by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
What better way to teach students about Social Emotional Learning than through the ARTS? A colleague of mine said it best: “Art IS SEL!” And if music is an expression of humanity, then music is a way we can learn about our abilities to love and be...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
In my last post, Music Sets the Tone, I described my intention of using music more in my classroom as a backdrop to all our activities. It’s been over a week that I have been faithfully soundtracking my classroom! I have committed to teaching while some sort of...
by Elizabeth Peterson | General Interest
Holiday music can bring such joy to people of all ages. Yes, you may get sick of it after a while, but you have to admit, there’s something magical about it as it does only come but once a year. Here is a great site I want to share with you that has links to a...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Not all musical pieces are meant to be heard as stories, but often they can be. Just the other day, my students did a quick write using Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture to create a short story. All this month, I love to do Beethoven-based lessons with my class. ...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Music can be seen as very complex (a Beethoven symphony or Bach variation), sometimes quite simplistic (a nursery rhyme or simple melody). Music can be heard as dark and ominous, joyful and exciting, or even angst-driven with longing. But what is it that makes music...
