Student Activities
Learning Experience 6 - Feeling Sad
Ponder on the prompt below. Freely write down what comes to mind.
The last time I remember feeling really sad…
The last time I remember feeling really sad…
Listen to the song “Vraagtekenliedjie”.
Design a musical activity for a group of preschoolers based on this song that a parent, early childhood teacher or caregiver could use in the context of ‘singing feelings’.
Design a musical activity for a group of preschoolers based on this song that a parent, early childhood teacher or caregiver could use in the context of ‘singing feelings’.
Songwriting
1. Translate the song into another language. [10]
2. Compose a new, original song for children that relates to sadness. Your song must have at least 2 verses and a chorus.
3. Notate the melody and lyrics of both songs.
4. Add Guitar chords of both songs.
5. Create or take a picture to beautify the sheet music of your original composition and make it user-friendly.
6. Save the sheet music as a pdf file.
7. Add a Creative Commons license.
[10]
Performing
Record your two songs (translated and original) and submit your recordings as an mp3.
1. Translate the song into another language. [10]
2. Compose a new, original song for children that relates to sadness. Your song must have at least 2 verses and a chorus.
3. Notate the melody and lyrics of both songs.
4. Add Guitar chords of both songs.
5. Create or take a picture to beautify the sheet music of your original composition and make it user-friendly.
6. Save the sheet music as a pdf file.
7. Add a Creative Commons license.
[10]
Performing
Record your two songs (translated and original) and submit your recordings as an mp3.
Reflect on your experience of the sixth learning experience by recording a video of yourself narrating your joys, challenges and successes related to this learning experience. You can base your video on the prompts from previous weeks or use your own structure.