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Improvisation in the elementary music classroom
… rhythm and solfege reading, and responding to music. The first of the activities of my lesson focused on responding to music. Given manipulatives, students show a variety of notes along with a chosen song. The second activity in my lesson involved reading and performing rhythms and solfege. I …
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Opera Education In The Upper Elementary Music Classroom
… a new audience, beginning with a well-rounded musical education for elementary-age children. Opera can easily be implemented as a part of a well-rounded musical education and can be taught in conjunction with multiple subjects. Anecdotal evidence suggests that children are exposed to negative …
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Experiencing rondo form by integrating elementary music methodologies and theories
Notable elementary music methodologies and theories are comprised of Kodály, Dalcroze, Orff, and Gordon. By implementing and integrating elements from these four influential methods, my lesson plan focuses on Kansas’ state standards of performing, creating, and responding to music while learning …
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Elementary music teachers instructing English language learners: Reflection on practice.
… monolingual, English-only speaking Caucasian elementary music teachers and their reflections regarding instruction of English language learners (ELL). The purpose of this multiple case study was to investigate the teaching practice and curricular decisions of elementary music teachers who …
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The Kodaly Method and Traditional Methods in Elementary Music Education
… degree of achievement occurred, in the areas of music literacy, pitch matching and tonal memory, between two different methodologies currently being employed in the teaching of music education at the primary grade level. The two methods of instruction used were the Kodaly method and a traditional …
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Elementary music assessment and report card practices in Livingston County, Michigan
<p>This descriptive study explored how elementary schools in the five public school districts in Livingston County, Michigan, report musical achievement to parents. The purposes were to examine what is assessed in K–4 music classrooms, what grading systems are used to report the assessment data, …
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Integrating elementary music instruction with a whole language first-grade classroom
… study was to explore ways to integrate music instruction with the classroom studies of a selected whole language first grade without sacrificing the integrity of the music education agenda. The teacher-researcher used a collaborative action research model in planning units of study with …
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Elementary music educators' adaptive teaching strategies for integrated students with disabilities
… with disabilities that are currently employed by elementary music educators. The purpose of the study was to determine: specific strategies that are employed with all students and those strategies that are adapted for students with disabilities; teachers' descriptions of the strategies they use …
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Adapting Orff Schulwerk to the American elementary music program : a creative project
The purpose of the study was to determine the composition and characteristics of employer and employee negotiating teams during initial stages of legislated collective bargaining for public schools in Indiana. Study participants included superintendents and trustees and 204 presidents of identified …
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Image, Context, and Knowledge in the Practice of Two Elementary Music Teachers
Findings included issues related to context, music teaching images, and knowledge in operation. Historical and present contexts, such as family, community, and school, are discussed as to how they shaped the knowledge used for music teaching. Analysis revealed that the teachers' images were based …
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Cooperating Teacher Perceptions Of Music Student Teacher Preparedness For The Elementary Music Classroom
… the strengths and areas of improvement for elementary music teacher preparation from the perspective of multiple members of a single body of music teachers. Subjects for the study were elementary music teachers from an urban school district in the southern United States. All elementary music …
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Computer Assisted Instruction in Class a and Class Aa Elementary Music Classrooms in Southwest Missouri
The purpose of this study was to discover how elementary music teachers in Southwest Missouri are using computers in the classroom. A questionnaire was compiled and sent to the elementary music instructors of class A and class AA schools in Southwest Missouri. The results of the questionnaire …
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An Identification of Factors Associated with the Current Elementary Music Program in the Bellevue Schools
… of the Bellevue Public Schools in the area of music by asking their assessment of the present system as it provides space, equipment, texts, supervision, and in-service opportunities. 2. To determine through comparison the effect of musical background, teaching experience, and college training …
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The Effect of Instruction on the Perceived Degree of Liking for Opera in Upper Elementary Music Students
… examined the effect of instruction on upper elementary music students' degree of liking for opera. Twelve intact music classes were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. All students were administered a pretest, utilizing a five-point Likert-type scale, to determine initial …
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Perception of Administrative Support and How it Relates to Professional Growth and Job Satisfaction of Elementary Music Teachers
… to professional growth and job satisfaction of elementary music teachers. Participants (N= 3) were practicing elementary general music teachers employed full-time in public schools, one each from urban, suburban and rural school districts within a Midwestern state. Each participant was …
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American Elementary Music Programs: Current Instructional Methods, Goals, Resources, and Content Standards by Geographic Region and Grade Level
… and content standards addressed in American elementary music programs. Participants (N = 963) were sampled from elementary music teachers across the United States and administered a survey addressing music classes offered to each elementary grade level, average music instructional time, use …
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American educational influences on Japanese elementary music education from after World War II through the Showa period, 1945-1989
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An investigation of the applicability of recent advances in computer technology to the development of a computer-based, random-access audio test of common criterion-referenced objectives in elementary music
… of common criterion-referenced objectives in elementary music. A Macintosh SE/30 computer and HyperCard were used to access music from audio compact discs, store and play digitized music, and synthesize music.
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From Segregation To Integration: A Historical Study Of Music Education In The Colored School In Louisville, Mississippi Through 1970
What was music like, if it existed, in black schools before integration, and what happened to black music educators after integration? To properly address this, the history of segregation, major court rulings and other noteworthy attempts at integration, must be mentioned. This study reveals the …
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