Week One: Fcus: Emtins T increase emtinal awareness. T be aware f the purpse f emtins. T develp an understanding f hw emtins help us. T be able t cnfidently navigate Me, Md, Music website. The students will be able t navigate Me, Md, Music website and lcate infrmatin and resurces fr emtins. The students will be able t practise using their emtinal language and emtinal understandings thrugh the use f emtin clur wheel and emtin drag and drp. The students will be able t define a particular emtin and what cntributed t them feeling that way thrugh class discussin and emtins wrksheet. Teacher Preparatin: Read ratinale f Me, Md, Music and be familiar with emtins page cntent, emtinal clur wheel and emtin drag and drp. Cpies f emtin clur wheel wrksheet fr every student. Intrductin: Discussin: Emtins what are they? What s their purpse? Hw d ur emtins help us? Students and teacher will need URL: http//.www.memdmusic.nsw.edu.au Develpment: Students t navigate t emtins page. Students t read page n why we have emtins. Discussin. Students t navigate t understanding ur emtins page. Read thrugh, fllwed by discussin. Navigate t emtin clur wheel. After students have had an pprtunity t be familiar with the emtin clur wheel, direct students t wrksheet where students cnsider and recrd what emtin they have felt befre, and what was the surce f that emtin. Students cnsider 5 emtins they have felt befre but didn t knw what they were called. Cnclusin: Students t click n Drag and Drp where they match facial expressins t emtinal descriptrs. 1
Week Tw: Fcus: Emtins T increase emtinal awareness. T develp understandings f methds fr emtinal awareness. T increase emtinal vcabulary. T be able t cnfidently navigate Me, Md, Music website. The students will be able t navigate Me, Md, Music website and lcate infrmatin and resurces fr emtins. The students will be able t discuss methds used fr develping emtinal awareness. Teacher Preparatin: T be familiar with page n emtins Hw can I get mre in tuch with my emtins? Cpies f emtins wrksheet fr every student. Intrductin: Review and brief discussin f the purpse f emtins and hw they help us. Students t vlunteer any new emtins they had cme acrss n the emtin clur wheel that they hadn t heard f befre but had felt. Develpment: Intrduce emtins wrksheet. Students t access Me, Md, Music site and click n emtins clur wheel link. Students t select ne emtin t recrd as emtin f the day. Students can either chse an emtin that they are feeling presently r any ther emtin f their chice they have felt befre. Students t recrd its definitin, synnyms, putting the emtin in a sentence, and what makes the student feel this way. Ask students t share their emtin f the day respnses. Bringing attentin t the belief that all emtins are valid bth psitive and negative, as we experience the full spectrum f emtins as humans. Discussin pint: Is there anything yu can think f that helps us t get even mre in tuch with ur emtins? Student respnses. Navigate t Hw can I get mre in tuch with my emtins? Students and teacher read thrugh tgether. Cnclusin: Fcus in n music listening as a strategy t develp emtinal awareness. Ask students what they like t listen t when they re feeling stressed ut, chilled, happy. Intrduce students t My Music pages and highlight that the large part f the website is dedicated t using music and art t express yur emtins. Over the next few weeks everyne will be setting up their wn persnal music and art pages. Have students recrd www.http//me,md,music.edu.au s they can g n line and check ut the My Music pages fr hmewrk. 2
Week Three: Fcus: Md T identify difference between md and emtins. T be aware f hw md can influence academic utcmes. T increase repertire f md regulating strategies. T cnsider music as an effective way t express emtins and regulate md. T be aware f healthy and unhealthy uses f music. The students will be able t read and discuss hw md can affect schl wrk. The students will be able t brainstrm and discuss strategies fr changing md. The students will be able t read and discuss hw music can affect md. The students will be intrduced t a fact sheet n healthy and unhealthy uses f music. The students will be able t cnsider and discuss active music making methds t express emtins and influence md. Teacher Preparatin: T be familiar with Md cntent n Me, Md, Music website. T be familiar with website http://www.tuneyurmd.cm/wpcntent/uplads/2014/04/music_listening_and_our_ Mental_Health_Factsheet_V3D.pdf fr discussin n healthy and unhealthy uses f music. Intrductin: Brainstrm What is md? Is md different frm emtins? Hw? Develpment: Brainstrm Hw can yur md affect yur schl wrk? Navigate t md page n Me, Md, Music website. Read and discuss. Brainstrm Hw can we get urselves int a psitive md? What d yu d? Share respnses. Navigate t S hw can I get int a psitive md? fr additinal ideas that may nt have cme up in discussin. Discussin Can listening t music affect yur md? Pst discussin - navigate t page Can music really affect my md? Read thrugh with students. Discussin Can music smetimes make us feel wrse? When might listening t music make us feel wrse? Direct students t click n Listening and ur mental health factsheet - http://www.tuneyurmd.cm/wpcntent/uplads/2014/04/music_listening_and_our_mental_health_factsheet_v3d.pdf Active Music Making - Navigate t Using Music t express emtins and change yur md. Discuss and link thrugh t active music making activities sng writing, creating yur wn beats and lps, virtual instruments, music supprt sites fr guitar and ukulele. Navigate t recmmended apps fr music making and discvery. Cnclusin: Fcus: Cnsider hw we can use music in a psitive way. Reflect and Share: - What des music d fr yu? Des it make yu feel better r wrse? When is it helpful? When is it nt? 3
Week Fur: Fcus: Md and escape T intrduce and encurage students t access an electrnic e-tl escape that can be used t express emtins and regulate md. T encurage students t cnsider their music chices as prviding them with further insight regarding their emtinal states. T empwer students t use music as ne f their strategies in expressing emtins and regulating md. The students will be intrduced t the escape app and tutrial. The students will be able t reflect n the assciatins we have with particular sngs. The students will be able t discuss different ways we use music. The students will be able t investigate hw ther teenagers are using music. Teacher Preparatin: T be familiar with escape App. Further infrmatin can be fund n the fllwing link: http://www.yungandwellcrc.rg.au/musicescape/. T be familiar with the tutrial pages and hw students can submit their wn pre-set playlists. Cpies f music and emtins wrksheet fr every student. Intrductin: Infrm students that researchers frm University f Technlgy in Queensland have been wrking n a cllectin f etls fr teenagers t use t supprt their mental health. One f these tls is escape which is based n yur wn music cllectin and hw yu can use yur music t express emtins and influence yur md. It was just released last year and is available thrugh itunes. The app called escape is what we re ging t be lking at tday. Develpment: Students t navigate t Me, Md, Music and click n escape link. Click n Tutrial and g thrugh the tutrial page by page. Page 1 All f the sngs in yur library n yur phne r ipad will be tagged with a md (excited, happy, stressed, aggressive, depressed, bred, peaceful, chilled) Page 2 Tagged sngs can be srted alphabetically r by md. Page 3 Sngs can be retagged if yu dn t agree with the md given t it. See ntes n this page regarding persnal experiences we have with sngs and hw that can influence the md and relatinship we have with ur sngs. Reflectin: D yu have particular sngs that are very imprtant t yu? What md des that sng represent fr yu? Page 4 Main Menu: Here yu can access yur wn playlist r chse a pre-set play list. Discussin: What are the uses f music in yur life? Hw can yu use music t influence yur md? Pst discussin - identify the pre-set play lists f wake up, wrk ut, party, fcus, cl ff and chill. Read thrugh additinal text n page 4 with students and direct them t the ptin f sharing their wn pre-set playlists with thers. Direct students t where n the webpage they can submit their wn playlist fr particular purpses. Page 5 Displays yur mst recent playlist histry. 4
Page 6 Drawing a jurney: Cnsider what yur current md state is. Are yu in a stressed md, excited md, r bred md? D yu want t change yur md? What md wuld yu prefer t be in? Draw a jurney frm ne md state t anther. The jurney will play all yur sngs in thse mds. Page 7 The current sng being played is shwn by a white dt. Page 8 If yu want t swap ut a sng fr anther in the same categry yu can d that s yu can make up yur wn ideal playlist. Wrksheet: Music and ur Emtins : Reflectin and Recrding: Think abut yur sngs and which sngs yu wuld listen t if yu were feeling any f these emtins. Write dwn 2 sngs against each f these emtins. Yu might nt have as sng fr every emtin listed. Cmplete what yu can. Cnclusin: Direct students t click n http://www.tuneinntut.cm/music/ t hear hw ther students are using their music. Discussin: Students reprt back t describe hw ther teenagers are using their playlists. 5
Week Five: Fcus: Music and Md Sng Examples and the Wellness Cntinuum T intrduce the cncept f a wellness cntinuum thrugh My Md and Music Scale. T encurage increased cnsciusness surrunding music chice and md. T increase student s repertire f music frm a variety f md states. T increase cnfidence and skills in using Me, Md, Music website. T encurage students t use music fr md regulatin. The students will be able t lcate the music and md page in rder t increase repertire f music that is reflective f md. The students will be able t reflect upn and discuss what they prefer t listen t when in particular md states. The students will be aware f hw they can submit their wn suggestins fr music and md examples. The students will be intrduced t My Md and Music Scale (Wellness Cntinuum) and will be able t cnsider and recrd what sngs they feel like listening t when they are feeling stressed ut (aggressive, stressed), flat (depressed, bred), ptimistic (chilled, peaceful) and awesme (excited, happy). Teacher Preparatin: T be familiar with Music and Md page and hw they can submit their wn sngs t the site. T be familiar with the cncept f My Md and Music Scale In ur lives we re cnstantly mving backwards and frwards between feeling pretty awful t firing n all cylinders. When we re feeling stressed ut we mst prbably want t listen t different music than when we re feeling n tp f the wrld. What d yu listen t when yu re feeling stressed ut, flat, ptimistic, awesme? Fr each student t have a cpy f My Music and Md Scale wrksheet and Md Jurney Playlist wrksheet. Fr students t have their wn headphnes. Intrductin: Direct students t navigate t the page titled My Music n Me, Md, Music website. Intrduce the cncept f the wellness cntinuum titled My Music and Md scale. Read thrugh intrductin f the scale tgether. Discussin: What d yu prefer t listen t when yu re feeling stressed ut (aggressive, stressed), flat (depressed, bred), ptimistic (chilled, peaceful) and awesme (excited, happy)? Tpic fr cnsideratin: What if yu dn t have any music in yur wn cllectin that yu culd put n t chill ut t r t express feelings f anger r frustratin? Develpment: Navigate t Music and Md page. Direct students t each f the md states and have a lk thrugh and listen t a few sng examples frm each md state. Discussin: D yu agree r disagree with any f the sngs listed? Our relatinship with music is a highly persnal ne and where ne sng may sund depressive t ne persn, it may be a happy chill ut sng t smene else. 6
Highlight t students hw they may submit their wn suggestins fr sngs t match each f the md states. Sngs can be submitted t the website but will have a greater chance f making it nt the list if the language is apprpriate in the sng (s as t nt cause ffence t ther students listening). Next week students will be able t create their wn persnalised play lists in their Music and Md Scale. This week students will cnsider what they prefer t listen t when they are feeling stressed ut, flat, ptimistic and awesme. Cnclusin: Ask students t cnsider hw they culd use their music cllectin t mve frm ne md state t anther? What if yu are feeling flat and want t be in a happier md state? Hw abut if yu re feeling stressed ut and want t mve int a mre chilled ut state? Culd yu use yur music cllectin t influence yur md? Discussin. Md Jurney Playlist Wrksheets. Ask students t reflect n the md states n the wrksheets and recrd sngs they culd play that culd be effective in influencing their md. 7
Week Six: Fcus: My Music persnal accunt: My Music and Md Scale T encurage student cnfidence in using Me, Md, Music website fr expressin f emtin and regulatin f md. T increase student s insight int hw they use their wn music. T be aware f hw art activities can be linked t their music listening. T increase cnsciusness surrunding the use f music in healthy and unhealthy ways. T empwer students t use their wn persnal resurces t express emtin and regulate md. The students will be able t set up a persnalised My Music accunt t cllect and develp playlists which express emtin and can be used t regulate md. The students will be able t create their wn persnalised playlists under md headings f Stressed Out, Flat, Optimistic and Awesme. Students will be able t access accmpanying art activities. Students will be prepared fr alerts that will present n their Stressed ut and Flat playlists. Students will be able t access the Md Card fr persnalised feedback n hw effective their chsen activities are fr expressing emtin and influencing md. Teacher Preparatin: T be familiar with creating persnalised student accunt by clicking n T be aware f hw t create playlists under each f the md states n My Music and Md Scale. Playlists can be created by clicking n Add Music. T be familiar with the Md Card, the questins and the drp dwn respnses. Be familiar with the example f the graphed recrd card [link t recrd card example] Intrductin: Navigate t Me, Md Music and click n Music and Md Page. Review hw we can assciate certain sngs with particular mds and ask students t reflect n hw they have been using their wn music thrughut the week. Develpment: Click n My Music which will link t My Music and Md Scale. Intrduce the functinality f creating yur wn playlists t listen t when in particular md states. Explain hw the Stressed Out playlists will be a cllectin f yur wn set f sngs that yu like t listen t when yu re feeling aggressive r stressed ut. The Flat playlist will cntain sngs yu like t listen t when yu re feeling depressed r bred. The Optimistic playlist will cntain sngs that yu like t listen t when feeling chilled r peaceful and the Awesme playlist will cntain sngs yu like t listen t when feeling excited r happy. Students can either bring sngs ver frm each f the my md states n the Music and Md page r search fr sngs thrugh (YuTube functin? with n vide audi visualiser). Theses playlists will be saved t yur wn persnal lgin accunt. T access yur playlists in the future yu will need t enter yur persnal URL in space prvided. 8
Art Activities: Bring attentin t art activities that can be accessed in each f the playlists if yu chse. An ptin will present itself n each f the playlists if yu wuld like t d mandala cluring while feeling stressed ut r. when in a flat md,.. while listening t yur ptimistic playlist r ding when in an awesme md. If yu dn t want t d the suggested art activity yu may chse t decline. Bring attentin t alerts that will appear in the Stressed ut and Flat playlists at track 4 and again at track 8. The alerts will check in with students t see if they have had enugh time t express their emtins, if the music is helping r making them feel wrse and if they think it s time t mve nt the next md space f My Music and Md scale. Theses alerts have been placed t remind students that listening t music when yu re feeling lw can end up making yu feel wrse. The alerts are placed t encurage increased cnsciusness surrunding the use f music. Students can begin t create their wn persnal lgin accunts and start t develp their wn playlists under each f the md headings. Have students recrd their URL fr future lgins. Cnclusin: Md Card: Click n Md Card. Intrduce the card as a way fr students t keep track f which activities are mst effective fr them in expressing their emtins and influencing their md. G thrugh all the questins and drp dwn ptins. Explain that after cmpleting the card n 4 separate ccasins a reprt will be sent t them which graphs up all their respnses. Shw students an example f the recrd card. Encurage students t cntinue adding t their playlists, submitting sngs, sharing their uses f music, making music and cntinuing t use music as a way f expressing their emtins and influencing their md. 9
Week 7: Fcus: Me, Md, Art - Art Diaries. T facilitate creativity using art. T prmte relaxatin. T experience the use f art as a nn-verbal means f self-expressin and cmmunicatin. T be able t cnfidently navigate Me, Md, Art website. The students will be able t navigate Me, Md, Art website and get t knw the tls, websites and apps t create art pieces. The students will be intrduced t the cncept that art is a nn-verbal means f self-expressin and cmmunicatin. The students will discuss hw they can explre feelings and experiences using art. Teacher Preparatin: T be familiar with Me, Md, Art website. Read Getting Started and be familiar with navigating the pages fr clur, affirmatins and themes. Find examples f art wrks frm the Art Diary Pages. Intrductin: Discussin: Hw d peple express their emtins and cmmunicate with thers? Verbal and nn-verbal? Is art an effective way t express emtins and cmmunicate with thers? Discuss the varius media/tls used by artists. Students and teacher will need URL:http//.www.memdart.nsw.edu.au Intrduce the art page featuring the art diary. Diaries what are they used fr? Hw can they increase self- awareness and self-reflectin? Develpment: Students t click n Getting Started. Teachers and students t read and discuss. Shw examples frm Art Diary pages. Students t navigate t the clur page and discuss their favurite clurs and what they think certain clurs mean. Students t navigate t the affirmatins page and discuss hw affirmatins can encurage a mre psitive attitude t life. Students t practise using the art tls n the art diary page. Fr example cluring in mandalas in Clrfy. Students t becme familiar with all the different apps available. Students t begin cllecting their favurite images frm websites r dwnlading their wn phts. Cnclusin: Fcus: cnsider hw we can use art fr self-expressin, cmmunicatin and relaxatin. Cnsider hw clur can express ur emtins and influence ur mds. Reflect and share: What kind f art wrks r images are yu drawn t? D yu like images f nature, animals r cartns? 10
Week Eight: Fcus: My Art Diary: Setting up persnal accunt T express their emtins and reflect n their artwrks. T cnsider art as an effective way t express difficult feelings. T increase mre flw experiences. T cnfidently navigate Me, Md, Art website. The students will be able t access the art page and create, save and print their pages. The students will be able t access their wn music while creating their art. The students will be able t use the art pages fr multiple uses, birthday cards, illustrated bks as gifts, private jurnals. The students will be able t use the art diary t set gals fr the future. The students will be able t set up a persnalised My Art accunt. Teacher Preparatin: Students need their wn headphnes and are familiar with the music link n the art page. Be familiar with Sketchpad and Clrfy apps. Be familiar with the lcatin f art diary examples in Getting Started and images in Get Inspired page. Intrductin: Navigate t the Themes page t get started. Intrduce students t the categries/themes: media explratin, cncentratin and memry, self-perceptins, family relatinships, dreams and petry. Intrduce students t the 30 day diary prmpts. Intrduce students t the 10 diary pages. Develpment: Students t select frm either Themes r Diary prmpts. Students t review the pages that they became familiar with last week and chse the images they want t use. Students t experiment with using layers f clur, markings and text tgether n ne page. Intrduce students t the ptin f listening t their music while creating their artwrks. Students will create their persn lgin accunts and start t create and save their wn artwrks. Have students recrd their URL fr future lgins. Cnclusin: Students t review and share their artwrks. Mving Frward: After creating and saving several pages, lk at all yur wrk ver a perid f time and ntice any patterns r recurring themes. Try t ntice if yur artwrk is changing r seems stuck n the same images. Students can use their diaries t set gals fr the future. Students t print ut several pages and either staple r use a binding machine t make a bk r magazine. 11