Music in the Classroom 1: Using Music Effectively

Music in the English Classroom 1: Using Music Effectively in the English Class

There are many reasons to use music in the English classroom. One of the main reasons is that the musical rhythm in songs, just like in nursery rhymes, can make language learning more memorable. And research seems to show that all of us - adults as well as children remember foreign language words and phrases more effectively if we sing them rather than just say them.

I expect almost all of us can remember songs or nursery rhymes we learned when we were children even when we remember little else from that time. In my case, I learned Greek for a couple of years when I was a child. I remember very little Greek now, but I remember we once sang a song in Greek and I can still sing some of the song now - 60 years later.

So learning through music is effective, but how do we use it most effectively when teaching English to children? This video looks at a number of key points - ranging from using music to bond a class together to incorporating songs into the learning of cutting edge language targets. The video even looks a bit at how to write songs for children.

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00:00 Start
01:18 Bonding a class together
01:46 Songs as part of a class routine
04:02 Varying the volume
04:51 Varying the energy level
05:16 Background music
06:26 Advance listening
07:47 A traditional view of songs
08:36 Integrating songs
09:51 The negative effect on learning
11:32 Choosing songs
12:39 Modifying songs
15:57 Writing songs

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🟧 People and photos
🔹 Plato
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
🔹 William Cowper
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🔹 Lev Vygotsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Vyg...

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