Written By Katherine Giszack The question was posed to me: are WAM songs relevant for students of various ages? I am happy to answer an emphatic, yes, indeed they are. How can I be so sure? The reason is simple: they have been tested and proven effective through first-hand experience. While the songs were in […]
Artistic ESL: The Benefits of Incorporating Music with ESL Instruction As with all teaching methodologies, ESL instruction works best when learning is connected with making the material meaningful in a memorable way. While there is a place for textbooks and direct instruction, language learning in particular is very sensory based. At the same time, the […]
Our world is full of beauty. Beauty can be seen and beauty can be heard. Think of the sounds of Chinese, Russian, French, Dutch, Hindi, German, Zulu, Swiss, and Hebrew. To the untrained ear, these sounds can seem like watercolors on a watery canvas, a mayhem of colors without lines. But to the trained ear, […]
