Music for Elementary Classroom Teachers

by Hoffer, Charles R.

• ISBN13: 9781577663225
• ISBN10: 1577663225
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
PART I Music in Elementary School Classrooms	1	(28)
The Importance of Music	3	(6)
The Value of Music	4	(1)
Why Include Music in Schools?	5	(1)
Music as a Subject	6	(1)
Music as an Aid in Teaching	7	(2)
The Teachers of Music	9	(8)
Music Teachers	9	(1)
Classroom Teachers	10	(1)
Need for Cooperation	10	(1)
Music Specialist Initiatives	11	(1)
Classroom Teacher Initiatives	12	(1)
Complementary/Complimentary Attitudes	12	(1)
Attitudes of Classroom Teachers	13	(1)
Classroom Teachers as Music Teachers	13	(4)
Planning Music Instruction	17	(12)
Lesson Planning	17	(1)
Planning Music Classes	18	(2)
Planning for Music in the Classroom	20	(1)
Music Series Textbooks	21	(8)
PART II Developing Basic Musical Competencies	29	(36)
Fundamentals of Music: Rhythm	31	(12)
Rhythm, Beat, and Tempo	32	(1)
Note Values	32	(2)
Rests	34	(1)
Meters and Measures	34	(1)
Sixteenth Notes, Ties, and Dotted Notes	35	(2)
Compound Meters	37	(2)
Borrowed Notes	39	(1)
Syncopation	39	(4)
Fundamentals of Music: Pitch	43	(8)
The Keyboard	44	(1)
Scales	45	(2)
Key Signatures	47	(1)
Intervals	48	(1)
Harmony	48	(3)
Singing and Playing Instruments	51	(14)
Singing by Classroom Teachers	51	(1)
Improving Singing	52	(1)
Singing with Accurate Pitch	53	(1)
Playing Instruments	53	(12)
PART III Helping to Teach Music	65	(102)
Teaching Rhythm	67	(12)
Experiencing the Beat	68	(1)
Perceiving the Steadiness of the Beat	68	(2)
Tempo	70	(1)
Long and Short Durations	70	(2)
Sound and Silence	72	(1)
Meter	73	(2)
The Notation of Rhythm	75	(4)
Singing in Elementary School Classrooms	79	(18)
Children's Singing	79	(2)
Introducing a New Song	81	(1)
Starting a Song	81	(1)
Teaching a Song	82	(1)
Teaching Songs from CDs	83	(1)
Rounds	84	(1)
Part Singing	85	(4)
Helping Out-of-Tune Singers	89	(2)
Selection of Songs	91	(6)
Teaching about Melodies	97	(16)
Concept of High and Low	97	(3)
Melody	100	(1)
Pitch and Instruments	101	(2)
Melodic Steps and Leaps	103	(1)
Phrases	104	(1)
Teaching Major and Minor	104	(1)
Teaching the Notation of Pitch	105	(8)
Listening to Music	113	(18)
Listening to Concert Music	114	(2)
Program Music	116	(1)
Listening to Melodies	116	(2)
Orchestral Instruments	118	(6)
Orchestras and Bands	124	(1)
Choral Groups	125	(1)
Informal Listening	126	(1)
Listening to Live Performances	127	(4)
Tone Quality and Playing Instruments	131	(12)
Exploring Sounds	131	(1)
Teaching about Tone Qualities	132	(1)
Basic Voice and Instrument Types	133	(3)
Sound Effects in Stories	136	(1)
Playing Classroom Instruments	137	(2)
Keyboard Instruments	139	(4)
Creating Music	143	(12)
Value of Creative Activities	143	(1)
Types of Creativity in Music	144	(1)
Creating with Existing Music	145	(3)
Creating Original Music	148	(1)
Sound Explorations	149	(1)
Improvising	150	(1)
Orff-Schulwerk Techniques	151	(4)
Music and Movement	155	(12)
Fingerplays	155	(1)
Role of Imitation	156	(1)
Moving in Structured Situations	157	(1)
Action Songs	157	(3)
Moving to Musical Elements	160	(1)
Singing Games	160	(1)
Folk and Social Dancing	161	(1)
Dramatizations	162	(5)
PART IV Enriching Elementary School Classrooms with Music	167	(36)
Enriching the Curriculum with Music	169	(16)
Sources for Bringing Music into the Classroom	169	(1)
Language Arts and Reading	170	(5)
Music and Social Studies	175	(2)
Music and Mathematics	177	(2)
Music and Science	179	(1)
Music and the Arts	180	(2)
Music and Physical Exercise	182	(3)
Music and the Classroom Atmosphere	185	(8)
Music and Classroom Routines	185	(2)
Contributing to the Learning Process	187	(1)
Building Confidence and Self-Esteem	188	(5)
Music and Special Learners	193	(10)
The Mentally Challenged	194	(1)
The Physically Challenged	195	(1)
The Visually Impaired	195	(1)
The Hearing Impaired	196	(1)
The Speech Impaired	197	(1)
The Learning Disabled	198	(1)
The Emotionally Disturbed	199	(4)
Appendix A: Music Books	203	(2)
Appendix B: Recorder Fingering Chart	205	(2)
Glossary	207	(8)
Song Index	215	(2)
Index	217