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.

Methodical steps

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.