Artifact Explanation -
This artifact is an example of a new way I engaged 6th grade students, especially visual learners, in understanding how articulation stays the same across dynamic levels as preparation for our piece, "Zombies Knocking at Your Door." Students had been struggling with lengthening their staccato articulation when they would play at louder dynamics. This exercise was first of many times I went through it to introduce the concept. This was at the very beginning of my student teaching so my cooperating teacher was helping me as well.
Utilizing this exercise not only helped the visual learners, but assisted with everyone seeing and hearing the difference between different articulations and dynamics in the same location. Along with this, the more creative and advanced students in the class were who I called on to suggest changes to the rhythm allowing them a chance to try compositional abilities to a more advanced level than some of their peers.
This artifact is an example of a new way I engaged 6th grade students, especially visual learners, in understanding how articulation stays the same across dynamic levels as preparation for our piece, "Zombies Knocking at Your Door." Students had been struggling with lengthening their staccato articulation when they would play at louder dynamics. This exercise was first of many times I went through it to introduce the concept. This was at the very beginning of my student teaching so my cooperating teacher was helping me as well.
Utilizing this exercise not only helped the visual learners, but assisted with everyone seeing and hearing the difference between different articulations and dynamics in the same location. Along with this, the more creative and advanced students in the class were who I called on to suggest changes to the rhythm allowing them a chance to try compositional abilities to a more advanced level than some of their peers.