Music and Movement
A Way of Life for the Young Child
6th Edition
Published on 12. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-13-601370-9 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition presents music and movement education curricula for both preservice and inservice teachers. The best-selling core music and movement text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of professional research while continuing to incorporate links between theory and practice. The authors of the text encourage teachers and caregivers to attend to the importance of research and contemporary thought regarding music and movement education. The approach of the book continues to be "process not product."
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
524 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-601370-9 (9780136013709)
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Content
1. Beginning the Music and Movement Journey
Music and Movement: Enjoyment and Value for Children
Beginning the Process of Planning
Music from Around the World
Cultural Diversity Through Music and Movement
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Supporting Children's Intelligences
Basic Stages of Early Musical and Movement Development and the National Standards
Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Selecting Songs, Fingerplays, and Instruments
Music Instruments for Young Children
2. Music and Movement for Young Children
Childhood Obesity and Physical Inactivity
Building on Children's Natural Movements
The Role of Movement in Creativity
Planning for Movement Activities
Talks with Teachers
Singing as a Support to Movement
Music as a Support to Movement
Children and Dance in the Classroom
National Standards for Movement and Dance
Basic Materials for Movement
Fingerplays and Action Songs
3. Music and Movement for Children with Special Needs
Talks with Teachers
Music and Movement for Children with Special Needs
Intellectual Differences and Music and Movement
4. Infants and Toddlers
The Young Child's Musical Development
Infancy and Music
Infancy and Movement
Auditory Stimulation of Infants
The Importance of Lullabies for Infants
Lullabies from Around the World
Talks with Teachers
National Standards for Infants and Toddlers
New Opportunities for Toddlers
Nursery Rhymes
Chanting
Music from Around the World
Elements of Musical Beginnings
5. Music and Movement Experiences for Three-Year-Olds
Characteristics of Three-Year-Olds
Three-Year-Old's Response to Sound and Movement
Planning Music and Movement Activities for Three-Year-Olds
Talks withTeachers
National Standards for Music Education
Singing and Musical Awareness
Songs to Use with Three-Year-Olds
Music from Around the World
6. Music and Movement for Fours
Stages of Development
National Standards for Music Education for Four-Year-Olds
Talks with Teachers
Conceptual Learning Through Music and Movement
Finger Plays and Action Songs for Four-Year-Olds
Movement and Music as Play
Music from Around the World
7. Music for Kindergarten and Early Primary
Building a Meaningful Music and Movement Curriculum
National Standards for Music Education for Five-Year-Olds
General Characteristics of Five to Eight Year Olds
Listening to Music
Conditions that Promote Good Listening
Singing
Instruments
Eastablishing a Listening Music Center
Talks with Teachers
Imaginative Teachers
Fundamentals of Movement
Music from Around the World
Favorite Songs and Rhythms
8. Music and Movement: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary Focus on Music and Movement
Music and Movement and the Language Arts
Music and Reading Skills
Music, Movement, and Mathematics
Music, Movement, and Science
Music, Multiculturalism, and Social Studies
Music from Around the World
Music and Movement: Enjoyment and Value for Children
Beginning the Process of Planning
Music from Around the World
Cultural Diversity Through Music and Movement
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Supporting Children's Intelligences
Basic Stages of Early Musical and Movement Development and the National Standards
Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Selecting Songs, Fingerplays, and Instruments
Music Instruments for Young Children
2. Music and Movement for Young Children
Childhood Obesity and Physical Inactivity
Building on Children's Natural Movements
The Role of Movement in Creativity
Planning for Movement Activities
Talks with Teachers
Singing as a Support to Movement
Music as a Support to Movement
Children and Dance in the Classroom
National Standards for Movement and Dance
Basic Materials for Movement
Fingerplays and Action Songs
3. Music and Movement for Children with Special Needs
Talks with Teachers
Music and Movement for Children with Special Needs
Intellectual Differences and Music and Movement
4. Infants and Toddlers
The Young Child's Musical Development
Infancy and Music
Infancy and Movement
Auditory Stimulation of Infants
The Importance of Lullabies for Infants
Lullabies from Around the World
Talks with Teachers
National Standards for Infants and Toddlers
New Opportunities for Toddlers
Nursery Rhymes
Chanting
Music from Around the World
Elements of Musical Beginnings
5. Music and Movement Experiences for Three-Year-Olds
Characteristics of Three-Year-Olds
Three-Year-Old's Response to Sound and Movement
Planning Music and Movement Activities for Three-Year-Olds
Talks withTeachers
National Standards for Music Education
Singing and Musical Awareness
Songs to Use with Three-Year-Olds
Music from Around the World
6. Music and Movement for Fours
Stages of Development
National Standards for Music Education for Four-Year-Olds
Talks with Teachers
Conceptual Learning Through Music and Movement
Finger Plays and Action Songs for Four-Year-Olds
Movement and Music as Play
Music from Around the World
7. Music for Kindergarten and Early Primary
Building a Meaningful Music and Movement Curriculum
National Standards for Music Education for Five-Year-Olds
General Characteristics of Five to Eight Year Olds
Listening to Music
Conditions that Promote Good Listening
Singing
Instruments
Eastablishing a Listening Music Center
Talks with Teachers
Imaginative Teachers
Fundamentals of Movement
Music from Around the World
Favorite Songs and Rhythms
8. Music and Movement: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary Focus on Music and Movement
Music and Movement and the Language Arts
Music and Reading Skills
Music, Movement, and Mathematics
Music, Movement, and Science
Music, Multiculturalism, and Social Studies
Music from Around the World