Making Sense of Music

Making Sense of Music

Practice: Pieces of music from different periods are introduced. Students are asked to express their feelings about what they listen by drawing pictures. After the activity, which is conducted with pencil and paper in a simple way, the students share their drawings with the class and explain the feelings associated with the pieces. It can be performed individually, as well as in groups if the class is big.

    When to Use

    Year round

    Age Level

    2nd and 3rd Grades

    Duration

    1 course

    Materials

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    Related Social-Emotional Learning Areas

    Empathy, emotional awareness, relationship skills.

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    Purpose

    Students are expected to interpret the pieces they listen and reflect it to a paper through music and musical activities. It aims to ensure that they understand how different individuals feel listening to the same piece of music, while noticing their own feelings.