Music for Classroom Management

As it was previously mentioned, music in the EFL classroom might be used for multiple purposes such as teaching new vocabulary, grammar, idioms, or pronunciation. Today we will be discussing about how music can be useful for one specific aspect that worries all teachers: classroom management. 

Every now and then, teachers need to calm down their students a little bit to carry out activities in a proper way. However, it might also be the case that teachers need to energize their students because they are feeling a bit down or just because they are bored or sleepy. Music is a perfect tool to help teachers cope with these situations!

For example, if your students are misbehaving and you need to lower the level of energy they have try with a soft rhythm, and for sure your students will feel calmer with the peacefulness of the music you play. Generally, it is very common  to notice that after Physical Education classes, students enter their following class (eg. English class) being filled with energy! So all you need as a teacher is to manage that level of energy that your students have through music, and you will have a much nicer teaching/learning experience.

On the contrary, if your students are bored and sleepy, you as a teacher need to increse their level of energy, and music is a powerful tool to do this! Thus, try to play music with a fast beat, and with cheerful melodies, and surely your class will feel happier and willing to work.

Would you like to have examples to see what kind of songs can you use for these classroom management techniques? Here you have two, especially for little children :) The first one shows a song to help your students focus on the class and be quiet, and the second one offers you a song to motivate your student and make them feel more energetic (additionally, it is a very appealing video with some characters that are specially loved by children!)