Music as a tool for learning
I teach audio engineering, this involves constantly listening to music. But before class I play a piece of music that gets the class ready for the days work. I'll usually play something similar to the work at hand, with this they now know the type of tonality and types of effects to use thru out the day.
Marilyn,
Thanks for sharing this strategy with us. I know this will be helpful to and for other instructors.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I teach phlebotomy to medical assistants and having music playing will help the student to relax.
Cheyney,
I want to attend your class because it sounds like fun and is cool to watch. You are using another delivery method (music) to help your cooking students to retain content and store it in their working memory. The more connections you can make like this the more your students will be able to make application of the content and skills. Keep up the music and keep up the engagement.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I use music to help explain the different ways of cooking. For example when I want to express the nature of sautee as quick and lively, I will play some jazz...with high hats and shrill trumpete. If I want to express the quiet of poaching, I will play some adagio. It helps my students physically either speed up or slow down. It is cool to watch.
Donald,
Supports like playing music can be very helpful in setting the tone for a class. The key is to look around and see what works best for your current group of students and then provide those supports to help them get focused on what is to come in the class.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
I have seen instructors at my workplace play music before class time. It seemed to place the student in a better frame of mind. I think it put the student in a better mood for learning.
Andres,
This is a great idea in terms of tying the type of music that is played before class to the topic that will be discussed. This really sets up the students for learning as they are being cued by what they are hearing.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
