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Using the Guitar in the Classroom
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PaulG
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Using the Guitar in the Classroom
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So, apart from being an English teacher, I �m also a guitarrist. I would love to be able to use my guitar in the classroom in a way that it can help my students learn better. Any ideas? |
6 Feb 2016
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ana.ap
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Just use songs in class!! And there are lots of funny activities or role plays you can carried out with some music as a base. I love this one, for example, ha ha ha ha:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q Pupils love it too!
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6 Feb 2016
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PaulG
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-sigh- This post is not about what kinds of activities can be used with songs... I use that... But students enjoy live music. Your answer was not at all helpfull since it has nothing to do with what I asked. |
6 Feb 2016
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crolston
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-You could play relaxing music for them as they do an activity. -You could invent an activity like musical chairs, but using language, and play the music yourself on the guitar. http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/lessons/index.pl?read=2959 I think it would be better if the person who doesn �t find a chair (or a card) had to do the language activity, like name all the vocabulary words, but you could invent something better for your students. -You could do jazz chants in class with the guitar for music to accompany it http://www.teachingvillage.org/2010/05/23/how-to-create-a-jazz-chant-by-carolyn-graham/ I hope this helps! |
6 Feb 2016
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cunliffe
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Threaten to strike them with it if they misbehave.  |
7 Feb 2016
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almaz
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Oh, come on, Lynne! As you can see from his answer to Ana, Paul is obviously far too sensitive, compassionate and tactful to do something like that.
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7 Feb 2016
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Manuhk
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I second spinney �s comment. @ Almaz 👍 That reply to ana was almost like biting the hand that feeds ...
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7 Feb 2016
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cunliffe
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Alex, Manuhk and Dale - quite! I am awaiting with trepidation (or glee ) his response to my suggestion!
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7 Feb 2016
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spinney
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@ Lynne - I suspect he may take you at your word. |
7 Feb 2016
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PaulG
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Thank you to those who have been helpful.
To the one who said to threaten, I have no problem with your comment, so ignore the idiots.
No, I �m not too sensitive. But when I ask for ideas on how to implement something, I don �t expect someone to tell me to do something else instead. That �s like saying, "Your idea is too stupid, so try this." |
7 Feb 2016
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