| Aim | The aim is to identify the emotions which can be perceived by different kinds of music and to positively absorb and learn how different reactions may lead to different outcomes. |
| Trainee profile | Any. People with special needs can participate as long as they are able to express themselves. |
| Learning Objectives | To develop a deeper awareness of the range of human emotional expression
To appreciate diversity To get to know each other To develop the skill of showing their emotional expression To understand your own and others’ feelings at different moments or situations |
| n° participants | Up to 15 |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Materials | A playlist with different kinds of songs (for instance a pre-created playlist on Spotify). Ten songs will do.
Free space in the room |
| Preparation | Create a playlist with different kinds of songs and music (loud, soothing, boisterous, sad, angry, etc.) |
| Implementation | 1. Have the participants place themselves around the room. Have them “fill all the empty spaces”.
2. Play one song and let the group move around the room to the rhythm of the music. Have them “fill all the empty spaces”. Keep the song for 2 minutes at least. 3. Stop the music and ask the group to identify how they feel or what emotion they associate with that kind of music. 4. Repeat this with all songs (and music types) in the playlist. 5. You may decide to play the last 3 songs uninterruptedly, so as to have participants switch from one emotion to another without having to describe it. |
| Debriefing | After the activity the group gather up and discuss the following questions:
Can music influence the way we feel? Is it easy to define emotions and feelings? How did you feel showing these emotions? How did you feel seeing someone else showing these emotions? Did your emotions differ from others? If yes – why? What else affects your emotional state? What can you do to help others feel better? |
| Safety measures | The classroom/ space has to be empty with no obstacles |
| Added value | Relations to subjects Emotional Management, Social Sciences, Language Arts, Class Meeting, Career Education. |
| Variances | You could make a game of expressing and naming emotions by having one person at time or a smaller group act or dance different emotions to music, while the rest of the class guesses what emotion is. |
