The classroom teacher's guide to music education / by C. Vernon Burnsed.
| Author/creator | Burnsed, Charles Vernon |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | Springfield, IL : Charles C. Thomas, 1999. |
| Description | xvii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Music education philosophy and practice. Why music education. Aesthetic thinking ; Music as procedural knowledge ; Utilitarian rationales for music education ; The role of the music education specialist ; The outcomes of music education ; The value of art music ; Music to enhance the quality of life -- Music education in the elementary school. A typical lesson -- Understanding the elements of music. Rhythm. Pulse, accent, meter, and patterns ; Dotted patterns and syncopation ; Compound meter -- Multimeter and polymeter -- Rhythm summary. Goals and objectives for rhythm in the elementary school -- Melody. Pitch and contour ; Melodic patterns and tonality ; Reading melody ; Melody summary. Goals and objectives for melody in the elementary school -- Harmony. Harmonic perception and performance ; Chords, intervals, and triads ; Harmony summary. Goals and objectives for harmony in the elementary school -- Form in music. The primary elements of form ; Same and different phrases ; Binary and ternary form ; Other forms ; Form summary. Goals and objectives for form in the elementary school -- Timbre. Exploring sound ; The instruments of the orchestra ; Electronic and vocal timbres -- Timbre summary. Goals and objectives for timbre in the elementary school -- Expression in music. Musical performance directions ; Expression summary. Goals and objectives for expression in the elementary school -- Child development and principles for learning music. Perceptual development and concept formation -- The development of performance skill -- Fostering the development of movement skill. Rhythmic sensitivity -- The development of singing skill. Principles for teaching singing ; Selecting songs for young children ; Teaching a new song -- Musical experiences for early childhood -- Guidelines for singing and moving in the elementary school -- The development of music preference -- Principles for learning music -- Contemporary approaches to elementary music education. The Kodaly method. Characteristics of the Kodaly method ; The pedagogical process -- The Orff method. Characteristics of the Orff method ; The pedagogical process. Imitation ; Guided exploration ; Improvisation -- Goals of the Orff process -- Music textbook series. Goals, objectives, and organization ; Songs and recordings ; Listening lessons and guides ; Music textbook series in the classroom -- Music to enhance the learning environment. The power of music -- Music throughout the day -- Singing games and movement activities. Managing movement activities ; Movement and basic skills -- Creating special songs and chants -- Integrating music into the curriculum. Music and language arts. Whole language ; Music and poetry ; Music and children's language ; Music listening and language -- Music and social studies ; Other integrative categories ; Planning and integration -- Cultural literacy in the classroom. Classics for the classroom ; Jazz classics -- Appendices. Common key signatures -- Folk song appendix -- Glossary of selected musical terms. |
| Abstract | This book is about music education in the elementary school. Its major purpose is to develop an understanding of why music education is important, how music education works, and how music can be a powerful force for the classroom teacher. It has realistic expectations for the classroom teacher. Music theory and performance skill are kept to a minimum; they are not a prerequisite for understanding the content of the book. A major emphasis of the text is that classroom teachers can utilize music to enhance the overall learning environment of their classrooms. Suggestions, class descriptions, and lesson plans are given for using music for routine activities, whole language, integrating music into language arts and social studies, and using music to develop the cultural literacy of students. The second edition includes contemporary thought on the philosophical rationales for music education, results of recent research in music education, and an expanded Chapter 5 on Music to Enhance the Learning Environment. Chapter 5 includes new greeting songs, a section on using music to teach topics and concepts throughout the elementary curriculum, and more suggestions for music and language arts. New songs are also included in the folk song appendix. |
| General note | Every chapter subsection and chapter ends with a summary and a list of class activities. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 98014203 |
| ISBN | 0398069093 (spiral/paper) |