The Kinesthetics Dance

"The power of Music and Kinesthetics in education has sprouted this month in my masters degree program. I wrote this in review of my developments. Props go out to Dr. Richard Repp who is my instructor." Enjoy!

The Kinesthetics Dance

© 11-8-11 Hunter Menning, All Rights Reserved

Well, my words, turned to lyrics that evolved into song

The video is shaping up, but I had to cut out the scene with the thong

I am adjusting the tone and bending the pitch

I’ve added some reverb, which has become my favorite new niche

Kinesthetic learning works wonders and more

When body activity is involved, I can’t believe each student’s skyrocketing score

And I love the suggestions my peer group has offered to me

Thank you soooo much David, Dorreen, and Kimberly!

I have the bug - the jitterbug to make music.

It is seriously contagious and a bit outrageous

To ‘Attract’ students to knowledge will cause a world of change

Think of all the benefits, ‘higher grades and attendance,’ this should be the new rage.

Something so powerful as knowledge put to beat and melodic sound

In short bursts of infusion that reinforce key points that abound

Watch the video, see the lights pop on

Every student is involved and it’s because of ‘Song’

Be a ‘Playa’ that lures the students to fun

One day when they are successful, they’ll give you thanks that you were that ‘One’

The Teacher who dared to be different in class

You never mentioned how empty – only how ‘Full’ was their glass!

I use music with motions to teach all my topics

Everything I from capacitors, digital, the transistor dance, and even hydrophonics

Everything with a hook and a song with movement

Kinesthetics is golden for helping memory ‘retent’

Retentivity – increase that and finally all the principals will see

We have the answer to education – it is our destiny

Take them to knowledge take them in fun

‘Song’ is the way – Dr. Repp, look what you have done!

Break it down:

6 students walk to the front and all hold each others hand

The oscillator starts playing a sine wave band

Every other student moves up and the others move down

As the frequency rises they move faster like they’re going to town

When the pitch drops low they spread out side by side

The wavelength of their bob is slow and deep and wide

The room roars with laughter and I say, “Wa’ Sup”

It’s just an oscillator taught by music and kinesthetics – Dr. Repp, Word Up!