So today we had to teach the "class" using literary devices throughout our individual concentration. We had the After Class Literary Devices such as assessment. We pretty much used what we would usually teach in a class and explained how we could make them think about a certain idea. We analyzed the piece "Sing Sing Sing" which was wrote near the early twenties. It is definitely a jazz piece but with some unorthodox rhythms. A lot of what the students will have to play will need to felt and not read.
In a way we needed to teach to ignore what is written or heard and use their imagination. It's not something very easily taught. This type of rhythm has to be learned solely by the individual student. Some of the accents and emphasis is on non-typical jazz beats. This is what the students will struggle with the most.
I enjoyed how everyone was able to use their subject to tie into the same lesson. It's interesting to see how different lessons and subjects can change the output of a certain time period or event. This is one reason why I love conservatories. To learn math and history as it relates to music would be so amazing. I've already learned more in my music history class than anything in the seven or eight years or regular history classes.
Hey Bill. Yeah, when we are looking at some pretty complicated "swung" rhythms, it is vital to feel the music rather than read it. I think the best way to get students to understand this concept is to simply to listen to jazz pieces. After all, that is what jazz is all about. They continuously listen to each other and steal each others' ideas. It is all about being able to play just by listening. I think doing this will help students get the feel of the swing style.
ReplyDeleteI was also interested by different content areas and how they would teach different reading strategies in their classrooms. When I was in high school and they were trying to integrate writing in math I thought it would be horrible and that we would all have to write papers in math class. However, reading and writing is much more than writing papers. I understand that now that I am taking this literacy class. I was really surprised by all the different ways that there are to incorporate reading in music. I thought this would be difficult, however, y'all made it look easy! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI also thought that it was pretty cool that we were all able to use our content areas to teach literacy devices. Because I plan on teaching English, it is easy for me to bring in literacy techniques, but it is so interesting to me to see how you music majors tie it in with your lessons.
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