"Music without borders"

We want to put together children's interests and their need to learn something new. We think that this way of learning is the best for kids.
Music reflects our culture and society and so the teaching and learning of music enables children to better understand the world they live in. Music is a creative and enjoyable activity and unique way of communicating that can inspire and motivate all children. Music gives them an opportunity for personal expression. Singing songs in foreign languages and playing on instruments is important in helping children feel part of a bigger European community.

1. To get to know children from other school.
2. To support international cooperation and communication between partners.
3. To develop responsibilities to cooperate from a long distance.
4. To improve english language in communication.
5. To perfect ICT usage.
6. To give all children a thorough grounding in basic musicianship skills: singing Polish (Jarzębinowa piosenka, Maria Szypowska, Księga pomysłów Juka-91), Slovak (Letia letia babie leta, Pesnicky pre deticky, Maria Podhradska, Richard Canaky) and English (Jingle bells, Boney M) songs, playing on handmade instruments.
7. To know how music is made through a variety of instruments.
8. To perform instrumental music with a partner.
9. To join in simple improvised activities.
10. To investigate music by listening, asking questions and discussing.

All photos and videos on "Music without borders" website by mgr Sylwia Leśniacka, mgr Zuzana Šlepecká and mgr Dominika Giezek. Version of songs Jarzębinowa piosenka and Letia letia babie leta by Benedykt Odya. Chorus of Jingle bells by Boney M. All rights reserved.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Polish kids learnt songs in three languages

Today Polish kids learnt songs in three languages: Polish "Jarzębinowa piosenka", Slovak "Letia letia babie leto" and English "Jingle bells". The most difficult for children was Slovak song ;-) but we are bias in favour of learn it. After that we wrote down in our brainstorm map new information which we found out from professor P.Sutt. Then we talked about what material we will use to make instruments.


Dzisiaj polskie dzieci uczyły się piosenek w trzech językach: polskim "Jarzębinowa piosenka", słowackim "Letia letia babie leto" i angielskim "Jingle bells".
Dziękujemy za wspaniałe wersje piosenek "Jarzębinowa piosenka" i "Letia letia babie leta" dr Benedyktowi Odya.
Najtrudniejsza dla dzieci była słowacka piosenka ;-) ale jesteśmy pełni zapału by się jej nauczyć.
Następnie dopisywaliśmy do naszej "mapy myśli "nowe informacje, których dowiedzieliśmy się od profesora P. Sutta.
Potem rozmawialiśmy o tym, jakie materiały będziemy wykorzystywać do wykonania instrumentów.
Sylwia Leśniacka
Dominika Giezek

Słowa piosenek (doc.)

Letia letia babie leta


Jarzębinowa piosenka


Jingle bells