Weaving Music into Young Minds with Education

Name: Weaving Music into Young Minds with Education
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ISBN: 9780766800199

ISBN-10: 0766800199

ISBN-13: 9780766800199

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mary Miche

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Weaving Music into Young Minds composes the interrelationship of music and academic development in children, and demonstrates how music can enhance and accelerate the learning process. It orchestrates numerous activities that parents and educators can use to bring music into the lives of young children, with or without having musical talent or training. Each chapter highlights articles on experts and artists who work with children in music, and offers an array of talent and musical styles for parents and educators to introduce to children. Other accompanying features include discussion questions for review of key information, suggested learning activities, and references for finding…

Book details

List price: $82.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 12/7/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Author



Music in the Cracks of Your Classroom


Why Music?


Theory of Multiple Intelligences


How to Play Music


When to Play Music


Integrating Music into the Schedule


What Music to Play



Music Basics


The Importance of Music Learning


Learning the Beat


Pitch Learning


Musical Expressions



Growing Up the Musical Child


Music and Brain Development


The Infant


The Toddler


The Two-Year-Old


The Three-Year-Old


The Four-Year-Old


The Five-Year-Old


The Six-Year-Old


The Seven-Year-Old


The Eight-Year-Old



Music and Children with Special Needs


Music and Memory


The Varieties of Special Needs


Music and Gender Differences



Integrating Science and Music


Teaching Science Concepts through Song


Animals' and Plants' Responses to Music


The World of Sound and Music


Listening to and Recording Nature Sounds


The Science of Musical Sound



Music and Language


Language Acquisition and Music


Developing Foreign Language Skills


Learning Listening Skills through Music



Music and Social Learning


Valuing Diversity


Communicating Values through Song


Teaching Social Information through Song


Learning about Music History



Music and the Arts


Music and Emotions


Music and the Development of Creativity


Representing Music through Visual Art


Integrating Music with the Dramatic Arts


How to Record Music with Children



Music and Movement


Using Movement to Teach Musical Concepts


Using Movement with Songs


Musical Games


The Dalcroze Method



Music with Reading and Writing


Music Instruction and Reading Readiness


Writing Development and Music



How to Reach the Artists



Song Lyrics


Glossary


Index