Kodály in the fifth grade classroom / by Mícheál Houlahan and Philip Tacka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houlahan, Mícheál, author.

Tacka, Philip, author.

Series:

Kodaly Today Handbook Series

Kodály Today Handbook Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School music--Instruction and study.

School music.

Fifth grade (Education)--Curricula--United States.

Fifth grade (Education).

Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967.

Kodály, Zoltán.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the mid-twentieth century, Zoltan Kodaly's child-developmental philosophy for teaching music has had significant positive impact on music education around the world, and is now at the core of music teaching in the United States and other English speaking countries. The Kodaly Today handbook series is the first comprehensive system to update and apply the Kodaly concepts to teaching music in elementary school classrooms. Kodaly in the Fifth Grade Classroom provides teachers with a step-by-step road map for developing children's performance, creative movement, and literacy skills in an org

Contents:

Cover

Series

Kodály in the Fifth Grade Classroom

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Framing a Curriculum Based on the Kodály Concept

The Kodály Concept

Multiple Dimensions of Music

Grade 5 Music Curriculum

Prompt Questions for Constructing a Music Curriculum

Lesson Planning

Key Components of Lesson Plan Design

2 Developing a Music Repertoire: Students as Stewards of Their Cultural and Musical Heritage

Selecting Repertoire

Grade 5 Song Lists

3 Teaching Strategies

high ti (Major Scale)

Eighth Note Followed by a Dotted Quarter Note

Natural Minor Scale

Compound Meter (Part 1: 6* Simple Division)

si (Harmonic Minor)

Compound Meter (Part 2: 6* Even Microbeat Subdivision 2)

fi (Dorian Mode)

Compound Meter (Part 3: 6* Uneven Microbeat Subdivision)

ta (Mixolydian Mode)

Developing a Lesson Plan Design Based on the Teaching Strategies

4 Students as Performers: Developing Music Skills and Creative Expression

Tuneful Singing Skills

Reading Skills

Inner-Hearing Skills

Writing Skills

Improvisation Skills

Musical Memory

Understanding Form

Part-Work Skills

Creative Movement Skills

Listening Examples for Grade 5 Concepts and Elements

5 Unit Plans and Lesson Plans

Transitions in Lesson Plans

General Points for Planning Lessons

Evaluating a Lesson

Unit 1: Grade 4 Review

Unit 2: high ti

Unit 3: Eighth Note Followed by Dotted Quarter Note

Unit 4: Natural Minor Scale

Unit 5: Compound Meter (Part 1)

Unit 6: Harmonic Minor (si)

Unit 7: Compound Meter (Part 2: Subdivision of the Beat)

Unit 8: Dorian Mode (fi)

Unit 9: Compound Meter (Part 3: Dotted Rhythms)

Unit 10: Mixolydian Mode (ta)

6 Assessment and Evaluation

Grade 5 Assessments

Notes.

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-027305-4

0-19-023624-8

OCLC:

914151564