The ABCs of My Feelings and Music
Explore emotions through music and art with this engaging ABC .
The ABCs of My Feelings and Music delves into the powerful connection between art, music, and emotion, making it an ideal resource for enhancing Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and expanding emotional vocabulary. Each page presents an emotion word paired with colorful artwork, following the letters of the alphabet. Discover classical music suggestions to accompany each illustration, encouraging children to explore their feelings through art and sound. Use the provided questions and playlist links to facilitate discussions about how art and music can affect and help express emotions. This interactive approach helps children/students expand their emotional vocabulary and think more deeply about how music and art makes them feel!
Scott N. Edgar is Associate Professor of Music, Music Education Chair, and Director of Bands at Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois). Dr. Edgar is the author of Music Education and Social Emotional Learning: The Heart of Teaching Music and is an internationally sought-after clinician on Social Emotional Learning and music education. Nancy Sosna Bohm is a retired academic librarian and lifelong artist with experience in a variety of media, styles, and subjects. Stephanie Edgar is an active choral singer, performing with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Chorus (Jacksonville, Florida), the University Musical Society Choral Union (Ann Arbor, Michigan), and the Chicago-based Peregrine Vocal Ensemble. Stephanie works as Coordinator of the Center for Academic Success at Lake Forest College in Illinois.
