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Integrated Arts – Visual Arts and Music (11/09/18)
Visual arts and music within the classroom both play a huge role within a child’s development from the early level to the second or third level. For a large number of teachers, the planning of expressive arts lessons within the classroom is not a very common factor as many teachers invest a very large amount … Continue reading Integrated Arts – Visual Arts and Music (11/09/18) →
Visual arts and music within the classroom both play a huge role within a child’s development from the early level to the second or third level. For a large number of teachers, the planning of expressive arts lessons within the classroom is not a very common factor as many teachers invest a very large amount of time and resources into numeracy and literacy in today’s society. However, as we investigated today the expressive arts inputs that many children may miss out on due to a lack of time and resources may be vital in a child’s development of certain skills, imagination, creativity, teamwork, confidence and also mental and physical wellbeing.
We began todays sessions investigating the musical aspect of learning within the classroom. Musical experiences can be found in the classroom, within the school and within the community setting. Children can be involved with musical inputs in a variety of ways which can be adapted to a wide range of age groups. These may include; singing, learning to play an instrument, learning to perform in front of peers or school concerts, learning to listen and identify various musical features and learning to compose their own music. The composing of music by children can be simplified for children in early or first level for example the use of shapes and how many syllables they contain to help create a rhythm to go along with a beat.
Children can discover music from a variety of settings such as concerts, live music from local bands and listening to a variety of musical styles. A study called the Mozart effect concluded that if children were to listen to ten minutes of classical music everyday before lessons they would produce a small “spatial-temporal performance” measured by a variety of tests in comparison to if this was not played at the start.
Music has a variety of benefits to a child’s learning, one way in which it does this is that it improves recall and retention of verbal information. In 1998 Ho et Al concluded that students who studied music that were tested for their verbal memory showed a higher recall for words compared to students who were not studying music. Studying music enhances the area of the brain which is responsible for vocal memory (the ability to recall and retain spoken words) which is crucial in the foundations of retaining information across all areas of the curriculum.
Our second session was based upon investigating visual arts aspects within the classroom. We were given a variety of different art pieces collected from different stages within a child’s development throughout their primary school years and we compared different aspects of many pieces to see any similarities and differences.
The pictures from the early years folder showed a wide range of very creative and colourful pieces, many of which were freely drawn, imaginative and with little input from the teacher.
As we moved round to the next table we came across a folder that included first level work. When we analysed these pieces in further detail we discovered that many of these incorporated a variety of different artistic materials such as chalk, crayons, pens and pencils which shows that the children begin to investigate within producing their artwork at this age. It was also evident they began investigating different textures such as tissue paper to create the best effect for their art work. Another theme that we identified at this stage was an increase in the literacy involved in artistic pieces as many of them had words and conveyed a message of many important issues in the world such as racism and equality. At this age children can investigate the impact that many artwork and posters can have on others.
When we approached the second level pieces it was noted that many of the artistic pieces became more regimented including lots of teacher input and copying. Many pieces included lots of muted colours such as black and which with less creativity in comparison to the early stage for example.
Between these two sessions throughout the day we discussed many links that became evident between visual arts and music within the classroom. We concluded that incorporating these subjects into a child’s development encouraged them to be creative and expressive using different medias. We also concluded that taking part in these curricular areas would build confidence and also improve the health and wellbeing of a child as they could relieve stress and relax in the classroom. The idea of including visual arts and music into a child’s timetable at school was also beneficial to children of all ages as they are cross curricular activities which could help give them a fuller understanding of a variety of areas and how to express their findings in different ways.
Overall the importance of these subjects to children throughout primary education is very significant as it helps them develop many skills which may not be improved directly by taking part in maths and literacy for example. It is also very important as it helps to link cross curricular areas and gives children the chance to show off their creativity in a multitude of ways.
References
• Ho, Y., et al. (1998, November 12). Music Training Improves Verbal Memory. Nature, 396, p 128.
• Ho, Y., et al. (2003). Music Training Improves Verbal but Not Visual Memory: Cross-sectional and
Longitudinal Explorations in Children. Neuropsychology, 17(3), 439-450.
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