CONSTRUCTIVISMin

teaching music

Music, a universal human endeavor

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Constructivist - Learner

•A theory based on idea that student learn by doing.

•A student builds & constructs what they know themselves using previous knowledge.

•Constructivist learners are participatory learners.

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Constructivist teacher

• Constructivist teachers encourage and accept student autonomy and initiative.

• Facilitator translates information into format that students use and comprehend

• Constructivist learning lets students form their own opinions about information and use active learning as a teaching tool.

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Music teacher• The students find musical composition relevant

because of their interest in popular music. The fact that there is an electronic keyboard connected to a computer on which to compose only heightens their interest.

• Relevance can emerge through teacher mediation.

• Teachers can add elements to the learning situation that make the activity relevant to the students.

• Be aware that students' points of view are windows into their reasoning.

• Adapt curriculum to address students' suppositions and development.

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Setting Up The Classroom Environment

1. Give the students the assignments for the whole grading period at the beginning of the first class, and let students work at their own pace. Students work quickly on some projects, and slowly on other assignments.

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Setting Up The Classroom Environment

2. Create areas for different music forms in the room.

Set up an area for – vocal practice– instrumental practice

Put all relative instruments in easily accessible areas like

Display of notation

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3. Make your assignment list simple.

Assign one simple exercise at a time and Let students create using different levels / pitch / swar and encourage them to let their imagination go crazy.

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Setting Up The Classroom Environment

Setting Up The Classroom Environment

4. Let them listen to different audio tapes of famous artists and tell the students a little bit about each artist.

Try to analyze their interests in different presentations.

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5.

Let the students rotate to different areas created for various music forms after finishing each assignment.

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Setting Up The Classroom Environment

Setting Up The Classroom Environment

6. Instruct the students to write about their presentations when they finish the assignment.Have them tell you what they learned about music and why they made the presentation the way they did. This gives you an idea of what they understand about the music and it gives them the opportunity to reflect on their experience.

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7. Arrange for a intra class musical event that showcases the best piece from each student.

Then shift gradually to interclass & inter house competition.

Students love recognition for their work, and parents and principals love the work done by them.

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Setting Up The Classroom Environment

Teacher Roles vs. Student Roles

• to be a facilitator • to guide • give cognitive

support • to be open minded• to assess the learner

individually

• takes responsibility for his own learning

• learns new ways to learn

• uses technology to learn

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“Constructivism proposes that

learning environments should

support multiple perspectives or

interpretations of reality, knowledge

construction, and context-rich,

experience-based activities.”– David H. Jonassen

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