The classroom teacher's guide to music education / by C. Vernon Burnsed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burnsed, Charles Vernon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School music--Instruction and study.

School music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about music education in the elementary school. Its major purpose is to develop an understanding of why music education is important, how music education works, and how music can be a powerful force for the classroom teacher. It has realistic expectations for the classroom teacher. Music theory and performance skill are kept to a minimum; they are not a prerequisite for understanding the content of the book. A major emphasis of the text is that classroom teachers can utilize music to enhance the overall learning environment of their classrooms. Suggestions, class descriptions, and

Contents:

HALF TITLE: THE CLASSROOM TEACHER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION; About the Author; TITLE PAGE: THE CLASSROOM TEACHER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: MUSIC EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE; Chapter 2: UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS OF MUSIC; Chapter 3: CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PRINCIPLES FOR LEARNING MUSIC; Chapter 4: CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO ELEMENTARY MUSIC EDUCATION; Chapter 5: MUSIC TO ENHANCE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; APPENDIX; FOLK SONGS; GLOSSARY OF SELECTED MUSICAL TERMS; SUBJECT INDEX; SONG INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08337-1

OCLC:

694729151