Assignment 2 music 373

1. Psychomotor learning is a type of learning that uses mental processes to control physical activity involving the muscles. A musical example of psychomotor learning would be having children use an instrument to play a steady beat while singing the abc song to ultimately learn the abc's as well as the meaning of a steady beat.
2. Cognitive learning is a type of learning that involves gaining knowledge and information. A musical example of cognitive learning would be having the teacher present a visual example to the class such as a diagram or a chart in order to help the children fully acquire and understand the musical information. More specifically, teachers can use this method of learning when teaching children how many beats are in each note and how to use the notes to read music.
3. Affective learning is a type of learning that uses the childrens emotions and feelings to help them gain knowledge and fully understand the informationt they are given. In affective learning, children's emotions and feelings play a role in their understanding of the information and their own feelings can be expressed in this type of learning. Therefore, a musical example would be having children describe and discuss their feelings about the lyrics of a particular song before they sing it and then have the children sing out their feelings about the nature of the song.
4.The difference between teacher-centered learning and child-centered learning is that in teacher-centered learning the teacher lectures and provides the children with information and the children simply consume it and play a more passive role. The children are less active in their own learning because the teacher gives them all of the information they need during the lectures by providing them with examples and descriptions and other concepts used to learn. This is very different from child-centered learning because in child-centered learning the children are allowed to explore their way to gaining their own knowledge and are simply guided in the right direction by the teacher. The teacher's role is more passive in this type of learning and the children are more in control of their own learning. It is very common for children to use trial and error techniques when gaining their own knowledge and the teacher is their to assist them in doing so.
5. I believe that I use a combination of visual and aural learning techniques in order to gain knowledge. However, I do learn the fastest and most efficiently from visuals. I understand concepts more when I am given a chart, a diagram or examples on the board to help explain the material I have been given. I also tend to pay more attention to visual examples as oppose to aural ones, which is why I feel I learn faster when visuals are presented.

assignment 1 music 373

My name is Samantha Byers and I am a junior and just transferred to NIU this semester. Music has always played a huge role in my life and I can definitely say that it is one of my true loves! I participated in choir from 5th grade until my senior year and sang soprano. I very much enjoyed being able to sing every day while I was in school and even outside of choir music has been very important to me. I listen to music everywhere that I go and always have my ipod on me to listen to no matter what I am doing. I love all kinds of music, but my favorite is classic rock ! :) Music has always been an outlet for me emotionally and creatively. Not a day goes by where I do not use music to set the tone for my day and I have valued it my whole life. I believe children benefit immensly from musical activities because it provides them with a creative outlet different from what they are used to. I feel that musical activities encourage children to express themselves and gain confidence while learning and I feel that is very important in a curriculum, especially at a young age. Children benefit directly from musical activities in that they are learning and having fun at the same time and it always keeps them focused and active in their learning!