will be available for participants to re-mix and publish in the "Podsafe Music" archives we will create in the Worldbridges MusicBridge.

 

play some music live?

 

Week 4How to put music in the student's hands.

 

 

What is the difference between a sound and music.

 

 

Planning what music should communicate

 

 

Planning auxialiary elements of a musical piece

 

Wekk 5

Projects

 

Week 6Evaluation and Wrap-up

 

Moderators and Co-moderators

Lee Baber

 

Elderbob Brannan - My first college experiences were as a recipient of a music scholarship. I loved Jazz, Big Band and Rock and Roll. I was a product of the 60's. As the music began to shift, so did my personal and professional tastes. Unfortunately, those taste did not fit into the military routine that I was soon to be injected into. After the service, I continued my interest in music right up to today, but more as an enthusiastic supporter than a professional player. Lee and I have been discussing an effort to help instructors bring music into the classroom for about a year now. I think both of us see this project as just one step in the establishment of a community of practitioners. We certainly do not know it all, but we beleive we can offer an environment where a musical community can grow and thrive.

 

 

 

Tools to be used

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