Part 1:
The "Promoting Literacy Through Music" article discusses how music increases children's listening skills in a fun manner. Learning literacy this way is an interactive process, not just a boring lecture. I liked how the article talked about how repetition in songs supports and enhances emergent literacy by offering children an opportunity to read higher-leveled text and to read the music over and over again in a meaningful context.
I would rate this article a 4.
The "Musical Arts Make Sense" article talks about how music is biologically part of human life, as well as aesthetically. The article mentioned how music is hard-wired into us because of survival strategies. The article says that music is essential to cognitive system development including reasoning, creativity, thinking, decision-making, and problem solving. I would have never thought that music would be linked to all of these. Very interesting. I would rate this article a 4 as well.
The "More Music in the Classroom...Why?" article also talks about music being connected to the development of the human brain. It's interesting to me that learning potential can be raised by at least five times the normal rate when using music. Who would have thought that Thomas Jefferson used music while writing the Declaration of Independence?! I would rate this article a 3.
Part 2:
My favorite game would have to be the Morse Code one. I never thought of putting it to music before, and after putting my name in and listening to it I was actually dancing to the beat! haha I didn't like the Cucumber Pickle Machine. I think I'm going to have nightmares with that voice. It was a little creepy. I really liked the Sequencing with Simon game. I've always liked playing Simon, and think that students would like playing this game but also learn in the process. I liked the Picture Puzzle Prediction because I've always been into puzzles and games growing up. This is a neat way for students to learn. The Peter and the Wolf Introduction was a good way for students to hear what different instruments sound like.
The "Promoting Literacy Through Music" article discusses how music increases children's listening skills in a fun manner. Learning literacy this way is an interactive process, not just a boring lecture. I liked how the article talked about how repetition in songs supports and enhances emergent literacy by offering children an opportunity to read higher-leveled text and to read the music over and over again in a meaningful context.
I would rate this article a 4.
The "Musical Arts Make Sense" article talks about how music is biologically part of human life, as well as aesthetically. The article mentioned how music is hard-wired into us because of survival strategies. The article says that music is essential to cognitive system development including reasoning, creativity, thinking, decision-making, and problem solving. I would have never thought that music would be linked to all of these. Very interesting. I would rate this article a 4 as well.
The "More Music in the Classroom...Why?" article also talks about music being connected to the development of the human brain. It's interesting to me that learning potential can be raised by at least five times the normal rate when using music. Who would have thought that Thomas Jefferson used music while writing the Declaration of Independence?! I would rate this article a 3.
Part 2:
My favorite game would have to be the Morse Code one. I never thought of putting it to music before, and after putting my name in and listening to it I was actually dancing to the beat! haha I didn't like the Cucumber Pickle Machine. I think I'm going to have nightmares with that voice. It was a little creepy. I really liked the Sequencing with Simon game. I've always liked playing Simon, and think that students would like playing this game but also learn in the process. I liked the Picture Puzzle Prediction because I've always been into puzzles and games growing up. This is a neat way for students to learn. The Peter and the Wolf Introduction was a good way for students to hear what different instruments sound like.
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