CONTENT:
The passive
concert - 1 of 2
The
"activation phase" of the text is followed by the "passive
concert" of the same text - "passive" because this time
the students will just listen.
The
teacher dims the lights or draws the curtains so that
the room is subdued and relaxing, with perhaps only a
small table lamp on so that the teacher is able to read.
The students put their chairs into a reclining position,
sit back, and relax.
The
teacher turns on the tape recorder that has been set up
with baroque music, and lets it play for about five minutes.
Under the influence of Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, or one of
their contemporaries. the students relax further, appearing
to be passive. Their breathing and heartbeat slow down,
the body temperature drops slightly, and the electrical
rhythm of their brain waves changes. For the twenty minutes
of the passive concert, the students find themselves in
a pleasant intermediate state somewhere between sleep
and wakefulness. This state, which Lozanov calls pseudo-passiveness
is particularly conducive to learning.
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