Procedure- Stages- EMOTIONS & MUSIC

Procedure- Stages- EMOTIONS & MUSIC

Aims of the lessons

ü  The Ss will be able to understand the music as a kind of medicine.

ü  The Ss will be able to understand the message of the song.

ü  The Ss will be able to choose a kind of music with the positive influence on them. 

ü  The Ss will be able to respect the positive aspects of the living.

ü  The Ss will be able to understand the value of life.

ü  The Ss will be able to raise themselves over the problem.

1st lesson- Slovak language and literature

1.     Motivation- Discussion

e.g. What do you think about this stanza?

What emotions and feelings did it evoke deep inside you?

Is it true? (...)

2.     Presentation and Practice

a.      Video- watching the video (clip) of the song. The students try to notice specific details, what the clip is about. The teacher asks them how the singer and the actors are acting, what the clip is about, how they feel (…). This part is related to the symbols of the song.

e.g. White clothes = peace

3 men = entertainment, fun, lightness

Whistling

The melody of the music

Happiness

Joy (…)

b.     Discussion 1-  the right choice of the music- positive emotional influence

c.      Discussion 2- Keep a cool head when the people solve the problem or issue

3.     Production

Mind map (Music = Medicine)- what kind of impact has the music on the students. The teacher tells the students that they could choose their favourite song to motivate themselves in writing or drawing on the map.

4.     Feedback

Pink strip – love it

Yellow strip– fantastic

Green strip – great

Blue strip – well

Red strip – don´t like it

5.     Homework

The teacher divides the students into 3 groups of 4. The students´ task is to choose their favourite song and to perform it by:

1. singing a song,

2. dancing a song,

3. playing a song (the musical instrument).

2nd lesson- English language

1.     Motivation- Mind map

The teacher plays the song Don´t worry, be happy for the students to link the subjects and to remind them the topic of the lessons- Music vs Emotions.

2.     Presentation of the students´ works

3.     Feedback

e.g. What do you think?

Does the music evoke the emotions?

Express your opinion J

Are emotions and feelings related to the music?

If yes, how; if no, how?

The students were very happy about the lesson. They loved presenting themselves by dancing and singing. They cooperated with each other. We, as the teachers, assume that the aims of the lessons were successfully reached. They were smiling all the time. According to their mood, they enjoyed the lessons very much.

CONCLUSION

The students were satisfied with the topic of the lesson because they were under pressure during the examination period (oral and written exams, tests, quizzes). Considering these lessons, they were fully involved into the teaching-learning process. They enjoyed it and they were acting naturally, it means – without stress. They were neither startled, nor shy. The aims were reached, the students were grateful to the both teachers. They thanked for the space that was created to present their work fully (dancing, singing and the music in general). They appreciated the fact that they could get rid of the stress for a while, and that they could relax. „Don´t worry, be happy“ was our motto.