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New Approaches to Elementary Classroom Music

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ISBN-10: 0132485508

ISBN-13: 9780132485500

Edition: 3rd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Rebecca M. Herrold

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For courses, e.g., Music in the Elementary Classroom, Music for Elementary Teachers, and Music Methods K-6. Using an eclectic style based on the popular teaching methods of Zoltan Kodaly, Carl Orff, and Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, this text explores the six essential components of the elementary classroom music program: singing, playing instruments, moving, listening, reading, and creating music. A review of music fundamentals necessary for teaching begins the text, evolving to later apply them to the development of music skills for K-6 teaching. The book concludes with lesson outlines intended for peer teaching in the college classroom or field experiences in elementary schools. The lessons…    
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Book details

List price: $211.40
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 12/8/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Music in the Elementary School Curriculum
The Development of Aesthetic Response
Understanding Our heritage Through Music
Exploring The Environment Through Its Sounds
The Role of The Classroom Teacher in Music
Extramusical Benefits of Music to the Child's Development
Adaptation to The Environment
Music As a Catalyst in Learning
Music and The Right Hemisphere of The Brain
A Review of Music Fundamentals for Classroom Teachers
Rhythm
Beat, Accent, Measure, Meter
Rhythm And Relative Note Values
Time Signature
Rests
Dotted Notes
Bubdivided Beats
Triplet
Compound Meter
Meter
Upbeats
Syncopation
Asymmetric Meters and Polyrhythms
Kodaly Rhythm Notation and Durational Syllables
Melody
Pitch
Melodic Contour
Staff, Treble Clef, Notehead
Scale, Octave, Melodic Interval
Key Signature
Scale Numbers and Melodic Syllables
Curwen Hand Signs
Minor Scales
Relative Keys
Finding The Keynote
Other Scales
Harmony and Texture
The Triad
Harmonic Intervals
Types of Triads
Building Chords
Primary Chords
Chord Progressions
Hot to Locate Chords to Harmonize a Melody
Cadence
Texture
Form
Motive
One-Part Form
Two-Part (Binary) Form (ab)
Three-Part (Ternary) Form (Aba)
Rondo Form
Theme and Variations
Expression and Tone Quality
Dynamics
Tempo
Style and Expression
Tone Quality
Harmonic Series
Voices
Instruments
Additional Listening for Part II
Playing Musical Instruments
The Autoharp and the Omnichord
The Autoharp
The Omnichord
The Recorder
Playing the Note B
Playing the Note A
Playing the Note G
Playing the Note D
Playing the Note C
Playing the Note E
Playing the Note Low D
Playing the Note Low C
Playing the Note F
Playing the Note B-Flat
Playing the Note F-Sharp
The Piano and the Electronic Keyboard
The Piano
Getting Started at the Piano
Playing Major and Minor Scales
Playing Chordal Keyboard Accompaniments for Melodies
Electronic Keyboards
The Guitar
Tuning Your Guitar
Getting Started
Chord Diagrams for D Major and A[subscript 7] Chords
The Brush Strum
Chord Diagram for the G Major Chord
Thumb Brush
Thumb-and-Finger Pluck
Chord Diagram: the D[subscript 7] Chord
Chord Diagram: C Major Chord
Thumb Scratch
Playing Chords in c Major
Diagrams of Chords in the Key of F Major
Diagrams of Chords in the Key of A Minor
Diagrams of Chords in the Key of E Minor
Diagrams of Chords in the Key of D Minor
Orff Instruments
Orff Instruments
How to Create an Orff-Style Accompaniment
Related Listening for Part III
Singing in the Classroom
Helping the Young Child Sing
Children Who Need Special Help
How to Teach a Rote Song
Singing in the Intermediate and Upper Grades
Part Singing
Resources and Materials for the Elementary Music Curriculum
Four Popular Approaches to Method
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
Edwin Gordon
Zoltan Kodaly
Carl Orff
The Basal Series
Multicultural Approaches to Classroom Music
Getting Started in Multicultural Music
Recordings for Multicultural Music in the Elementary Classroom
Computer-Assisted Instruction and MIDI
Computer-Assisted Music Instruction in the Elementary Classroom
Midi
Hand-Held Music Computers for Children
Sample Drill-and-Practice Programs in Music Cai
How to Evaluate Music Courseware
Sources of Elementary Music Software
Organizations for Educational Uses of Computers
Learning Theory and the Child's Musical Development
Piaget's Four Stages of Learning
Learning Theory and the Child's Musical Development
Planning and Teaching Lessons for the Elementary Class: Singing, Moving, Playing, Listening, Creating, Reading
Lesson Planning in Music
Daily and Long-Range Lesson Planning
Lesson Plan Structure
Lesson Planning Worksheet
Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2
Concepts for K-2
Grades 3 and 4
Concepts for Grades 3 and 4
Grades 5 and 6
Concepts for Grades 5 and 6
Additional Songs
Appendixes
Appendix A
Guitar Chords
Appendix B
Selected Cami and Cami-Midi Software for K-6 Music Classes
Appendix C
Major Composers and Historical Events in Major Periods of Western History
Glossary
Alphabetical Index of Songs and Verses
Classified Index of Songs
Index of Listening Selections
Index