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2.1.4.1 How to Present Educational Songs in Classroom
Knowing the procedure to present song in teaching and learning activities is really important. Hubbard, Jones, Thornton, Wheeler 1983 suggest some
procedures to present song. In using songs as the teaching materials, the teachers need to explain the lyric of the songs carefully and patiently. Moreover, the
teacher explains the words clearly to make the students understand in pronouncing the lyric and also the meaning. Then, the teachers play the whole songs to make
the students understand the rythm of the songs. When the students start to understand the rhythm, they will imitate what they heard from the songs.
Furthermore, the teacher needs to bring the lively atmosphere into the class. The teacher might use gesture activities related to the songs to attract the
students’ enthusiasm. If the students cannot understand clearly what they heard from the cassete, the teacher might play the song verse by verse. After the
students start to understand the rythm and the pronunciation of the words, the teachers let them to practice singing Hubbard, P., Jones, H., Thornton, B.,
Wheeler, R., 1983, p.94.
2.1.4.2 Considerations and Principles in Choosing Children Songs
In using children songs in teaching and learning activities, the teachers need to choose the appropriate children songs. According to Hubbard, Jones,
Thornton, Wheeler 1983, pp. 93-94, there are some considerations and principles in choosing educational children songs. First, the teachers need to make
sure if the songs are suitable for the language level of students elementary, intermediation, advanced. Second, the songs should be suitable for the age of the
12 students. When the songs are not appropriate with the age of students, the students
might not enjoy to listen and sing the song. Third, the songs should be more appealing to the students. If the songs are interesting to them, they will pay
attention to the songs Hubbard, P., Jones, H., Thornton, B., Wheeler, R., 1983, pp. 93-94.
In addition, Tassoni, Beith, Eldridge, and Gough 2002 explain some principles in choosing children songs. First, the songs which are used in teaching
and learning for young learners should be fun and easy to be learnt. The teachers need to choose the songs which have interesting rhytm so that the children will be
enjoy to listen and sing the songs. The teachers have to avoid the songs which are too complicated for children, for example: the songs are too fast; the songs have
many difficult words for children. Second, the songs should have a relevance to the children environment. The teachers might introduce the children’s
environment through songs. The children will be easy to draw their imagination because what they heard from the songs are close to them.
Third, the songs should be linked to the theme. The teachers have to make sure if the songs are
related with the theme and the content of the learning materials. Furthermore, the songs which will be used in teaching and learning acitivities should be bright with
clear image to attract children Tassoni, P. , Beith, K. , Eldridge, H. Gough, A., 2002, pp. 424 – 428.
The teachers have to understand those considerations when choosing songs as the teaching materials. If the songs are not appropriate to the children’s
age, level, interest, and theme, the children might not be interested to listen to the
13 songs. When the children are not interested to listen to the song, it will be difficult
for the teachers to teach English through songs.
2.1.4.3 The Benefits of Songs for Young Learners
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