Social Emotional Learning and Music Education: April 2015
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M. Nevra KÜPANA1
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to show the relationship of music education and social
emotional learning. In this regard, the relationship of music education and social
emotional learning has been researched by literature review. The process of understanding
and comprehending the social and emotional aspects of life are referred to as “social
emotional learning”. The components of social emotional learning are self-awareness,
social awareness, responsible decision making, self-management and relationship skills.
In a school setting, social and emotional learning includes the following skills: 1. effective
relationship skills; 2. responsive, efficient and cooperative participation in group studies;
3. control and conveying through proper means the feelings and impulses; 4. solving the
interpersonal conflicts and disputes in a non-violent, constructive, peaceful and thoughtful
manner; 5. living the life with sound and correct personality traits; 6. ability to incorporate
learning, learning and reflective learning into every aspect of life. Music and social
emotional learning complements each other in the education process with the following
properties: a. Music can be used as an emotional stimulus; b. Music can be used as an
aesthetic experience; c. Music can be used for relaxation and imagination; d. Making
music can be a form of self expression; e. Making music can be a form of group
experience. These skills can be developed by social emotional learning programs to be
prepared according to the students’ developmental periods. Such programs are also useful
for cognitive skills. Activies such as improvisation, ensemble playing/ singing, defining
emotions with music can be used in developing social emotional learning skills in music
education. There is a significant relationship between teaching effectiveness and social
emotional skills. Therefore, it is important to develop the knowledge and skills of the
music teachers associated with social emotional learning.
Keywords: social emotional learning, SEL, music education.
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Yrd. Doç. Dr., Sakarya Üniversitesi Devlet Konservartuvarı, Sakarya, nkupana(at)sakarya.edu.tr
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ABSTRACT
Bu çalışmanın amacı sosyal duygusal öğrenme ve müzik eğitimi ilişkisini ortaya koymaktır.
Bu doğrultuda sosyal duygusal öğrenme ve müzik eğitimi ilişkisine yönelik literatür tarama
çalışması yapılmıştır. Sosyal ve duygusal öğrenme yaşamın sosyal ve duygusal yönlerini
anlama ve kavrama sürecidir. Sosyal duygusal öğrenmenin öğeleri özfarkındalık, özyönetim,
sosyal farkındalık, ilişki becerileri ve sorumlu karar almadır. Okul ortamında sosyal duygusal
öğrenme şu becerileri içerir: 1. Etkili iletişim becerileri; 2. Grup çalışmalarına istekli, etkin ve
işbirlikçi katılm; 3. Duyguların ve dürtülerin denetimi ve uygun yollarla iletilmesi; 4.
Kişilerarası çatışmaların ve anlaşmazlıkların şiddetten arınmış, yapıcı, barışçıl ve düşünceli
biçimde çözümü; 5. Sağlam ve doğru kişilik özellikleriyle hayatı yaşama; 6. Hayatın her
alanına öğrenmeyi öğrenme ve yansıtmalı öğrenme yaklaşımını taşıma. Müzik eğitimi ve
sosyal duygusal öğrenme birbirlerini şu özelliklerle tamamlamaktadır: a. Müzik duyusal bir
uyaran olarak kullanılabilir; b. Müzik estetik bir deneyim olarak kullanılabilir; c. Müzik
rahatlama ve imgeleme için kullanılabilir; d. Müzik yapma kendini ifade etmenin bir şekli
olabilir; e. Müzik yapma grup deneyiminin bir şekli olabilir. Bu beceriler öğrencilerin gelişim
dönemlerine uygun olarak hazırlanacak sosyal duygusal öğrenme programlarıyla
geliştirilebilir. Doğaçlama, toplu çalma/söyleme, müziğe ilişkin duyguların tanımlanması gibi
etkinliklerle müzik eğitiminde sosyal duygusal öğrenme becerileri geliştirilebilir. Sosyal
duygusal beceriler ile öğretim etkililiği arasında anlamlı bir ilişki vardır. Müzik
öğretmenlerinin yetiştirilmesinde onların sosyal duygusal öğrenmeye ilişkin bilgi ve
becerilerinin geliştirilmesi önem taşımaktadır.
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INTRODUCTION
Salovey and Gardner collect emotional intelligence skills under the following
titles (Goleman, 2012, s. 73):
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Emotional intelligence starts to develop at the first years of life. The first
grounds of it are laid by early period of childhood within parent and immediate
family environment. The period between 10th and 18th month is critical for the
formation of emotional conscience. A child recognizes acceptance and rejection
conditions of emotions through parents' reactions to emotions and knows his/her
own emotions. In this way, emotions find opportunity to develop in child's common
life with immediate environment and to have a sound ground (Baltaş, 2005, s. 8).
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Concern: Caring for needs of other people and acting in line with those
needs
Learning how to learn in every field of life and having the approach of
reflective learning.
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emotions of other people and show empathy, establish and maintain positive
relationships and take responsible decisions. These interpersonal and intrapersonal
competencies can be thought and measured. Research show that students with these
skills are more successful in their school and personal lives (CASEL, 2013, s. 4).
Social emotional learning skills are very effective on students in terms of academic
success, learning process motivation, increase in interest to school, active
participation to cooperation process, standing out social skills and developing
problem solving skills (Arslan, Akın, & Demir, 2012). An effective social
emotional learning program starts in pre-school period and lasts until the end of high
school education. CASEL defines five interrelated competency fields in cognitive,
affective and behavioral terms. Definitions of these five competencies are as follows
(CASEL, 2013, s. 9):
A social and emotional program should be drawn for each age-group in order
to develop students’ social and emotional learning in school environment. The
themes to be included in this program are presented in the following table
(Türnüklü, 2004, s. 147):
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Developing friendships
Knowing oneself and others
Recognizing positive, strong and Accepting individual
skillful aspects of others differences
Respect to others’ rights Accepting intersexual
Respect to personal values differences
Understanding body language Assisting and asking for help
expression
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Effective teaching methods are active, participatory and interesting for social
emotional learning skill. Some examples are presented below (CASEL, 2013, s. 10):
It can be taught to little children how to define their own feelings and
possible feelings of other people by means of modeling and coaching. To inspire and
steer students by establishing a dialogue in case of a conflict resolution can be an
effective method.
Students can learn cooperation and team work by taking part in team games.
Cross age guide (matching a student in early age with an older student) can
be effective in building self-confidence, sense of belonging and developing
academic skills.
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c. Music can be used for relaxing and imaging. Slow and relaxing music can
decrease tense emotions of students and thus emotional arrangement can be ensured.
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the student is aware of this emotion, s/he will express it and realize that this emotion
will lead to negative and unrealistic opinions.
Self-management: If the student who was very angry before the first solo
performance can realize his/her fear and its negative effects on his/her performance,
s/he will learn how to take a deep breath, control heart pulses and relax for a better
performance.
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sharing, respecting others’ rights, obeying rules etc. (Güngör, 2003, s. 123). In
addition, children learn controlling their emotional reactions, self-confidence,
empathy and various moods and reactions in emotional development process of
game. Orff considers improvisation as playing with an instrument. Considering each
society to take its source from cultural values, Orff-Schulwerk creates playing areas
where people can express oneself safely. In this safety environment, people socialize
by means of using communication skills (Çimşir, 2013, s. 43).
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social interaction, self-presentation and concern skills. Therefore, music training has
an important role to acquire social and emotional competencies.
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