As a high school music teacher plays a recording of Ferde Grofé's symphony Grand Canyon Suite for his class, he asks his students to visualize scenes that Grofé tried to capture with music: a sunrise over the Grand Canyon, a burro ride down a winding trail, a thunderstorm, and so on.From a Vygotskian perspective, this lesson could best be described as:
A)Guided participation
B)A mediated learning experience
C)A lesson at students' actual developmental level
D)A lesson at students' level of potential development

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The lesson in this scenario is a mediated learning experience because the teacher is using the recording of Grand Canyon Suite as a tool to facilitate the students' learning. The teacher is asking the students to visualize scenes from the music, which requires them to use their imaginations and think abstractly about the music. This type of learning experience is consistent with Vygotsky's theory of mediated learning, which emphasizes the importance of using tools and resources to help students learn and develop their cognitive abilities.

As a High School Music Teacher Plays a Recording of Ferde