TABLE OF CONTENTS
Module 1: Introduction to Elementary General Music
1. What is Elementary General Music?
2. Why is Music in the Elementary School Curriculum?
3. What is the History of Elementary General Music?
4. What are the Early Influences on Elementary General Music in the United States?
5. Who is Lowell Mason?
6. How is Music Education Different Today?
7. Module Summary
8. Assignment 1: Warm-up to Speaking as a Teacher
9. Quiz 1: Introduction to Elementary General Music
Module 2: Becoming an Effective Teacher
1. What are the Professional Skills Necessary to Become an Effective Teacher?
2. What Kind of Academic Background is Necessary to Become an Effective Teacher?
3. What are the Personal Characteristics Necessary to Become an Effective Teacher?
4. What are the Essential Musical Skills an Effective Teacher Needs?
5. What do the Professional Organizations Indicate are Important Qualities?
6. Module Summary
7. Assignment 2: Warm-up to Teaching
8. Quiz 2: Becoming an Effective Teacher
Module 3: Curriculum Design and Development
1. What is a Curriculum? What are the Elements of an Effective Curriculum?
2. How are the Goals and Objectives Identified?
3. What are Age- and Grade-Appropriate behaviors? How are High-Quality Materials and Resources Selected?
4. What are Appropriate Music Activities
5. What are Music Learning theories? What is the Appropriate Length for a Music Lesson?
6. Module Summary
7. Assignment 3: Breaking Down a Music Element
8. Quiz 3: Curriculum Design and Development
Module 4: Lesson Design
1. What is a Lesson Plan?
2. What is an Observable Behavioral Objective?
3. How are the Lesson Materials Chosen?
4. How are Procedures Designed?
5. How are Multi-Sensory Lessons Designed? What is “Closure”?
6. What is Meant by Assessment?
7. Can Technology be Useful in Assessment and Evaluation?
8. Module Summary
9. Assignment 4: Student or Group Lesson Plan Development
10. Quiz 4: Lesson Design
Module 5: Instructional Delivery
1. What are the Elements of Effective Instructional Delivery?
2. What are Good Leadership Skills?
3. Why is Pacing Important?
4. What is a Transition in Teaching?
5. How Does a Lesson Begin? How do Teachers Monitor, Adjust, and Respond While Teaching?
6. What are Additional Elements That Will Improve Teaching?
7. What are Some Weak Approaches to Implementing a Lesson?
8. Module Summary
9. Assignment 5: Analysis of a Teaching Video
10. Quiz 5: Instructional Delivery
Module 6: Contemporary Methodologies
1. What are Different Teaching Approaches in Elementary Music?
2. What is the Orff Approach?
3. How Does a Teacher Use the Orff Approach?
4. How is the Orff Approach Taught?
5. What is the Dalcroze Approach?
6. How Does a Teacher Use the Dalcroze Approach?
7. How is the Dalcroze Approach Taught?
8. What is the Kodály Approach?
9. How Does a Teacher Use the Kodály Approach?
10. How is the Kodály approach taught?
11. What is the Gordon Approach?
12. How Does a Teacher Use the Gordon Approach?
13. How is the Gordon Approach Taught?
14. Module Summary
15. Assignment 6: Developing and Teaching an Orff Lesson
16. Quiz 6: Contemporary Methodologies
Module 7: Reaching All Learners
1. What is Curriculum Integration?
2. How is Integration Implemented?
3. What Subjects can be Integrated with Music?
4. What is Multicultural Music Education?
5. How is Multicultural Music Education Integrated Into the Curriculum?
6. How is a Multicultural Music Lesson Taught?
7. What are Special Learners?
8. How are Special Learners Included into Music Classes?
9. What Adjustments Need to be Made When Teaching Special Learners?
10. Module Summary
11. Assignment 7a: Developing an Integration Lesson
12. Assignment 7b: Creating Accommodations for Special Learners
13. Quiz 7: Reaching All Learners
Midterm Exam
1. Midterm Exam
Module 8: Designing Lessons in Singing
1. How is Singing Taught?
2. Why is Preparation Important? How Should I Model the Song?
3. What is a Starting Pitch? How Do I Take a Preparatory Stance?
4. What is Chunking? Why Shouldn’t I Sing Along With the Students?
5. Should Solfège be Used When Teaching Younger Students?
6. How is Accompaniment Added to the Song?
7. How is Quality Song Literature Selected? Can Technology be Used to Teach Singing?
8. Module Summary
9.
Assignment 8a: Teaching a Song Analysis
10. Assignment 8b: Teaching a Song
11. Quiz 8: Designing Lessons in Singing
Module 9: Designing Lessons in Movement
1. How are Movement Activities Taught?
2. What are Introductory Movement Activities?
3. How Can Movement Teach Musical Concepts and Creative Expression?
4. What are Action Songs?
5. What are Guidelines for Leading and Teaching Movement Activities?
6. How are Formal Dances Taught?
7. How are Movement Activities Assessed?
8. Module Summary
9. Assignment 9: Movement Experiences in Music
10. Quiz 9: Designing Lessons in Movement
Module 10: Designing Lessons in Listening
1. Why are Listening Lessons Important?
2. How Can Listening Encourage and Teach Creative Expression?
3. How are Aural Skills and Repertoire Developed Through Listening? How Can Listening Lessons Increase and Reinforce Music Concepts?
4. In What Ways Can Students Begin to Form Thoughts About Music? What are Some Guidelines for Teaching a Listening Lesson?
5. What is an Effective, Sequential Process for Teaching Listening?
6. How Can I Make the Listening Experience More In-Depth? – Or How Many Times Should Students Listen to the Selection?
7. How Can the Listening Experience be Made Meaningful to Students? How are Listening Activities Assessed?
8. Can Technology be Useful in Teaching a Listening Lesson?
9. Module Summary
10. Assignment 10: Designing a Listening Lesson
11. Quiz 10: Designing Lessons in Listening
Module 11: Designing Lessons in Creativity
1. Why are Creativity Lessons Important? What are the Guidlines for Teaching Creativity?
2. What Types of Exploratory Activities are Effective for Young Students?
3. Are Elementary Students Able to Improvise?
4. Are Elementary Students Able to Compose Music?
5. How are Creative Activities Assessed?
6. Can Technology be Used with Creative Activities?
7. Module Summary
8. Can Technology be Useful in Teaching a Listening Lesson?
9. Quiz 11: Designing Lessons in Creativity
Module 12: Designing Lessons in Rhythm and Melody
1. Why is it Important to Teach the Music Elements?
2. What are the Concepts of Rhythm?
3. How is a Rhythm Lesson Designed?
4. What are Some Effective Strategies for Teaching Rhythm?
5. What are the Concepts of Melody?
6. How is a Melody Lesson Designed? Can Technology be Used to Teach Rhythm and Melody?
7. Module Summary
8. Assignment 12: Rhythm and Melody Experiences in Music
9. Quiz 12: Designing Lessons in Rhythm and Melody
Module 13: Designing Lessons in Form
1. What is Form in Music
2. What are the Concepts of Form?
3. How is a Lesson on Form Designed? Can Technology Be Used to Teach Form?
4. Module Summary
5. Assignment 13: Teaching a Lesson in Form
6. Quiz 13: Designing Lessons in Form
Module 14: Designing Lessons in Timbre, Harmony, and Expression
1. What are Timbre, Harmony, and Expression in Music?
2. What are the Concepts of Timbre?
3. How is a Lesson on Timbre Designed?
4. What are the Concepts of Harmony?
5. How is a Lesson on Harmony Designed?
6. What are the Concepts of Expression?
7. How is a Lesson on Expression Designed?
8. Module Summary
9. Assignment 14: Lesson Plan Analysis
10. Quiz 14: Designing Lessons in Timbre, Harmony, and Expression
Module 15: Tools for Teaching – Instruments and Technology
1. Why are Playing Instruments Important for Students? What are Effective Guidelines for Instrument Instruction?
2. How are Students Taught to Play Instruments? How are Students Assessed When Playing Instruments?
3. What is Technology in Teaching?
4. In What Ways Can Technology be Used in Public Schools?
5 .What are the Most Common Forms of Technology in the Schools?
6. How Can Technology Help Me Become a More Efficient Teacher?
7. What are Some of the Newest Ways to Integrate Technology into the Music Classroom?
8. Module Summary
9. Assignment 15: Teaching a Lesson using Technology
10. Quiz 15: Tools for Teaching – Instruments and Technology
Final Exam
1. Final Exam
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Dr. Eugenie Burkett, Ph.D. is the Coordinator of Music Education programs at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was awarded her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction (Music Education) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, masters in percussion performance from Manhattan School of Music, and her bachelor’s degree in music education from Baylor University.
Recent presentations have included the International Society for Music Education Conference in Kuala Lumpur (’06), the MENC National Conference (’04), WEDELMUSIC 2002 and 2003, and College Music Society (’03, ’04, ’05) in addition to regional and state conferences. Her research has been published by the Journal for Historical Research in Music Education, the National Association of College, Wind and Percussion Instructors, and Percussive Notes.
As a timpanist and percussionist, Burkett has performed with the Kansas City Philharmonic, Orchestra Sinfonica RAI (Turin, Italy), Orquesta Sinfonica de Maracaibo (Venezuela) and is a co-founder of Trinkle Brass Works, a chamber ensemble performing under the WESTAF and Arts Midwest Touring program.
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