Education

For early childhood music and creative arts courses.

 

This long-awaited revision of this best-selling core text has been completely updated to meld the classic content of previous editions with the latest in music theory and research, and a fresh focus on multicultural music. National music standards are teamed with the comprehensive survey of professional research previous users cherish, and linked to a wealth of activities for using music – including, in this edition, opera, classical music, and folk music – and movement experiences with children from birth to age 6. Sections on developmentally-appropriate practice present concrete experiences and activities for sharing music with all children in an inclusive environment in which the enjoyment of music is seen to be paramount.

NEW – Thorough updating throughout the material – incorporating significant research into music and music theory and a new focus on developmentally appropriate practice.

      ~Ensures readers the most up-to-date information available on teaching music to young children – sends future teachers into the classroom ready for today’s learners and today’s music.

 

NEW – Reference sections – at the end of each chapter.

      ~Provides more than 90 new, current references to professional literature – help back up chapter content with the latest information on theory, appropriate musical content, activities, and more.

 

NEW – Music from Around the World sections – in every chapter.

      ~Introduce students to the exceptional diversity of music – highlighting music’s potential for encouraging cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.

 

NEW – Coverage of Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory – specifically, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, and logical-mathematical intelligences.

      ~Creates a framework for examining the implications of multiple-intelligence theory for music education – leads readers to examine the effects of their early experiences with music.

 

NEW – Incorporation of National Music Standards, as written by the National Association for Music Educators.

      ~Addresses ways to use these standards to bring music back into the mainstream Early Childhood curriculum – gives future teachers a rationale for presenting music as an essential subject area.

 

NEW – Inclusion of musical notation for every song in the text – to allow accompaniment of children’s singing on piano, guitar, or other instruments.

      ~Encourages future teachers to actually play songs in the classroom – equips them to create a true musical environment where appreciation of music can take center stage.

 

Extensive appendices of songs, books lists, glossaries, keyboard diagrams, fingering charts, and ideas for creating classroom-made instruments.

~Constitute an invaluable source of background and resource information for teaching music – make it easy for teachers-to-be to create a rich, nurturing musical environment in their very first classrooms.

Thorough updating throughout the material — incorporating significant research into music and music theory and a new focus on developmentally appropriate practice.

      ~Ensures readers the most up-to-date information available on teaching music to young children — sends future teachers into the classroom ready for today’s learners and today’s music.

 

Reference sections — at the end of each chapter.

      ~Provides more than 90 new, current references to professional literature — help back up chapter content with the latest information on theory, appropriate musical content, activities, and more.

 

Music from Around the World sections — in every chapter.

      ~Introduce students to the exceptional diversity of music — highlighting music’s potential for encouraging cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.

 

Coverage of Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory — specifically, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, and logical-mathematical intelligences.

      ~Creates a framework for examining the implications of multiple-intelligence theory for music education — leads readers to examine the effects of their early experiences with music.

 

Incorporation of National Music Standards, as written by the National Association for Music Educators.

      ~Addresses ways to use these standards to bring music back into the mainstream Early Childhood curriculum — gives future teachers a rationale for presenting music as an essential subject area.

 

Inclusion of musical notation for every song in the text — to allow accompaniment of children’s singing on piano, guitar, or other instruments.

      ~Encourages future teachers to actually play songs in the classroom — equips them to create a true musical environment where appreciation of music can take center stage.

1. Beginning the Musical Journey.

 

2. Infancy.

 

3. Music for the Ones and Twos.

 

4. Music for the Twos and Threes.

 

5. Music for the Threes and Fours.

 

6. Music for the Fours and Fives.

 

7. Music Through the Day.

 

8. Remembering the Importance of Music in All Our Lives.

 

Appendix A: Music from Around the World.

 

Appendix B: Music Terminology and Approaches to Music Education.

 

Appendix C: Resources for Teachers in Early Childhood Classrooms.

 

Appendix D: Learning Autoharp® and Guitar for the Classroom.

 

Appendix E: Instruments for the Classroom.

 

Song Index.

 

Subject Index.

 

Music and Movement  (Early Childhood Education)

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  Music and Movement: A Way of Life for the Young Child, 6/E
  Edwards, Bayless & Ramsey
  ©2009 | Merrill | Paper; 264 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136013708 | ISBN-13: 9780136013709
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      This text presents a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of professional research while continuing to provide links between theory and practice.  It encourages teachers and caregivers to attend to the importance of research and contemporary thought regarding music and movement education.  At the same time, the narrative frames theoretical ideas in meaningful ways for the adult who has chosen teaching as a profession.

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