Teaching Music

by James P. O'Brien

This book deals with teaching children music at the elementary school level. There is a wealth of information plus illustrations & music. Contents: (only main headings listed) Part 1: Teaching... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0030577187
• ISBN13: 9780030577185
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Holt McDougal
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

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teaching music

This book deals with Teaching Children Music. It begins with Music in the Elementary School level. It covers how children learn music. It then goes into planning music lessons such as objectives you wish to achieve, advanced planning, lessons and follow-up lessons. It provides information on Musical Experiences such as singing in unison, using harmony, developing listening skills, playing classroom instruments, allowing chidren to move to music, learning to read music, and creating their own music. There is a special section on measuring musical learning, providing evaluation and continuity. It begins to wrap up with the alternative experiences and techiniques like musical games, integrating music with other subjects, music for exceptional children, alternative musical approaches and programs such as the Orff System, The Kodaly Approach and the Manhattanville Music Curriculum Program. Finalizes with Classroom Management. There are some appendixes which gives you an overview of music fundamentals, fingerings for the Soprano Recorder (Baroque System), Common Guitar Chords, and Resource Lists.