Research Catalog

Title

Musical growth in the elementary school / Bjornar Bergethon, Eunice Boardman Meske, Janet Montgomery.

Author

Bergethon, Bjornar.

Publication

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, ©1986.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Boardman, Eunice.
• Montgomery, Janet.

Description

xii, 292 pages : illustrations; 30 cm

Subject

• School music > Instruction and study > United States
• School music > Instruction and study
• Grundschule
• Lehrmittel
• Musikerziehung
• United States
• USA

Note

• Includes indexes.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 272-274.

Contents

Part 1 : Planning for Teaching Music : Orientation to Teaching Music : Why Teach Music? Music: part of the world about us. Music: part of our heritage. Music: a means of personal expression. Implications for teaching music. What Should We Teach? : Basic concepts of musical organization. A foundation of musical skills. A basic repertoire of musical literature. Implications for teaching music. How Should We Teach? : Using our knowledge of physical growth. Using our knowledge of emotional growth. Using our knowledge of intellectual growth. Using our knowledge of musical growth. When Should We Teach? Musical Behavior Charts : Musical Growth Through Listening-Levels I-IV. Musical Growth Through Moving-Levels 1-IV. Musical Growth Through Playing-Levels I-IV. Musical Growth Through Singing-Levels I-IV. Musical Growth Through Creating-Levels I-IV. Musical Growth Through Reading-Levels I-IV. Part 2 : Planning for Musical Experiences : Sequencing Musical Experiences : Guiding Musical Experiences-Level I (5-7 Years) : Exploring sounds. Individualized music learning packet: the number game. Guiding Musical Experiences-Level II (6-8 Years) : Can you play this? Can you write this? Compose a musical story. Individualized music learning packet: melody mix-up. Guiding Musical Experiences-Level III (9-11 Years) : Play the recorder. Create a "theme and variations". Individualized music learning packet: what do you hear? -- Colonel Bogey March. Guiding Musical Experiences-Level IV (10-12 Years) : Play the guitar. Individualized music learning packet: what do you hear?-Game of Pairs. Part 3 : Planning for Musical Learning : Lesson Planning : What are my objectives? What activities shall I include? What materials shall 1 need? What will be my step-by-step procedure? Procedures for Teaching Music : Listening Activities : A suggested teaching procedure. Selection of materials. Singing Activities : Teaching songs. Part-singing experiences. Playing Activities : Playing percussion instruments. Playing the Autoharp. Playing the piano. Playing the guitar. Playing recorder-type instruments. Moving Activities. Creative Activities : Improvisation. Composition. Reading Activities : A suggested teaching Procedure. Individualizing Musical Learning : Characteristics of Learners : Rate of learning. Pace of learning. Predisposition for learning. Need for reinforcement. Instructional setting. An Environment for Learning : Spatial setting. Time setting. Psychic setting. Materials for learning. Planning the Instructional Program. Preparation of Materials for Learning : The teacher guide. The pupil guide. Maintaining Records and Materials. Evaluating Musical Growth. Auxiliary Procedures for Teaching Music : The Kodaly Method. Sol-fa teaching. Orff-Schulwerk: Music for Children. Orff procedures. Appendixes : Elements of Music Theory : 1. Pitch : Notation; Intervals, scales, and chords. 2. Duration, Meter, and Rhythm : Note and rest values; Meter and rhythm. Glossary of Musical Terms. Teacher Resources. Sources for School Music Materials : Current Music Series; Basic Record Series; Classroom Instruments. Classroom Instruments : Non pitched Percussion Instruments; Pitched Percussion Instruments; Recorder-type Instruments; Fingering of soprano recorder; Autoharp; Autoharp keyboard; Keys and chords on the 15-bar Autoharp. Guitar Chords. Piano Keyboard.

ISBN

• 0030019397
• 9780030019395

LCCN

85004755

OCLC

• ocm11814149
• 11814149
• SCSB-1186402

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library