The First Step in Music-Learning That’s Often Overlooked (Music Education Basics)
Music Education Basics is a free online workshop for music educators in all types of settings.
This is Day 1 of our 5-day video and audio series.
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The First Step in Music-Learning That's Often Overlooked (Music Education Basics)
In this episode:
To begin Music Education Basics, we’re going to talk about a primary component of music teaching and learning and something you may not immediately think of as being the first step in the teaching process: listening and responding.
In the introduction last week, I talked about the Music Learning Theory and the idea that learning music is a lot like learning how to speak a new language.
When you learned how to speak your native language, I’m assuming you didn’t start with a book in your hand, decoding sounds and letters and trying to decipher what it all meant. You probably learned how to speak your first words by listening to others speak the language around you, soaking it up, exploring how to create sound yourself, and eventually, imitating them.
It’s so important to build listening and responding into your teaching, because, while it's vital at the beginning of musical development, it’s something we come back to over and over again as we learn.
Everyone can learn from opportunities to listen and respond to music, at all stages of musical development, something I explain more in this lesson.
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