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Final Post #7 My Free Inquiry Project for my first semester in the East Kootenay Teacher Education Program has been a cross between a passion I already had for music and my new learning through technology. Over the past few months, I have researched and collected many different resources I can use in my future […]
Read more "Free Inquiry Project Summary"Post #6 Have you ever started dancing around your living room with music blaring, or driving down the road, and your favourite song comes on, so you crank your stereo and start singing to the lyrics? Music is said to enhance intelligence and focus, but it can also improve your mental health. Our mental health […]
Read more "How Music helps Mental Health"Post #5 The app Duolingo was launched in 2012. It is offered on Apple as well as Android. The idea was to offer a platform for individuals to learn different languages. It has now expanded to include math and music. For Duolingo Music, it teaches music theory as well as instrument skills. It launched in […]
Read more "Duolingo Music"Post #4 A Youth Orchestra in Cateura, Paraguay, has their instruments made out of trash from the landfill. Favio Chavez and Luis Szaran came to Paraguay to open a music school. They quickly realized they had more students than instruments. Being resourceful, they went to the landfill and made violin, cellos, and other instruments artfully […]
Read more "Recycled instruments"Free Inquiry #1 In our Technology course, we were allowed to have a free inquiry project on something that interested us for our classroom. I decided to involve music, as it has always been important in my life. Since before I started Kindergarten, I began playing the violin. It was something my Grandfather and I […]
Read more "Why I wanted my Free Inquiry Project"Free inquiry Post #3 In the classroom, teachers are looking for effective ways to enhance learning and engagement. A powerful and inspiring tool that often gets overlooked is music. Listening to music in the classroom can transform the learning experience, offering a range of benefits that support cognitive, emotional, and social development. It helps with […]
Read more "The Benefits of Listening to Music in the Classroom"Post #2 Ā Virtual Reality and Music Virtual reality is an upcoming tool that is used in a variety of ways including in the classroom, occupational therapy, and in seniorsā homes. It is not only limited to those places, but has also become part of learning musical concepts, such as harmony, rhythm, and learning an instrument. […]
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