🎵 Musical Journeys #5｜讓孩子安心唱出來，是音樂教學最美的事

🎵 Musical Journeys #5 | Helping Children Feel Safe to Sing Is the Heart of Music Education

從去年開始，我在這裡偶爾記錄一些音樂課堂的小故事，這是第5篇，也是我想更穩定經營的系列之一。
Since last year, I’ve been occasionally writing about my teaching moments in music class. This is the fifth post in my Musical Journeys series, which I hope to continue more regularly this year.

這週的故事來自一場音樂教學工作坊。
This week’s story comes from a recent workshop experience.

📅 3/15（週六），我參加了紐約市年度的三大音樂教學法協會聯合工作坊，今年輪到 NYCCAOSA 主辦、Dena Byers 老師帶領的研習《Developing the Confident Musician》。
On Saturday, March 15th, I attended the annual Tri-Chapter Workshop hosted by New York City’s three major music education associations: Orff, Dalcroze, and Kodály. This year’s workshop was organized by NYCCAOSA and led by Dena Byers, with the theme “Developing the Confident Musician.”

整場 workshop 的重點，透過不同的有趣教學活動，讓孩子能在合唱教學中，培養「同理心、勇氣與自信」。
The workshop focused on using engaging teaching activities to help children develop compassion, courage, and confidence within a choral setting.

我們從 voice/body warm-up 開始，接著是結合童謠與 body percussion，最後練習用 melodic cells 進行即興旋律創作。
We began with voice and body warm-ups, followed by playful folk songs with body percussion, and finally practiced melodic improvisation using short singing syllables.

最後 Dena 老師也分享了幾首動聽又充滿意義的歌曲，像是：
Sing for Joy, I Lift My Voice, Moonlight on Snow, Love is Love is Love is Love, and O Desayo.
We ended the session by singing several meaningful and beautiful songs.

💭 雖然講者沒特別說這句話，但我當天筆記中寫下了這段反思：

Confidence doesn’t come from perfection. It grows where we feel safe.
自信不是來自完美，而是來自安全感。

這句話我想貼在我的教學筆記首頁。因為我也想，讓我的音樂教室成為一個讓孩子安心唱出聲音的地方。
I want to pin this at the top of my teaching journal. Because I, too, hope my classroom becomes a place where children feel safe enough to sing.