Study Unit 2* Listening to and responding to music.

       What a week!

It's been raining, here and there. And rain during school hours mean no playing outside. And no playing outside mean that I have a classroom full of learners who could not get rid of their energy. And then what? Then you have your most obedient and introverted learner throwing another learner with an eraser of pocking them with a newly sharpened pencil... The amount of creativity that spews out of them is unbelievable. If only they could also be that creative when we're doing our creative writing for the week. A teacher can dream... 💭

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew that music had a somewhat holistic approach towards its pupils. But reading through the study material it was brought to the front of my mind: Music can not only target one specific part of a child's mind and or body. 

I can honestly say that I didn't know nearly as much about the music elements before working through this SU as I do now. I quite liked the videos, they made it easy to understand each concept as well as made the learning process fun. (I guess that's something a person never out-grows: a screen getting and holding your attention.) I've also found that I prefer the indigenous African music and all the instruments that go with it. Why, easy: They're child friendly! 🙈😂 Most of these instruments can be used by the most inexperienced child. I also tend to think that most learners in my class (being a very diverse classroom) will be able to not only learn, but even better: contribute to each lesson. Learners are sure to take part in a learning experience when they are the ones doing the teaching. For example, I am currently a student taking active part in the learning process. All the activities that were set in place in order to help me understand the concepts, was so much fun and interactive (taking our current situation into account), it sometimes felt like I was actually sitting in a classroom, busy learning a new concept with my peers. It was made easier to pretend that that was the case. 

This SU may have been the one I enjoyed working through the most (although I'm only 2 study units in, I know...) I'm truly looking forward to all that the rest of this module has to offer, especially because it can so easily be implemented in the classroom. 

What a time, what a time we are yet to have!