Teaching Elementary Music: Integrative Strategies Between Music and Other Subjects

Teaching Elementary Music creates cross-curricular transfers between music concepts and language arts, mathematics, social studies, physical education, and science. This text provides the elementary classroom teacher with a vast toolbox of contemporary approaches using clear, relevant, and practical strategies. Teaching Elementary Music may also serve as a supplemental resource for general music teachers, providing examples of how to best implement integration with integrity. Teaching Elementary Music is primarily intended for the non-music, Elementary major. Teaching Elementary Music Features: Application Activities designed to increase and reinforce new music content knowledge for better understanding. These activities can be used for in-class and/or homework assignments. Music and other subject chapters which explicitly detail music connections and correlations between mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, and movement/physical education

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PART I: TEACHING AND LEARNING Preface CHAPTER 1 - An Introduction to Teaching: Getting Prepared Introduction Stages (Cycles) of Teaching      Fantasy Stage      Survival Stage      Mastery Stage      Impact Stage Getting Prepared      Reflection on Personal Qualities      Know Your Students      Music and Teaching “Outside the Box” Chapter Overview CHAPTER 2 - Understanding Music: Basic Concepts Introduction Melody Harmony Texture      Monophonic      Homophonic      Polyphonic Rhythm      Steady Beat/Pulse      Meter      Duration Form      A Form      Binary Form (AB)      Ternary Form (ABA)      Rondo (ABACA)      Theme and Variation (A A’A””A”””) Timbre Expressive Qualities      Dynamics      Articulation      Tempo Music Teaching Methodologies      The Kodaly Method      Orff-Schulwerk Method      Dalcroze Method Chapter Overview CHAPTER 3 - Application: Creating Musical Experiences Introduction Chants Poetry Nursery Rhymes Children’s Literature Teaching Folk Songs Singing and the Child’s Voice      Characteristics of the Child’s Voice      Song Selection Teaching Harmony and Texture      Ostinato Body Percussion Music Instruments Non-pitched Percussion Instruments Transitioning to Instrumental Playing      Orchestral Instruments Homemade Instruments Composition Teaching Expressive Movement      Basic Movement      Dance Sound Stories Music Tells A Story Chapter Overview PART II: BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR INTEGRATION CHAPTER 4 – Integrative Approaches: Unidirectional, Bidirectional and Multidirectional Models Introduction      What is This Thing Called “Integration” Anyway? Integration Models      Unidirectional      Bidirectional      Multidirectional Integration Standards for Music Education Standards for English Language Arts National Science Education Standards Physical Education Content Standards Principles and Standards for School Mathematics Curriculum Standards for Social Studies Chapter Overview CHAPTER 5 – Teaching Elementary Language Arts: Music and Literacy Introduction What is Literacy? Teaching Reading Music and Reading Connections Writing Literacy and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Beyond Reading and Writing Music and Literacy Arts Lesson Chapter Overview CHAPTER 6 – Teaching Elementary Science: Music and Science Introduction Sound Learning and Science Instruction Constructivism and Science Scientific Inquiry and Process Skills      Engagement      Exploration      Explanation      Elaboration      Evaluation Teaching Science Music and Science Lesson Plan Chapter Overview CHAPTER 7 - Teaching Elementary Movement/Physical Activity: Music, Movement, and PE Introduction Piagetian Theory and Movement/PE Physical Activity Teaching High-Quality Movement/PE Movement/Physical Education National Standards Music and Movement Lesson Chapter Overview CHAPTER 8 - Teaching Elementary Mathematics Introduction  Learning Trajectories      Quantitative Reasoning      Spatial Reasoning Mathematical Thinking Process      Problem Solving      Reasoning and Proof      Communication      Connections      Representation Mathematic Content Standards Music and Mathematics Lesson Plan Chapter Overview CHAPTER 9 – Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Music and Social Studies Introduction Social Studies Teaching: Active, Challenging, and Assessment-Centered Learning      Active      Challenging      Assessment-Centered Music and Social Studies Lesson Plan Chapter Overview Bibliography Permissions Index About the Authors