Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom - Softcover

Anderson, William M.; Lawrence, Joy E.

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9780495064275: Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom

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ISBN 10: 0495064270 ISBN 13: 9780495064275

Publisher: Thomson Schirmer, 2006

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The market-leading text for the Elementary School Music Methods course, INTEGRATING MUSIC IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM was the first to emphasize the theme of integrating music throughout the school day. Anderson and Lawrence show future educators how to make music an effective part of the entire elementary curriculum. The text introduces the songs, instruments, sources of age-appropriate music, and methods of making music in a multicultural environment--making the text perfect for students with no prior knowledge of the fundamentals of music. With easy-to-use techniques for teaching young children how to sing, play instruments, move to music, create music, listen to music, and understand music, this text relates music to all subject areas. Notably, the authors provide sample lesson plans for kindergarten through grade six, along with more than 150 songs from different cultures and historical periods.

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About the Author:

William M. Anderson has been a professor of music education at Kent State University for many years. He also has substantial teaching experience in public schools and has authored numerous books on music education.

Review:

"The most difficult part of teaching this course is helping and encouraging students with limited musical experience, especially in the area of singing. This textbook is very helpful because of the great number of the song, familiar and less well-known that students can use in class demonstrations and lesson planning."

"I enjoy this book because it does a nice job of balancing music fundamentals with information for the elementary educator."

"It contains wonderful songs and information from other countries, which is an immediate resource for cultural diversity."

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