Did You Hear That? Active Listening in the General Music Classroom

Saturday, January 25, 2025
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Description
This session will demonstrate ways that teachers can get students to actively listen in the general music classroom. Using puzzle cards and musical icon maps, students can get hands-on with challenging music that may otherwise seem inaccessible. Whether it is assembling the melody of an instrumental piece, discovering form, or learning the melody to a new classroom song, hands-on active listening can make students more attentive musicians.
Speakers
Josh Kolpak
Learning Objective 1
Students can identify melodic contour
Learning Objective 2
Students can assemble the form of a piece of music using puzzle cards
Learning Objective 3
Students can use melodic puzzle cards to learn new songs for class repertoire
Session Level
Elementary
Session Type
Lecture