Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom

Contents

• Preface. Song Index. Introduction.
• 1. How Children Learn.
• 2. Guidelines for Teaching Music.
• 3. Fundamentals of Music: Understanding How Sounds Are Organized in a Musical Composition.
• 4. Teaching Music through Singing.
• 5. Teaching Music through Playing Classroom Instruments.
• 6. Teaching Music through Listening.
• 7. Teaching Music through Movement.
• 8. Creativity and Music.
• 9. Integrating Music with the Study of Peoples, Places, and Cultures.
• 10. Experiences with Music and Other Arts.
• 11. Thematic and Content Pedagogy. Appendix A: Selected Soprano Recorder Fingerings. Appendix B: Common Chord Fingerings for the Guitar. Appendix C: Internet Resources for Children and Teachers. Glossary. Two-Chord and Three-Chord Songs. Index of Listeni