미니 그랜트: 줄리아나 길세스, 우쿨렐레, 그리고 음악의 보편적 언어

프로보시 교육구의 교사와 전문가들은 우리의 혁신가입니다. 그들은 혁신가이자 동반자이며 보호자입니다. 프로보시 교육구 재단은 학교를 더 나은 곳으로 만들기 위한 이들의 노력을 인정하고 지원하고자 합니다.

올해 저희는 미니 보조금을 받은 학군 내 몇 명과 이야기를 나누며 그들이 인식하는 필요성, 미니 보조금 제품, 미니 보조금의 영향, 마지막으로 학교의 학습을 차별화하고 확장하는 방법에 대해 새롭고 어려움을 겪고 있는 전문가들을 위한 조언을 구하고 있습니다.

We spoke with Spring Creek Music Teacher Julianna Gylseth about her mini-grant for new ukuleles, shared how the ukuleles are effective inroads for SpEd and multilingual students who have experience with stringed instruments, and how families can develop music literacy in their home, no matter the music level. Read our conversation below to learn more!

질문: 수업의 문제점은 무엇이었나요, 또는 어떤 부분에서 필요성을 느꼈나요?

For my sixth graders, we have a “Sound Factory ” class for the kids that aren’t in Band or Orchestra. Ukuleles are part of this class, and the ukuleles give them a great chance to teach basic music literacy—they can read notes on the music staff and learn chords. We’re working on many two-part pieces this year: half of the students are learning chords, and the other half will play melodies.

Our old ukuleles are well-used. We must replace several of them and provide better instruments for these kids.

Interestingly, I have many students who’ve recently moved into the country, and many of them know how to play string instruments. Many of the students from South America have experience playing a string instrument, or even ukuleles, in many cases. The ukuleles have become a way for these students to slide in, find their space, and see success quickly.

Q: How can new music teachers try to extend learning or differentiate in their classrooms?

I have several kids who are special education students and many multilingual learners. The nice thing about music is that it is a universal language. They can all tap into it at some level.

For our special education students, I use stickers to help them find locations on the ukulele, and I create modified parts for students who need to catch up.

But there are a lot of access points in music. If you can’t play chords, we have melodies they can read from the note staff.

Q: How can families experience or incorporate music in their house and family?

Music is in our community. Whether it’s a concert at the park or a local university, it’s all over, and you can and should take advantage of these free activities.

But I believe most families have a music culture their parents or grandparents passed down. For parents, just sharing that with their kids allows them to grow and continue extending those family traditions.

And we encourage you to sign up your child to join the school choir. We have bands, choirs, orchestras, and more. Encourage your kids to take advantage of these opportunities.

Sometimes, we think that music needs to be expensive, with costly instruments and fancy lessons, but our voices are at the heart of music. I encourage families to sing together and share their families’ songs. Everything else flows from there.