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Read the whole article at GVP: https:\/\/globalvillageproject.org\/news\/coding-in-music-elise-witt-teaches-how-codes-can-help-make-music\/<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Erikah Swift | January 27, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to know that it is not necessary for a musician to be able to read music to make  music,\u201d says Ms. Elise, Artist-in-Residence. \u201cMany musicians learn and create music by ear. Written music is just a code, a language for musicians to communicate with each other.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Integrated Unit of Study this quarter is on coding. Students will spend eight weeks exploring codes in modern and ancient languages and creating their own codes in various settings. As students harmonize through songs, this learning unit about codes highlights a special intersection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCodes are languages created to communicate about specialized subjects,\u201d says Ms. Elise. \u201cIn music classes, we are learning about time (the length of a sound) and pitch (how high or low a sound is).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music class starts with everyone sitting in a circle. The class leader for the day holds a Tibetan singing bowl. She stirs it around and taps it once. A long music note vibrates throughout the classroom. For a few seconds, there is stillness and peace. And a few giggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She taps the bowl again. After the relaxing vibrations, the students recite together, \u201chead up, back straight, feet flat and that\u2019s that!\u201d Now, it\u2019s time to sing. Ms. Elise springs up and separates the class into two groups. Everyone counts up and down from five with their hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can divide into groups and create harmony by singing different pitches together. We are learning numbers in sign language, to help us physically relate to pitches. You probably remember the do-re-mi scale. Well, we can sing and sign the scale with numbers.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the end of this learning unit, students will understand how codes can help them write music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ms. Elise, \u201cThe objective is to really understand the language of music and how music is related to all the other subjects that they\u2019re studying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the next hour, students\u2019 voices melt into a seamless blend of melodies. Ms. Elise directs everyone back to their seats for a final restorative practice. It\u2019s time to close the circle through words of affirmation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am powerful. I am gentle. I am a student. I am a teacher. I am beautiful. I am kind,\u201d the students chant. Then, they end with GVP\u2019s core values. \u201cI am appreciative. I am respectful. I am responsible. I am a lifelong learner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school bell rings for students to transition to the next class, until next Tuesday, when the harmonies will start again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ms. Elise\u2019s current project, \u201cReady or Not<\/a>,\u201d is a community artwork project that features artists from around the world. Two students from our Form 3 class are also featured in the project. \u201cReady or Not\u201d imagines our human journeys, through the image of packing a magic suitcase. You can check out our students\u2019 work now in this YouTube video<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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