STOMPING

S.T.O.M.P.I.N.G. is a mnemonic device inspired by the joyful exuberance of the multidisciplinary performing group STOMP, which blends music, dance and theatre in a powerful, moving presentation. The mnemonic helps us be mindful of all aspects of music learning, encapsulating sound, time, organizational constructs, musicality, performing, introspection, inventiveness, history and culture, and leadership/mentoring. Music learning is clearly a cognitive and emotional experience, and the notion of STOMPING acknowledges that it is also highly kinaesthetic. Education psychologist Benjamin Bloom taught the world that learning is most effective when it takes place in all three of these domains simultaneously (In the words of Bloom scholar Dale Lonis, "We think, we feel, and we DO!")

The short slideshow to the right explains the acronym, and the following chart shows the core elements of music education at Kwalikum Secondary organized through the STOMPING mnemonic. Detailed interpretive material is found below.