[PDF] Sound Before Symbol eBook

Author : Maria Kay
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 17,16 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1446275604

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This book demonstrates how musical activities can support the development of literacy skills for young children aged from birth to 8 years. The relationship between music and literacy is investigated, and through a wealth of ideas and resources, guidance is given on how to use music as a practical tool to develop skills vital to literacy. As music is naturally inclusive, the activities are suitable for all children. Each chapter includes activities to explore, and the book covers: - the myriad of skills which may be elicited through music making - the importance of sound discrimination to literacy - the links between how the brain processes both music and language - how to develop literacy skills through musical activities - ideas to support teaching literacy through phonics Written for teachers, practitioners, teaching assistants and childminders, as well as for anyone working with children in nursery and primary schools, children′s centres and at home, this book provides a wealth of information. It is an invaluable resource to support the development of children′s literacy skills in an enjoyable and effective way. Maria Kay is a teacher and music and literacy specialist, currently developing and delivering literacy- through-music programmes.

Author : Phyllis Haddox
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,29 MB
Release : 1986-06-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 0671631985

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A step-by-step program that shows parents, simply and clearly, how to teach their child to read in just 20 minutes a day.

Author : Mícheál Houlahan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,1 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Music theory
ISBN : 9780199751914

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Includes folded sheet with piano keyboard layout.

Author : Richard Parncutt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 41,35 MB
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 0195350170

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What type of practice makes a musician perfect? What sort of child is most likely to succeed on a musical instrument? What practice strategies yield the fastest improvement in skills such as sight-reading, memorization, and intonation? Scientific and psychological research can offer answers to these and other questions that musicians face every day. In The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, Richard Parncutt and Gary McPherson assemble relevant current research findings and make them accessible to musicians and music educators. This book describes new approaches to teaching music, learning music, and making music at all educational and skill levels. Each chapter represents the collaboration between a music researcher (usually a music psychologist) and a performer or music educator. This combination of expertise results in excellent practical advice. Readers will learn, for example, that they are in the majority (57%) if they experience rapid heartbeat before performances; the chapter devoted to performance anxiety will help them decide whether beta-blocker medication, hypnotherapy, or the Alexander Technique of relaxation might alleviate their stage fright. Another chapter outlines a step-by-step method for introducing children to musical notation, firmly based on research in cognitive development. Altogether, the 21 chapters cover the personal, environmental, and acoustical influences that shape the learning and performance of music.

Author : George Odam
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780748723232

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Providing music teachers and student teachers with an understanding of what constitutes good practice in the classroom, this text combines recent research of music theory - particularly on music and the brain - with a strong practical emphasis on how this applies in class.

Author : Lucy Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 17,99 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 1351930222

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Popular musicians acquire some or all of their skills and knowledge informally, outside school or university, and with little help from trained instrumental teachers. How do they go about this process? Despite the fact that popular music has recently entered formal music education, we have as yet a limited understanding of the learning practices adopted by its musicians. Nor do we know why so many popular musicians in the past turned away from music education, or how young popular musicians today are responding to it. Drawing on a series of interviews with musicians aged between fifteen and fifty, Lucy Green explores the nature of pop musicians' informal learning practices, attitudes and values, the extent to which these altered over the last forty years, and the experiences of the musicians in formal music education. Through a comparison of the characteristics of informal pop music learning with those of more formal music education, the book offers insights into how we might re-invigorate the musical involvement of the population. Could the creation of a teaching culture that recognizes and rewards aural imitation, improvisation and experimentation, as well as commitment and passion, encourage more people to make music? Since the hardback publication of this book in 2001, the author has explored many of its themes through practical work in school classrooms. Her follow-up book, Music, Informal Learning and the School: A New Classroom Pedagogy (2008) appears in the same Ashgate series.

Author : Keith Swanwick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 22,62 MB
Release : 2011-10-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1136623795

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Valid and reliable assessment of students' work.

Author : M?che?l Houlahan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 2008-06-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 0198042868

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In Kod?ly Today, M?che?l Houlahan and Philip Tacka offer an expertly-researched, thorough, and--most importantly--practical approach to transforming curriculum goals into tangible, achievable musical objectives and effective lesson plans. Their model--grounded in the latest research in music perception and cognition--outlines the concrete practices behind constructing effective teaching portfolios, selecting engaging music repertoire for the classroom, and teaching musicianship skills successfully to elementary students of all degrees of proficiency. Addressing the most important questions in creating and teaching Kod?ly-based programs, Houlahan and Tacka write through a practical lens, presenting a clear picture of how the teaching and learning processes go hand-in-hand. Their innovative approach was designed through a close, six-year collaboration between music instructors and researchers, and offers teachers an easily-followed, step-by-step roadmap for developing students' musical understanding and metacognition skills. A comprehensive resource in the realm of elementary music education, this book is a valuable reference for all in-service music educators, music supervisors, and students and instructors in music education.

Author : Victor Zuckerkandl
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 47,90 MB
Release : 1969-10-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780691017594

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An approach to music as an instrument of philosophical inquiry, seeking not so much a philosophy of music as a philosophy through music.

Author : Sue Cowley
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 2012-11-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1441101985

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The Road to Writing takes early years practitioners on a journey; the journey young children make when they learn their first words and make their first marks. Sue Cowley offers activities and practical advice to inspire practitioners to try a wide range of creative approaches to improve mark making in the early years. There are ideas for building finger strength and eye-to-hand coordination, activities to help children to understand the concept of symbols and signs, and strategies for building confidence in writing and reading. You can find your way through the book by following the signposts and you'll find plenty of interesting diversions along the way to develop children's key skills and motivation. This accessible book includes bulleted lists, photographs of children writing and examples of early marks to illustrate how children's communication skills develop. Sue also gives tips on getting boys engaged in writing, and there is a companion website with downloadable resources and useful links. This book is an invaluable source of inspiration for all early years practitioners and parents of children aged 3-7.