Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. Plato
You are the sunshine of my life
CREATIVITY essential feature of learning.
Affective filter hypothesis
"Play is our brain's favourite way of learning"
Didactic principles (in terms of games) FUNCTIONS
Noam Chomsky Stephen Krashen Howard Gardner
GAMES and CREATIVITY in common...
COUNTING, ACTION, TRADITIONAL ROUND, NURSERY RHYMES ( counting, lullabies, riddles, tongue twisters), JAZZ CHANTS
Like a prayer
Multiple intelligences theory
The sounds of silence
WESTERN//SPIRITUALS//POP//FESTIVITIES// ADAPTED
STEPS to use songs in FLL
Breaking Benjamin
She'll be coming round the mountains when she comes// Kumbaya// Yellow Submarine// birthday// The caterpillar
Communicaton, activity, individualisation, socialisation, globalisation, creativity, inclusive education.
In contrast to behaviourist app ->sentences generated from learner's competence. //Input hypothesis //Multiple intelligences theory
It's expressed in terms of imagination, open-mindednes & selfconfidence. (Entails a disposition/ an aptitude)
Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought. E.Y. Harburg 1896-1981
1 familiarise 2 mime, clap 3 read lyrics 4 follow up activities.
Spontaneous and free activities, an end in themselves, educational value, (elements: imagination, originality, expression)
Stevie Wonder (metaphor)
Home (story the wizard of Oz)
Krashen's monitor model
Howard Gardner 1963
Diane Ackerman
Simon & Garfunkel (personification)
Madonna (similes)
Ten little Indiands// if you're happy, Rock Scissors, Paper// Old Mcdonald// Are you sleeping brother John// ten little fingers,// twinkle twingkle, little star//...// Peter Piper
