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 | Teaching Kids to Sing Product# 460680741 Selling for $100.33 "Singing is a basic means of human expression. From the spontaneous play songs of childhood to the polished recitals of concert artists, singing fulfills a human need to express thoughts and feelings. Moreover, music teachers have long agreed that children can and should learn to sing. It is the process that remains open to question, as teachers judge whether it is appropriate to train young voices and, if so, which approach is most beneficial. Teaching Kids to Sing is the first research-based text to present a systematic approach to vocal techniques designed exclusively for the needs of the young singer. It synthesizes the most recent findings in the literature and presents them in a practical and usable format. Helping teachers of young singers to understand the nature of the child voice and the adolescent voice, the book provides a new vocal-technique method for grades 1-12. The book is organized into two parts. Part I, 'The Young Singer', is an introduction to 90 sequential singing exercises detailed in Part II. Here, Phillips provides historical and philosophical perspectives on procedures of vocal training for children and adolescents. Included are discussions on the physiology of the singing voice, proper vocal techniques, the vocal parameters of pitch, registers, and range, and a special section on common vocal disorders and proper vocal hygiene. Part II, 'Vocal Technique for Young Singers', examines aspects of vocal technique by grouping the exercises into five major areas: respiration, the foundation for good singing technique; phonation, developing children's speaking voices as a natural part of voice training; resonant tone production; diction, emphasizing uniform vowels andrapid consonant articulation; and expression, studying how phrasing, dynamic and tempo variation, and mood lead to meaningful interpretation. Designed as a step-by-step vocal-technique method for children and adolescents, Teaching Kids to Sing will lead students through a developmental program of psychomotor skills that will result in confident and expressive singing." |
 | The Musical Classroom: Backgrounds, Models, and Skills for Elementary Teaching Product# 460684576 Selling for $74 "With the help of The Musical Classroom , students can develop the understandings and skills they need to teach elementary school music. This market-leading text is a comprehensive resource providing backgrounds for teaching music and learning instruments and music fundamentals. It offers forty-eight model experiences for teaching music (kindergarten through grade five), and a song anthology of over 140 songs. Special features in the Fifth Edition: A CD of fifty-nine songs and instrumental pieces used in the forty-eight model lessons National Standards for Music Education listed on the inside back cover of the book Extensive resource list categorized by topics such as advocacy, jazz, movement, Orff- Schulwerk, Web sites and ten others Updated information on technology and music software, special learners, and elementary music series Numerous independent, small, and large group projects for college students to create their own lessons, use the National Standards for Music Education, evaluate music software, assess instructional materials, and much, much more." |
 | Orientation to Music Education, An: Structural Knowledge for Music Teaching Product# 460767163 Selling for $31 "This book is intended to assist experienced teachers make thoughtful decisions regarding music teaching and learning that are essential to effective practice. It emphasizes issues and matters specifically pertinent to the teaching of music in all settings, and it provides the structural knowledge and seminal questions that need to be addressed in making good choices about what and how to teach in music. Coherently organized into five chapters, this comprehensive book covers music education context; the educational landscape; the significance and process of decision making; organizing instruction; and becoming and being a music teacher. For music teachers in all school settings; as well as music store managers, owners, and employees." |
 | New Approaches to Elementary Classroom Music Product# 460767484 Selling for $112.2 "Features Retained A review of music fundamentals Kodaly, Orff, Dalcroze integration in lessons Accompaniments for tone bars, Autoharp, Orff instruments, guitar/ukulele, piano, and rhythm instruments Chord charts for many songs Body percussion accompaniments Sequenced lessons to teach to peers in preparation for K-6 classrooms Easy-to-teach dances coordinated with many songs Technology in the classroom Learning theory applied to music Benefits of music study for children Music literacy as an outgrowth of music-making and creating music Projects for future teachers to complete Classified song index Forms for software evaluation and lesson planning New in the Third Edition Let's Practice!—45 sequenced lessons for future teachers to take directly to their classroom work CD of many songs and listening selections Curriculum focuses on the National Standards for Music Education A section on teaching improvisation and creating music A section on singing games and movement A separate section on listening for K-6 Updated information on technology in the classroom, including uses for electronic keyboards and intelligent software Many new songs chosen by college students and teachers' surveys More attention to K-2 level. Fewer two-tone beginning level songs; more three- and four-tone songs from which to choose Assignments for teacher preparation at the end of each section More helpful appendixes Form for peer teaching evaluation" |