Do you work in a public school or have you taught your children in one? Do you know about Linguistic Drumming and want to introduce it in your children's school?
We will give you all the keys, from those that will reinforce your certainties to those that will help you perfect your argument to school administrators.
Promote the competence of teachers
You can no more improvise musicians than you can improvise footballers or gymnasts. It takes years of practice to master a musical instrument such as the piano or the flute.
Teachers consider themselves to have little expertise in music education [1], despite the fact that it has been part of the curriculum since 1882 and that there are entries in the 1834 and 1836 syllabuses [2].
The tongue drum is an instrument that inspires confidence in both teachers and pupils because it is so easy to play.
Introducing children to music with an instrument that is easy to play because it is numbered and does not produce false notes is extremely interesting.
Especially since secondary school teachers and staff are most in demand for a subject that opens children to the arts and cognitive development.
Advancing the developmental effects of music
Music teaching improves vocabulary development as well as literacy [3] and mathematical skills [4].
Even better, music lessons significantly improve children's ability to think spatially [5].
The goal of school is to prepare our children's brains to take in complex information, process it and, most importantly, use it.
Making music in kindergarten, as well as in primary school and later in lower secondary school, is part of this aim of national education.
All teachers agree that they try to use the best instruments to enhance the learning of the children in their care.
The language drum is one such instrument that can serve as a vehicle for a better education policy.
The Tongue Drum, the instrument of renewal
The introduction of the tongue drum in schools in place of the traditional recorders would represent a profound paradigm shift.
By doing away with music theory classes, which supposedly allow teachers to introduce music to children who know nothing about music, the introduction of the tongue drum would be a real conceptual revolution.
Moreover, the introduction of such a new instrument (as of 2007) would be a sign of a real aggiornamento within the institution.
To start with the introduction of a Tongue Drum
Since consciousness change is very complicated, the best way to introduce the Tongue Drum into schools would be to acquire one, if nothing else.
Offering teachers to see such an instrument in action is the best way to convince them of its advantages.
The beauty of its melody, its great robustness and its aesthetics, which combine rustic and elegant elements, make it a popular companion in classrooms.
Therefore, the introduction of tongue drums in schools needs to take advantage of the content of recent studies on the role of music in brain performance.
The language drum would also motivate teachers who are unfamiliar with music to offer it to children without having to scratch their heads over scores that are incomprehensible to both teacher and pupils.
Finally, the melodious harmony of this new musical instrument may convince even the most stubborn objectors that the language drum is a great way to calm somewhat difficult lessons and help everyone to regain concentration.
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