Joy flooded the classroom. With faces of enthusiasm and maximum expectation, the sixth graders have been able to play the longed-for wind instruments with their hands. Finally, after a break of almost two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the German School, located in Tabaiba Alta, takes up the traditional wind instrument classes, with a methodology that is as surprising as it is effective.
In this center, fifth and sixth graders can rent a wind instrument that accompanies them for two years in music classes, which become a true symphony orchestra. It is not necessary to have previous knowledge. The goal is for each child to have the opportunity to become familiar with an instrument and to value music as part of their life. The trumpet, trombone, transverse flute, clarinet and saxophone thus become allies in the comprehensive training of young people, since music is essential for the personal development of adolescents and, in addition, fulfills an important social mission .
This methodology, so close to experimentation and discovery, is typical of this German School (officially recognized by the German authorities), which focuses teaching on motivating the student to learn more and more autonomously and so that -guided by teachers – discover and develop your own talents.
The pandemic has been a major educational challenge around the world. In this educational center, digitization has allowed cooperative and innovative work that hygiene measures had restricted. Thanks to tablets and electronic whiteboards, the students of the German School have a new way to explore and express their ideas, also in the field of music. For example, the use of musical applications for educational purposes makes it easier for students to compose their own songs and even allowed the creation of a digital orchestra in the months of strict confinement.
Fortunately, the coronavirus has not ended the illusion of the students. From now on, in music classes you will hear an “all out!”, Because it is outside, with fresh air and a lot of distance, where young artists learn to play the first notes on “their” instrument.
