Music Part Two

What?
I learned that when you are rewritting the words to a song from a book, that it is easier to write down the key elements from the book first and then create new lyrics from those.  The actual presentation experience was interesting to me because we all taught differently and two groups chose the same song.  It was interesting to learn about some of the things that they taught about.

So What?
It is important for me to remember that my students may not know the difference between rhythm and beat.  It is important to let the whole class explore each of these areas before splitting the class in half to do both.  It is also important that the words fit the song that is being sung.  If they do not fit, it will be harder to learn the song and frustrating for the students.

Now What?
My next steps are to practice what I have learned in the elementary school classroom and find ways to integrate the arts into other areas within the curriculum.  If I do not do that now then I won't do it within my own classroom.