MUSIC 271
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Musicality in the Elementary School
Course Description
Survey of authentic folk song and art music tonal systems and structures; their use in developing musical intuition through singing, movement, listening, and playing instruments.
When Taught
Contact Department
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3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
2
Fixed
1
Other Prerequisites
Acceptance into the Music Education: Elementary Education Emphasis program
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Improvisation and Movement
Learning Outcome
Students will Improvise on piano and drums, patterns to guide young children’ s movement leading toawareness of rhythms, meters, and formal structures.
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Teaching Strategies
Learning Outcome
Students will demontrate different strategies to effectively teach children using the teaching/learning processes explored in class.
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Folk Song Analysis
Learning Outcome
Students will analyze folk songs according to tone sets, scale types, rhythm patterns, and formal structures and create an organized index/retrieval system based on such analysis.
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Dictation, Melody, and Rhythm
Learning Outcome
Students will take from dictation, folk song melodies and rhythms, and sing with accuracy intervals, pentatonic scales, and modes.
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Pitch and Intonation
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate ability to sing children' s songs with accurate pitch and intonation.
Title
Developmentally Appropriate Learning
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to explain how children learn, and how they learn music, including an understanding of development ateach age, windows of opportunity for learning certain things, and ages and stages of growth.
Title
Accompanying
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate ability to accompany on autoharp or guitar, children’ s folk and traditional songs, showing anunderstanding of keys and chord patterns.
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Technology in Music Education
Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate growth in knowledge of the use of technology in music education. In this class you will be asked toa. use finale to input music for flash cardsb. use the web to investigate music program offerings for young childrenc. use the web to locate businesses that specialize in early childhood music books, instruments,and other equipment for music development and explorationd. create a song index retrieval system you can use throughout your education career,e. review interactive music teaching computer programs available for children
