Engaging Children with Music

Contents

• Foreword, Introduction
• Chapter 1 Engaging the Foundation-Music and You
• What Is Music?
• How Do We Listen to Music and What Are We Hearing?
• Listening Activity
• How Is Music Important?
• How Will You Use Music in Your Classroom?
• Educational Learning Theorists
• Music Education Philosophies
• Music Elements
• Value of Music Assignment
• Chapter 2 Engaging Children with Rhythm
• Experiences with Steady Beat
• Experiences with Pulse and Rhythm
• Experiences with Reading and Writing Notation
• Creative Class Chant Assignment
• Integration of Music with ELA
• Picture Book Assignment
• Picture Book Template
• Picture Book Assignment Rubric
• Chapter 3 Engaging Children with Melody
• Experiencing Pitch: High and Low
• Experiencing Transition from Contour to Standard Notation
• Experiencing Standard Notation
• Chapter 4 Engaging Children with Singing
• Characteristics of Children's Voices
• Vocal Exploration
• Creative Drama with Vocal Exploration
• "Piggyback" Songs
• Good Singing Techniques
• Singing Skill Progression
• Singing Adds Texture and Harmony
• How to Choose An Appropriate Song for Children
• Integrating Multicultural Music
• Chapter 5 Engaging Children with Playing Melodic and Rhythmic Instruments
• Experiences with Unpitched Percussion
• Experiences with Pitched Percussion
• Application
• Chapter 6 Engaging Children with Listening
• Listening Awareness
• Vocal Timbre
• Instrumental Timbre and Families
• Symphony Orchestra Seating Chart
• Music Uses the Expressive Element
• Music has Form
• Music has Style
• Musical Time Periods and Representative Composers
• Analyzing Music Template
• Listening Map
• Listening Map Assignment
• More Listening Selections
• Rubric for Listening Map Assignment
• Chapter 7 Engaging Children with Movement
• Transfer Images to Movement
• Directional Facings and Levels
• Music games
• Favorite group Dance Suggestions
• Teach a Movement Lesson Assignment
• Chapter 8 Lesson Planning
• Lesson Plan Directions
• Rote Method Teaching guidelines
• Rote Method Lesson Plan Example
• Rubric For Rote Method Teaching Assignment
• Note Teaching Method guidelines
• Sample Lesson Plan Note Method Teaching
• Note Method Teaching Assignment Rubric
• Chapter 9 Engaging the Recorder
• History of the Recorder
• Prerecorder Exercises
• Exploration of Sound
• Adding Standard Music Notation
• Appendix A Music Library
• Song List in Alphabetical Order
• Appendix B Additional Engaging Activities
• Extending the Form of a Singing game-for Primary grades
• Dances from Around the World
• Additional Cross Curricular Ideas
• Create a School Music Program
• Appendix C Book List
• Appendix Assignment Forms
• CHAPTER 8: Note Method Teaching Self-Assessment
• CHAPTER 8: Note Teaching Teacher Evaluation
• CHAPTER 6: Young Person's guide to the Orchestra
• CHAPTER 6: Rubric for Listening Map Assignment
• CHAPTER 8: Rote Method Teaching Self Evaluation
• CHAPTER 8: Teacher Assessment for Rote Method Teaching
• CHAPTER 2: Picture Book Assignment Rubric
• Rhythm Cards
• Index