Episode #77: Student Choice and Voice

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In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss giving students opportunities for choice and voice in the music room. We talk about little choices, big choices, and making sure students feel seen and heard.

Main Theme

Ideas for providing student choice and voice:
  • Allow student choice with instrument activities
  • Let students express choices in imaginative activities (ie: What color car are you driving with "Highway Number One" - recording by the Shenanigans)
  • Use student leaders in beat-keeping activities, both movement and instrumental activities
  • Consider allowing students to choose their seats/spots in music class
  • Provide student choice in online instruction through choice boards such as a Bingo board or Tic Tac Toe board where students can choose from a variety activities for the week
  • Use a website or a Bitmoji-style digital classroom to give students choice activities for both remote and in-person choice time
  • Provide choice activities (ie guitar circle, boomwhackers, tech time) during "Fun Friday" reward time or on stations days
  • Assign a project such as Soundtrack of My Life (modified activity from Music and Social Emotional Learning by Scott N. Edgar) where students can share musical preferences and songs that are meaningful to them
  • Use a variety of composition activities, scaffolding as needed for younger students
  • Soundtrap is a great looping and collaborative composition tool (check out episodes 123, 124, and 125 from the Afternoon Ti podcast for ideas!)
Know Better, Do Better

Consider the source! Try to use primary and secondary sources as much as possible when using folk music. Tanya recommends Kenya Sing and Dance by Tim Gregory as a great primary source for East African song literature.

Work Smarter, Not Harder

If you using Google Classroom, don't forget to use the "To Review" tab to quickly see what assignments have been turned in and what you still need to grade or review. Then you can mark the assignment as "reviewed" when you are done!

Coda

Carrie recommends cooking with the Pioneer Woman, especially the Dinnertime cookbook.

Tanya recommends watching Being Erica on Hulu or Prime Video.



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