Music In The Classroom

At the end of this semester, one of our classes was focussed on integrating music in the classroom. Our professor began the class by setting out several different QR codes that were connected to a song she thought would be great for some use in the classroom. Each of us scanned and listened to the songs, and then our class circled up and we discussed why the songs we got would be great for the classroom. Ultimately, this was such a great discussion to be a part of. Through my experience in the field, I have witnessed the benefits of host teachers playing popular instrumental music during student work time and also GoNoodle to get students to relax or get those extra jitters out of their system. But, our class discussion involved using music to get students to express emotions. This could be through having them create their own (pre-approved by the teacher of course) playlists that they feel define them and their lives thus far, by having students listen to a song and reflect on it as a class, or by simply having a class theme song that they let define the year they will have. I love all of these ideas, but especially the activity that involves students creating their own playlists. This would be a great activity I would love to use at the beginning of the school year. It would be a great way for me to get to know students, and also an excellent way for them to start of the year by expressing who they are to their peers and I, as their teacher!

Here is a blog giving more information about integrating music in the classroom:
https://blog.kamihq.com/integrating-music-into-the-classroom/