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After the session, I realized that teaching music in ECE entails creativity and effort from the teacher. I also realized that as an ECE teacher, we must create a learning environment that will open opportunities for the students to learn music and learn with music. I also realized that music influences students’ learning thus it is important for ECE teachers to provide learning experiences that involve music. I also realized that music can catch the attention of the students. With this, including music to the learning process can really benefit the learning and their development. Apart from this, I realized that music can teach many skills to the students. Through music, the students are able to interact and sing with their classmates during their music activities which could strengthen their social skills. Music can also impact the students’ cognitive skills like memorization, word familiarization, and many more.

Music is indeed part of every classroom especially in early childhood education. I could associate music in my classroom by including musical instruments to learn a certain subject or topic. Musical instruments can be a bit expensive. But, I could create alternatives for the students to use. I would also include nursery rhymes and jingles while teaching the students. At the end of the day, I would want my classroom to be an avenue for my students to learn and to also discover their talents and uniqueness. With this, I would create a learning environment filled with music so that the students can discover their talents.

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Music is essential in an early childhood classroom because it provides not just entertainment but it also helps in the overall development of young learners. For instance, integrating music when teaching engages their brain as they listen to different sounds and patterns, it cultivates their communication skills and allows them to easily express themselves, learn more about their world, etc. All of these are possible if the teacher is capable and passionate in teaching and incorporating music in the classroom.

My takeaway for this session is: First, ECE teachers must be equipped with lots of songs suited for early childhood learners like nursery rhymes, folk songs, jazz songs, etc. It is also best to compile songs based on different categories so the teacher won't experience difficulty in thinking of appropriate songs for that moment. In instances where a teacher does not have his/her binder, it is best if the teacher can instantly come up with a song while matching it with different clapping or snapping patterns to make it more entertaining. Aside from these, the theories discussed were a good topic to reflect on because as a pre-service teacher, it made me analyze the good features of each theory and how I can incorporate them in my classroom in the future.

In my classroom, I plan on associating music during check-in sessions for example checking the attendance, asking about the weather, what day is it, etc. Furthermore, I plan my classroom to be filled with music equipment such as musical instruments, props, costumes, and audio centers, etc. I also plan on incorporating music when getting my learners' attention and when teaching them concepts like the alphabet, numbers, months in a year, or even a hygiene routine. We can also have activities wherein they can share their feelings by dancing to the music.

All in all, I learned that music is not limited. Teachers can use their creativity in creating alternative musical instruments or even use their body parts like their hands and fingers to add a clap or snap while singing. What is important is the teacher and how he/she plans to establish a classroom filled with music because a pre-school classroom should always be alive.

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Music can provide challenges and multi-sensory experiences for children, which can help them learn better and develop cognitively. Music helps children learn the sounds and meanings of words during their early development. Children can improve their motor skills while also practicing self-expression when they dance to music.

The most important reason for Teachers to provide high-quality musical environments for young children is that this is a critical period for developing musical skills and understanding, as well as other aspects of learning, and children should be given the opportunity to develop all of their potential skills and talents. This isn't intended to transform kids become young prodigies, rather, it's intended to lay the groundwork for future musical engagement and learning. Participating in music, whether as a performer or a consumer, has the ability to improve one's quality of life, which is extremely significant in today's world.

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I have realized that teaching music in ECE is challenging yet so fun, when you have taken it as something that could be useful and helpful to make the children engaged with the activities as well as the discussions.

It is essential to let the children explore with the every beat of music. As an ECE Teacher, we have a huge role to encourage them to explore more in the music world, only when we also stand as a role model or living sample of someone who really values music.

With the reason that music has a lot of ways to bring different emotions to us, we can take advantage of it. Personally, I would always start the day, even before they arrive inside the room with an up-beat music that is aligned to their age, of course. It is to make them feel the excitement and fun that everyday brings even until the class has been dismissed.

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One of my realizations after the discussion is that music can be a great medium in teaching the youngsters. Since we are innately drawn to music, we can use it to make the learning experiences of children filled with excitement and joy. Another one is children's exposure to various songs and instruments at a very young age is crucial for their musical development.

ECE teachers hold a crucial role in supporting children's music development. We must allow every learner to be actively engaged in any musical learning activities that would enable them to develop the essential skills that they can use in their later years. Teachers must provide opportunities for the children to explore the world of music as it would help them develop in all aspects and discover their talents.

We can effectively teach the importance of music to students' lives by allowing the children to acknowledge how music portrays a significant role in their everyday lives. We can do this by presenting scenarios to them of when or how do we use music (e.g. music as an expression, as a language, as a therapy, etc.) in our lives.

In my future class, I will incorporate music in teaching my students by designing activities for them that will enrich their listening and singing experiences. I will use music as an instrument for more interactive and enjoyable lessons for my students. For example, I could use music every time I  transitioned from one activity to another. Lastly, I will ensure that I will be involved in my student's discovery of their love for music by encouraging and supporting them throughout the process.

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I have realized that introducing music in early childhood will be challenging and exciting at the same time. Music can be seen and/or heard anywhere but the interesting part is that it is our job to chunk into parts the concepts of music in the innocent minds of the children. Our generation was also an advantage as we were able to find music tools and instruments online that can be utilized in teaching music to children without spending lot of money.

The teacher’s role is crucial in supporting children’s music development as we are their companion and source of knowledge. The teachers were the ones who will make the music education more joyful and engaging as possible. And to effectively teach the importance of music to students' lives, the teachers should utilize any available resources that can develop the child’s mind. If there are no present instruments, one can make them out of scrap materials or an alternative instrument and such. The teachers should not solely rely on a discussion approach but use more of hands-on activities that will encourage the children to participate and encourage them to be more interested in music.

In class, I will make use of music during our activities and even during their free time, will encourage the kids to dance with me in the morning, will make use of our body to make sounds or body percussion, will make written and hands-on activities with the influence of music, and will help to figure out their talents hidden behind.

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As the session ended, I realized that in teaching music in ECE, it is important to know every details regarding music as this will greatly impact how the students would absorb and learn the lessons you'll be teaching. Maybe in adults, it is easy to memorize a song, but on ECE, lots of types are needed to be understood in order for you to apply it to your students. You can't just teach music by singing it right away.

As an ECE teacher, we must encompass passion towards what we teach as we should have a strategy of teaching lessons and music to children.  ECE teachers will be the one to guide children on their path of new knowledge and learning.

In class, I will play music during free time, and the songs I will be playing are the ones that are appropriate to their age and the ones that I will be also teaching so they will be familiar from it. I will also let them have heart for music, I will introduce them on instruments that they might be interested on.

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I have realized in teaching music in ECE that it is important to know not just the basic concepts of music but to understand that music plays a crucial role in a child's development. Because, it helps the child in many ways in order to learn and to be prepared for the future that he will set foot later on.

Moreover, our role, as an ECE teacher,  is highly important in supporting children’s music development because the learning information and the learning environment that the child will encounter and will absorb are in our hands. And we can only effectively teach the importance of music to students' lives by showing to the students that we respect and value music too.

Therefore, I would like to associate music in teaching by  using it as a tool for the class to be more engaging and active like playing music or instruments for exercises, giving activities with music on and/or connecting it with play.

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After the session we had with the music group, I have realized how crucial is music to the development of children. Music is not all about teaching it with what knowledge you only have. We must be aware of every detail of it, for it will help us to create and apply music that is suitable and will develop the domains of the children. As future ECE teachers, we should also explore ourselves when it comes to music like trying to engage with musical instruments or at least modulate our voice so that we can make the classroom alive.

As early childhood education teachers, we play a big role in children’s music development because we are the first people who would introduce music to them formally. I believe music is one of the effective tools to use in order for the children to develop, so incorporating it in the classroom will be a great way. To effectively teach the importance of music to the lives of children, we, early childhood education teachers must create activities that will serve as a guide for children to realize the essence of it. For instance, allowing them to share their feelings about certain music played by the teacher. In that way, the children will see that music conveys the emotion of a person.

In my future classroom, I will associate music in teaching by playing instruments in order to show them a clear picture of how music (topics such as tempo, melody, etc.) works. Secondly, I will create songs about what we have discussed that will help the children to remember the important information from the lesson we had.

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After the presentation, I have realized the complexities that entailed teaching music is much more difficult than I originally thought. There are so much factors to consider for it to be able to be used as a tool in teaching. You have to be really creative and talented in order to implement music while teaching. One of the upsides I see in being able to teach music is helping students learn in a variety of ways, not just through traditional discussions. This can encourage and motivate students because it seems like an informal and fun approach.

I would associate music to learning by using it as a memorization exercise. There are studies that show that singing or associating songs to lessons can help you retain information better.

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After the presentation of the music group, I realized that teaching music is not easy, especially teaching the concepts and ideas incorporated within it. For example, the terms melody, rhythm, and tempo. I also realized that it is difficult to implement music in an actual lesson since we, teachers, need to consider a lot of things. It is also an advantage if we can use instruments that will engage the students more.

As ECE teachers, our role in supporting children's music development is quite important as we served as the second parents of these young learners. We are the ones who can see and recognize how music education supports the growth of each learner and have several alternatives for integrating it into their classes. Music in ECE will help the students gain a greater knowledge of themselves and the world,  in addition to supporting their academic accomplishment.

We can effectively teach the importance of music to student's life by using it in teaching and implementing the lesson.

In my future classroom, I will use instruments or materials that produce sounds that the learners and the teacher can use in different activities in the classroom. For example, the use of maracas or anything that rattles while we sing and go around the classroom. I also like to have recycled instruments or musical materials inside of my classroom.