STOMP

These past couple of days I have been really trying to think of a grand assignment that would really allow every student to have fun with music. I began to think of a presentation i saw my brother do in class when he was in grade 4, it was called stomp. Stomp didn't require you to be a musician, all you needed to have were objects around you to make music of some sort. This music could consist of the stomping of brooms, or the clanging of garbage cans. I would love to do something like this in my class, because it shows students that music is everywhere and can be made from the most unusual things. However, I would slightly change this assignment by actually composing a song, with lyrics and notations. It would be done entirely collaboratively, which fosters team work, collaboration and communication. I honestly cannot wait to try this out one day. Here is a video of what a tradition stomp performance looks like.

PINTEREST ... great resource

I have been exploring pinterest and could not be more excited about what I have found!! There are so many cool art activities which intergrades music, language, social studies, art and drama! Music creates so many opportunities for cross curricular integration! I am so excited!!!! Here are some pictures/ links of things that I would want to do in my classroom to inspire students! http://midnightmusic.com.au/2015/08/namerap/

what now?

This week I have learned that there are just not enough hours in the day sometimes. I have been really busy with school work that I have not been practicing guitar or researching inspiring music lessons as much as I should. However, I know that I need to get used to this as a future teacher. Teachers are constantly balancing a million things at once, lesson plans, unit plans, classroom management, engaging students and so much more therefore i know that this is all a learning experience. Though I have been slacking on researching and practicing my genius hour questions, I know that a new fresh week is around the conner and its not to late to push forward. On a brighter note I have also been thinking about brushing up on my piano skills in order to incorporate more music into my future classroom. I think right now i just need to schedule what i have to do this week in order to make time for genius hour and practicing! No matter how busy I get I must say that music has always been my outlet. Even listening to a certain song can completely relax me. This is something I would share in my classroom. Maybe even playing music during a work period to engage students, calm them down or even to reward them for good behaviour. I could even let them bring in there own playlists (as long as they are appropriate) !!