Dance
Looking back on the dance classes, I have gained many valuable teaching points and information on the delivery of a dance class and I now feel confident and ready to teach dance in school, knowing I am covering all of the necessary outcomes.
Today was our last session of dance. From our dance sections created in previous classes, the whole class could put them all together and have a full dance that lasted 5 minutes.
Below are some screenshots of our class routine.
The dance involved whole class dance sections and individual group parts. Once the routine had been practiced it was then recorded and we watched it back. Everyone felt proud as the routine had come from our own ideas and was not just made by the teacher. This allows for creativity and individuality- important for the classroom as it will engage and encourage the children, making the session enjoyable.
Here is the link to the full dance routine: http://moodle.uws.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=7698
“When you teach your kids to play basketball, there’s only one way to play. Same goes for football, soccer, and almost any other sport or activity. Dance comes in countless genres and styles, from ballroom to modern and beyond. With such a variegated collection of genres, it’s easy for each student to find something he or she enjoys, whether it’s stomp, ballet, waltz, hip-hop, or tap.” (Spark, 2013). I love this quote as I completely agree. Unlike many other subjects within the curriculum that you either like or dislike, dance provides an opportunity to find at least one style to enjoy.
Music
This week in music, we discussed rhythm. I found this fun as I could learn music notes such as quavers, minims and crotchets and find out how many beats each was worth. To allow us to understand this we clapped out the rhythm that the note made and then counted them out with beaters.
I have been unable to uploads videos so here are screenshots:
We then got a glockenspiel and practices the different notes on that. The lecturer then played ‘Hit the Road Jack’ on the piano and we all took a turn of playing 30 beats individually. I felt nervous when we were told we would perform a solo, however as we were only using the notes A, C, D, E and G, we were informed that the tune could not sound bad.
Below are screenshots:
Students of the arts learn to think creatively and to solve problems by imagining various solutions, rejecting outdated rules and assumptions. Questions about the arts do not have only one right answer. (Musedadmin, 2014). Throughout this module, I am beginning to see all the benefits that the Expressive Arts bring that are not gained within other subjects.
References
Musedadmin. (2014) Twelve benefits of music education. [Online] Available: http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/twelve-benefits-of-music-education/ [Accessed: 7 January 2017].
Spark. (2013) Benefits of music and dance in PE class. [Online] Available: http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/benefits-of-music-and-dance-in-pe-class/ [Accessed: 7 January 2017)].
