Welcome
Welcome to our musicreative space.
This website was inspired by an initiative to create or adapt Open Educational Resources (OER) for music education that would not only benefit music education students, but also anyone who loves music and enjoys singing. The aim of this initiative is to collect, create and facilitate OER in music to support children’s social-emotional learning, by giving them musical tools for self-expression. As the title clearly indicates, the focus is on interconnecting singing and feelings.
OERs are “learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others” (UNESCO, 2019). Therefore the material on the website, as indicated in the disclaimer, is available for everyone.
It is well-known that music education benefits the socio-emotional learning of the young child. A lack of culturally responsive music teaching resources is a challenge in teaching children, although music in the mother tongue is a readily available cultural resource. To achieve the desired outcomes of music in the mother tongue, using cultural resources is key.
By creating a platform that makes musical resources that relate to children’s socio-emotional development freely available, children in diverse contexts could be assisted and multilingualism could be promoted.
Therefore please feel free to post your submissions of original songs on the Contact & Submissions-page. Submissions can include lyrics, sheet music, chords, tabs and recordings to engage young children through music; nurture the ways to express their feelings and help them to stay positive in creative and fun ways. Visit our Blog to participate in our discussions and download our Resources.
If you are an educator, you are welcome to browse through the learning experiences in Student activities. Feedback and suggestions for collaborations are welcome!
Enjoy your visit.
This website was inspired by an initiative to create or adapt Open Educational Resources (OER) for music education that would not only benefit music education students, but also anyone who loves music and enjoys singing. The aim of this initiative is to collect, create and facilitate OER in music to support children’s social-emotional learning, by giving them musical tools for self-expression. As the title clearly indicates, the focus is on interconnecting singing and feelings.
OERs are “learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others” (UNESCO, 2019). Therefore the material on the website, as indicated in the disclaimer, is available for everyone.
It is well-known that music education benefits the socio-emotional learning of the young child. A lack of culturally responsive music teaching resources is a challenge in teaching children, although music in the mother tongue is a readily available cultural resource. To achieve the desired outcomes of music in the mother tongue, using cultural resources is key.
By creating a platform that makes musical resources that relate to children’s socio-emotional development freely available, children in diverse contexts could be assisted and multilingualism could be promoted.
Therefore please feel free to post your submissions of original songs on the Contact & Submissions-page. Submissions can include lyrics, sheet music, chords, tabs and recordings to engage young children through music; nurture the ways to express their feelings and help them to stay positive in creative and fun ways. Visit our Blog to participate in our discussions and download our Resources.
If you are an educator, you are welcome to browse through the learning experiences in Student activities. Feedback and suggestions for collaborations are welcome!
Enjoy your visit.