Provides prospective teachers with a background in music fundamentals, and helps to develop competencies needed for music teaching.

"Teaching Children Music" provides prospective teachers with a solid background in music fundamentals, and helps to develop competencies needed for effective music teaching.

Preface 1 Teaching Music The Purpose of Music Education Values of Music Education No Time for Frills? Music Specialists and Classroom Teachers 2 Rhythm Beat Duration Dots, Ties and Pauses Simple Meter and Compound Meter Triplets Syncopation Changing Meter Asymmetric Meters 3 Melody Pitch Relationships The Piano Keyboard Playing the Recorder Scales Key Signatures: Major Keys Finding the Keynote Minor Scales and Keys Finding the Keynote Transposition 4 Texture and Harmony Texture Harmony Keyboard Experiences with Harmony Electronic Instruments The Autoharp The Guitar Summary Suggested Activities 5 Form Form in Music Teaching Suggestions 6 Tempo, Dynamics, and Tone Color Tempo Dynamics Tone Color (Timbre) The Orchestra Classroom Instruments with Definite Pitch Listening and Tone Color Suggested Activities 7 Listening to Music Learning to Listen Individualized Listening Suggested Activities 8 Singing Singing Suggested Activities 9 Music Reading and Writing Teaching Music Reading Intervals Suggested Activities 10 Planning and Evaluation Musical Experiences Resources for Planning Variables in Planning What Shall I Teach? How Shall I Plan? Long-Range Planning MENC Musical Experiences Charts Evaluation of Musical Learning Suggested Activities Song Supplement Appendix 1 Music for Special Learners Appendix 2 Jaques-Dalxroze, Kodaly, and Orff Appendix 3 Guitar Chords Appendix 4 Soprano Recorder Fingerings (Baroque System) Appendix 5 Musical Terms and Signs Appendix 6 Instructional Materials Song Index Index