BRAIN
LOVES MUSIC
Probably, a significant proportion of people
may learn the song’s lyrics immediately. In the field of education, learning
content will apply more time than chant’s verses. Music can play a more
constructive role in classrooms, on the point of stimulating students to
acquire knowledge through melody. Jazz Chant is a rhythmic expression of spoken
English. It appears to be in the light of learning to speak and understand with
a particular attention to the sound system of the language.
How do we use Jazz Chants?
Jazz chants are short, snappy poems and rhymes
that any student who can clap or produce sounds is ready for these
compositions. Students may perform this rimes in small or large groups, using
their voices and bodies in order to build meaning. The use of rhythm
instruments, enhance the beat. To be inaugurated in this field, it might be
essential to start with “The Magic Formula”. This drives you to focus on a
topic, for instance subjects and take three words with two, three and one sounds:
language, history and art. Consequently, improve with different rhythms and
enjoy with it.
Why Jazz Chants?
Jazz Chants carry rhythm to the education
context, not only content expressed by learners, it also affects in their
learning process and motivation. It provides opportunities for our learners in
reading practice for fluency and pronunciation. Furthermore, students have the
chance to develop a sense of rhythm in the classroom with simply clapping,
stamping and body movement. In addition, these poems can be used in every
subject and language. The main goal of chants could be defined as the
improvement of student’s ability in communicating in every way.
This ideas represent and adjustment of the
content and language to the music, where learners may feel inspired and
excited. It may be useful to look at this video from Carolyn Graham, Jazz Chant’s
creator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_nPUuPryCs . Moreover, it would be interesting
to take a look at the work of some Spanish rap artists, who use El Quijote to
make their lyrics and expound literature. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apu209VdUbs and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dM4k1KZMW8 .
ENJOY!
Cristina C | 6 de octubre de 2013, 4:13
Hello Cristina,
I am totally agree with the topic that you have decided to write. The music is something very important in our world that help us in a lot of situations to record information or simply to understand different things around us.
The rap that you put in your blog is very funny, I know others like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q23J9u6yJE here you can listen a spanish poem creating a song that can be usefull for the students to learn the letter.
I think that jazz chants motivate all the students because with this manner, they can improve all their feelings and to use their imagination.
Regards,
Cristina C.
Unknown | 6 de octubre de 2013, 4:44
Hi Cris! Thanks for your apportation. This resources are great materials to motivate our students in order to get them involve in literature! :)