Topic: Listening to poems and music, creating within music Unit: Listening to a poem by Oton Župančič, listening to vocal-instrumental compositions to Župančič’s texts (Ciciban-Cicifuj (Messy Ciciban) by Ciril Pregelj, Dedek Samonog (One-legged Old Man) by Aleksander Lajovic, Na kolenu (Knee Bouncing) by Blaž Arnič, Zlato v Blatni vasi (Gold in the Muddy Town) by Borut Lesjak1, creating a melody to a poem by Oton Župančič (Kadar se ciciban joče (When Ciciban Cries)). General objectives: Experiencing, learning about and enjoying the arts; Development of aesthetic perception and the sense of artistic; Critical acceptance of artistic texts by a Slovene poet; Development of the ability to express the same experience through different types of artistic expression; Development of creativity and specific artistic abilities. Objective: Children Enjoy listening to songs and poems, Experience the acoustic characteristics of a song or poem, Express their understanding of the song or poem, Reacts to emotional elements of the text, Develop aesthetic sensitivity and a positive attitude towards works with artistic value, Develop intentional auditory attention, Learn the meaning of the terms poet and composer, Create a melody to a familiar text of a poem and an instrumental accompaniment, Receiving feedback on inventions, develop self-confidence and positive attitude towards creating, Express musical experience and their ideas of a musical work by creating with movement, art or words. Methods: Experiential listening, making up a melody to a familiar text, creative accompaniment, expression of musical experience and ideas with creative communication through movement, art and words, conversation, explanation, play. Forms: Class work, group work, individual work. Means: Drawings, song books, scores, rhythmical instruments, drawing sheets, coloured pencils, CD player, video camera. | |||
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| Activities | Teacher | Pupils |
1. | Conversation about the meaning of the terms poet and composer | Directs the conversation about the key characteristics defining the two terms. | Participate in the conversation, identify and explain the differences between the two terms. |
2. | Learning about the life and work of the Slovene poet Oton Župančič | Invites children to listen to a short presentation of the poet’s life and reads a few poems, e.g. When Ciciban Cries, Messy Ciciban, One-legged Old Man, Knee Bouncing, Gold in the Muddy Town, etc. | Participate in the conversation and listen carefully to poems. |
3. | Listening to poems by Župančič, put to music | Invites children to listen to songs: Messy Ciciban, One-legged Old Man, Knee Bouncing, Gold in the Muddy Town. | Listen carefully to songs. |
4. | Repeating a familiar poem | Invites children to repeat the poem When Ciciban Cries. | Repeat the poem. |
5. | Creating a melody to a familiar text | Assumes the role of a composer and makes up a melody to the text of the poem. Invites children to play the role of a composer themselves and create a melody to the poem When Ciciban Cries. | Listen, assume the role of a composer, create music. |