I proposed this experience within the scope of the project “Ensemble music with the guitar” inserted in the Educational Offer Plan (POF) 2017-2018 of the Comprehensive Institute in Cotronei (in the province of Crotone). The project was conducted at the music-oriented lower secondary school. It involved 20 students attending the three first-year classes, and lasted 30 hours with lessons held in the afternoon on a weekly basis. In particular, the path was developed around a fantasy story entitled “The Country of Empty Strings”.
The fantasy story is set in the imaginary kingdom of Soundboard where King Bridge and his wife, Queen Harmonic, live happily along with their seven children C, D, E, F, G, A, B. Unfortunately, maleficent King Capotasto (RIVAL), who lives on the island of Fretboard, kidnaps the two male children C and F (VICTIMS) and closes them in the prison of First Fret. He also ties the five sisters to six tree branches, with the purpose to have them to say that they are sisters, one after the other: E-B-G-D-A-E. They are given the intonation to sing by Magician Diapason, who intervenes along with his brother Magician Metronome (GIVERS OF THE MAGIC MEANS), who in turn provides them with the rhythm to walk. Lastly, E, B, D, A, E along with Capitan Headstock, and his faithful ship boys Tuning Pegs, assisted by Doctor Ribs (HELPERS), manage to cross the Channel of the Neck and to take the little princes back to the Kingdom of Soundboard.
Therefore, the structure contains all the elements of a classic fantasy story: a hero, a rival, helpers, givers.
The main instrument used in the various steps of the experience was the guitar, along with the relevant accessories, such as footrests and electronic tuners. Since the experience was extended to the instrument teachers, we even used the piano, the violin, the clarinet, the recorder, drums and Orff instruments. We even used electronic and multimedia instruments many times, especially when using the IWB. The use of a loop station was very useful as it allowed us to create a pre-recorded accompaniment on which to improvise; even some types of software processors were useful, such as Finale and Audacity, which allowed us to manipulate some audio tracks.
The skills, goals and training objectives selected by the teacher for this experience are shown below.
As regards the objectives to be achieved in this experience, I referred to those laid down in the ministerial documents:
Objectives for the development of competences:
The students learned how to participate actively in the development of music experiences
Intermediate steps:
To establish and control individual and group dynamics
Learning objectives
Knowledge and abilities:
- to learn the acoustic and technological aspects of a musical instrument.
- to learn the basic technique of a musical instrument
- to learn how to use creatively the sounds experienced with brief compositions
The final competence pursued was the ability to improvise, understood as the ability to take immediate decisions and have a try which, generally speaking, is not much applied at school. Each new competence was taken into consideration only when the students had gained awareness of the previous one, thus passing from a mere emotional and implicit comprehension to a full, aware and explicit learning.
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