Learner Challenge – Digital Images to Help with Terminology
First year music students can sometimes find the new vocabulary used in analysis challenging. Typically, we listen to songs and try to analyze them as a group. I have also tried using matrixes for the students to think about the terms within the elements of music. Using digital images (unsplash.com) could be a useful and fun way to practice vocabulary. Perhaps in class we can brainstorm several difficult terms and then assign each term to a student. Instead of them returning the next week with the definition, the added challenge and “fun” part about this would be finding an image to accompany it. I think this would help with memorization and also serve as a visual glossary for studying for quizzes or remembering vocabulary for papers. It could also be shared through something like Padlet!
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