Re: Music in the classroom

Posted by Mary on 6/21/05

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On 6/14/05, John Dunn wrote:
> Hi, Lynsey.
>
> My wife has used music in her high school art classes. I
believe
> that she once chose Maurice Ravel's "Bolero" and it went over
quite
> well.
>
> However, the use of music is something of a land mine and
I'm just
> the kind of guy who is responsible for that.
>
> All of my life, I have been unable to bring full concentration to
> bear on any difficult problem if there is music present in the
> room. My concentration ability is simply reduced to ZERO!
>
> It doesn't matter if I like the music, or I don't. The difficulties
> I experience are just plain insurmountable.
>
> If you have any student whose reaction to music parallels my
own,
> the results could be disasterous for that student.
>
> Please keep this in mind.
>
> Good luck.
>
> John D.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Music in the classroom, 10/16/04, by DF.
• Re: Music in the classroom, 10/18/04, by Kerry McGarry.
• Re: Music in the classroom, 10/19/04, by Malka Kahn.
• Re: Music in the classroom, 10/24/04, by Joy.
• Re: Music in the classroom, 6/13/05, by Lynsey Gough .
• Re: Music in the classroom, 6/14/05, by John Dunn.
• Re: Music in the classroom, 6/15/05, by Lynsey Gough.
• Re: Music in the classroom, 6/17/05, by Dee Ann.
• Re: Music in the classroom, 6/18/05, by John Dunn.
• Re: Music in the classroom, 6/21/05, by Mary.