Professional Development for Arts Educators
PDAE Arts Integration Grant
Part of the Solution:
Connecting the Disciplines to Help Students Connect Learning
2012-2015
Clark County School District
Below are some sites that I found helpful: http://www.learner.org/resources/discipline-arts.html http://www.pinterest.com/edutopia/arts-integration http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org http://www.artseveryday.org/Educators
I'd like to review a few of my previous posts from our online course:
I viewed the video Music and Memory: Exploring the World of Music via the Annenberg site. Ethnomusicologist Ernest D. Brown narrates a section about the Griot in the Kora Tradition from West Africa. These musicians are considered the Storytellers/the historians of the tribe. Originally, they sang and performed for their Kings to help their leaders remember their history. But, now they are storytelling to the whole community. I see them as musical teachers, teaching their community about their past, their leaders, their heroes. They are also teaching the community, both children and adults about morals. Some of their lyrics are: Let's enjoy this world because this world belongs to everybody, and one day we must die." Through their music, information begins to be passed on to the next generation, verbally, and non verbally, opening them up emotionally and deeply. In childhood, those songs are learned and eventually remembered and understood. I really want to examine this concept more, and implement this into my classroom. Before cultures could write down their history, storytellers spoke about it, passing it down to the children. Before my kindergarteners can read and write fluently, they too rely on storytelling as an oral language. Integrating music to the process, like the Griot, could only deepen the students understanding. I tend to sing in my classroom to capture my students attention, to redirect, or emphasize a point. I also encourage the students to sing, echo my words. I think I may be on to something here.
Elizabeth RUDNICK Kindergarten Rose Warren ES
ReplyDeleteBelow are some sites that I found helpful:
http://www.learner.org/resources/discipline-arts.html
http://www.pinterest.com/edutopia/arts-integration
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org
http://www.artseveryday.org/Educators
I'd like to review a few of my previous posts from our online course:
I viewed the video Music and Memory: Exploring the World of Music via the Annenberg site. Ethnomusicologist Ernest D. Brown narrates a section about the Griot in the Kora Tradition from West Africa. These musicians are considered the Storytellers/the historians of the tribe. Originally, they sang and performed for their Kings to help their leaders remember their history. But, now they are storytelling to the whole community. I see them as musical teachers, teaching their community about their past, their leaders, their heroes. They are also teaching the community, both children and adults about morals. Some of their lyrics are: Let's enjoy this world because this world belongs to everybody, and one day we must die." Through their music, information begins to be passed on to the next generation, verbally, and non verbally, opening them up emotionally and deeply. In childhood, those songs are learned and eventually remembered and understood. I really want to examine this concept more, and implement this into my classroom. Before cultures could write down their history, storytellers spoke about it, passing it down to the children. Before my kindergarteners can read and write fluently, they too rely on storytelling as an oral language. Integrating music to the process, like the Griot, could only deepen the students understanding. I tend to sing in my classroom to capture my students attention, to redirect, or emphasize a point. I also encourage the students to sing, echo my words. I think I may be on to something here.