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Edwin Gordon has provided a music sequence model designed specifically for the teaching and learning of melodic and rhythmic skills in music.","The investigator established Gordon's position by examining his major publications, particularly Learning Sequences in Music: Skill, Content, and Patterns (1984). Gordon's position on skill development, tonal and rhythmic learning in music, and the organization of the curriculum were presented. A content analysis of the three music series, grades K-6 was conducted to examine goals, objectives, instructional techniques, and the suggested sequencing of melodic and rhythmic skills. Each was compared and contrasted to Gordon's skill learning sequence. Each grade level was quantified to determine skill emphasis, and the data were reported in percentages using Gordon's descriptors to standardize the comparison. Data were also presented which compared the use of stepwise and spiral movement in the curriculum, the use of curriculum objectives, methodology, and techniques.","Findings indicated that the learning sequences for melodic and rhythmic skill development in the three music series, though appearing to be compatible with the stated philosophies of the series, were incompatible with Gordon's approach to sequential musical learning. Stepwise and spiral movement in the learning sequences, curriculum organization, and the use of instructional techniques and methodology, were also found to be incompatible with Gordon's approach. Although certain features congruent with Gordon's sequence were found in the three series, the materials and activities were not consistently developed in a manner than would, according to Gordon, yield efficient learning.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:26:40Z (GMT). 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