Melody, movement and language : a teachers guide of music in game form for the pre-school and primary grades, based on the Orff-Schulwerk approach to music / illustrated by Terry Burnett.
| Author/creator | Burnett, Millie |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | San Francisco : R and E Research Association, 1973. |
| Description | 88 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Concepts and terminology -- Musical aids -- Two golden rules -- The pentatonic scale ; Instrumental patterns -- Ideas for building group response -- Rhythm through language. The name game (Mother Goose) ; Tinker tailor ; Jack be nimble ; Counting rhythms -- The special sounds of language. The clock ; Wee Willie Winkie ; The bubble bath ; Wishes ; Sound words -- Rhythmic speech and ensemble. Names of things and this and that ; Speech rondo, what's in the pot? ; Three potatoes ; Old sayings and proverbs -- Games for imitation and rondo. Drum rondo ; Hide and seek... echo song ; Question and answer rhythms ; Clapping rondo -- Rhythm through song. An echo game and song ; Sing a song of sunshine ; I have a little cupboard ; Two rain songs ; Greetings ; This train ; The muffin man ; Roll the ball -- Rhythm through movement. Listen-respond ideas ; Teaching concepts through movement ; Two chants for action ; Mirror movement ; At the zoo... a speech and movement rondo ; A song for going to the zoo -- Singing games for movement experience. Sally go 'round the mountain ; Old brass wagon ; Hop up my children ; Jim along Josie ; A shadow song -- Simple songs for special days. Halloween song and speech rondo ; Thanksgiving prayer and turkey song ; Hanukah ; Christmas. Bell song ; Mary had a baby ; Valentine's day ; Clap your hands (A song for body image) ; Knock along brother rabbit -- An experience unit: putting it all together. Building: a movement, a treasure hunt ; Speech rhythms: exploring for improvisation ; A song-singing game 'Johnny'. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 86-88. |
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