Musical Literacy

Author : Paul Broomhead
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351579186

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What is Music Literacy? by Paul Broomhead Pdf

What is Music Literacy? attempts to redefine music literacy with a more expansive meaning than is commonly in use, and to articulate the potential impact of these ideas on music teaching practice. The notion of music literacy has involved the ability to read and write music scores. However, this understanding does not extend theory to identify all music texts, nor to offer a thorough treatment of what impact an expanded notion of music literacy might have on music instruction in the classroom and in ensembles. This book provides a formal, expansive redefinition of music literacy. The author offers practical ideas for attending more effectively to music literacy in classroom instruction. The book highlights common elements in the music classroom: the music score, the conductor, surrounding ensemble members, the musical model, the musical instrument, and presentations/recordings. It also describes four orientations that correspond to the National Core Music Standards (2014) and that characterize humans’ interactions with music: creator, performer, responder, and connector. What is Music Literacy? uses these orientations, along with a focus on authentic music texts and literacies, to present literacy-based guidelines for music education along with numerous vignettes that describe actual literacy instructional events.

Author : Maria Kay
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781446275603

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Sound Before Symbol by Maria Kay Pdf

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 : Beth Christensen,Erin Conor,Marian Ritter
Publisher : A-R Editions, Inc.
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780895798565

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Information Literacy in Music by Beth Christensen,Erin Conor,Marian Ritter Pdf

Information Literacy in Music: An Instructor’s Companion is a practical guide to information literacy instruction for busy librarians and music faculty. This book contains examples of course-integrated assignments designed to help postsecondary music students develop foundational skills in information literacy. These assignments have been solicited from experienced librarians and faculty across the United States, and they represent a broad spectrum of approaches to music research, from historical to applied studies. Be inspired by new and creative solutions to students’ information literacy challenges and by the many examples of successful collaborations between librarians and music faculty.

Author : Alexander L. Ringer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Gifted children
ISBN : STANFORD:36105042671144

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An Experimental Program in the Development of Musical Literacy Among Musically Gifted Children in the Upper Elementary Grades by Alexander L. Ringer Pdf

Author : Dee Hansen,Elaine Bernstorf,Gayle M. Stuber
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781475806007

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The Music and Literacy Connection by Dee Hansen,Elaine Bernstorf,Gayle M. Stuber Pdf

The second edition of The Music and Literacy Connection expands our understanding of the links between reading and music by examining those skills and learning processes that are directly parallel for music learning and language arts literacy in the pre-K, elementary, and secondary levels. This edition includes two new chapters: one dedicated to secondary music education and teacher evaluation, and another that offers a literature review of latest literacy research in education, neuroscience, and neuropsychology. Readers will find extensive instructional examples for music and reading teachers so that they may enrich and support each other in alignment with current initiatives for twenty-first-century curricula. Instructional examples are aligned with The National Core Music Standards and the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Media Arts. Readers will find an in-depth review of the benefits of music learning in the listening, viewing, speaking and writing literacy as well as comprehensive information for children with special needs. The Music and Literacy Connection is a valuable resource for professional development, college literacy courses, and curriculum administrators.

Author : Momilani Ramstrum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1450757685

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Musical Literacy by Momilani Ramstrum Pdf

Author : Ralph Alexander Smith
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Arts
ISBN : 0252062159

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Cultural Literacy & Arts Education by Ralph Alexander Smith Pdf

Thirteen experts in the visual arts, literature, music, dance, and theater responded to the arguments of E. D. Hirsch's "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know", focusing particularily on his alarm at the serious slippage that has occurred in the background knowledge and information prerequisite for effective communication. These authorities addressed two questions: (1) What it means for people to be "literate" (that is, able to understand communications and have relevant experiences) in various art forms? (2) What sorts of context should such individuals bring to their encounters with works in these art forms and what would that imply for arts education? The contributing specialists are E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Harry S. Broudy, Jerrold Levinson, Patti P. Gillespie, Walter H. Clark, Jr., John Adkins Richardson, Francis Sparshott, Clifton Olds, Marcia Muelder Eaton, Ronald Berman, Lucian Krukowski, Michael J. Parsons, and David J. Elliot. (KM)

Author : Susan Rankin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108421409

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Writing Sounds in Carolingian Europe by Susan Rankin Pdf

This comprehensive study of musical notation from early medieval Europe provides a crucial new foundational model for understanding later Western notations.

Author : Daniel J. Shevock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351813143

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Eco-Literate Music Pedagogy by Daniel J. Shevock Pdf

Eco-Literate Music Pedagogy examines the capacity of musiciking to cultivate ecological literacy, approaching eco-literate music pedagogy through philosophical and autoethnographical lenses. Building on the principle that music contributes uniquely to human ecological thinking, this volume tracks the course of eco-literate music pedagogy while guiding the discussion forward: What does it mean to embrace the impulse to teach music for ecological literacy? What is it like to theorize eco-literate music pedagogy? What is learned through enacting this pedagogy? How do the impulsion, the theorizing, and the enacting relate to one another? Music education for ecological consciousness is experienced in local places, and this study explores the theory underlying eco-literate music pedagogy in juxtaposition with the author’s personal experiences. The work arrives at a new philosophy for music education: a spiritual praxis rooted in soil communities, one informed by ecology’s intrinsic value for non-human being and musicking. Eco-Literate Music Pedagogy adds to the emerging body of music education literature considering ecological and environmental issues.

Author : Philip Tacka,Mícheál Houlahan
Publisher : Boosey & Hawkes Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN : 0913932558

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Sound Thinking by Philip Tacka,Mícheál Houlahan Pdf

"Sound Thinking is designed as a music education text which centers its philosophy around the Kodály concept. It is a resource for educators, and a guideline for teachers who do not have the opportunity to study Kodály exclusively. Divided into two volumes, it provides a sequenced curriculum, beginning with kindergarten and extending through advanced ear training and sight-singing exercises." --from back cover.

Author : Gary E. McPherson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780191061882

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The Child as Musician by Gary E. McPherson Pdf

The new edition of The Child as Musician: A Handbook of Musical Development celebrates the richness and diversity of the many different ways in which children can engage in and interact with music. It presents theory - both cutting edge and classic - in an accessible way for readers by surveying research concerned with the development and acquisition of musical skills. The focus is on musical development from conception to late adolescences, although the bulk of the coverage concentrates on the period when children are able to begin formal music instruction (from around age 3) until the final year of formal schooling (around age 18). There are many conceptions of how musical development might take place, just as there are for other disciplines and areas of human potential. Consequently, the publication highlights the diversity in current literature dealing with how we think about and conceptualise children's musical development. Each of the authors has searched for a better and more effective way to explain in their own words and according to their own perspective, the remarkable ways in which children engage with music. In the field of educational psychology there are a number of publications that survey the issues surrounding child and adolescent development. Some of the more innovative present research and theories, and their educational implications, in a style that stresses the fundamental interplay among the biological, environmental, social and cultural influences at each stage of a child's development. Until now, no similar overview has existed for child and adolescent development in the field of music. The Child as Musician addresses this imbalance, and is essential for those in the fields of child development, music education, and music cognition.

Author : Momilani Ramstrum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1954196008

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Music Literacy by Momilani Ramstrum Pdf

Music textbook for college level instruction in music fundamentals. Textbook only.

Author : Dick Weissman
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : 0634099248

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Making a Living in Your Local Music Market by Dick Weissman Pdf

You can survive happily as a musician in your local music market. This book shows you how to expand and develop your skills as a musician and a composer right in your own backyard. Making a Living in Your Local Music Market explores topics relevant to musicians of every level: Why should a band have an agreement? How can you determine whether a personal manager is right for you? Are contests worth entering? What trade papers are the most useful? Why copyright your songs? Also covers: * Developing and packaging your artistic skills in the marketplace * Dealing with contractors, unions, club owners, agents, etc. * Producing your own recordings * Planning your future in music * Music and the Internet * Artist-operated record companies * The advantages and disadvantages of independent and major record labels * Grant opportunities for musicians and how to access them * College music business programs * Seminars and trade shows * Detailed coverage of regional music markets, including Austin, Atlanta, Denver, Miami, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon.

Author : Jan Ormerod
Publisher : Star Bright Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9781932065107

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If You're Happy and You Know It! by Jan Ormerod Pdf

A little girl and various animals sing their own version of this popular rhyme.

Author : Eileen Baldwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1036109409

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A Young Singer's Journey by Eileen Baldwin Pdf