Kodály Today: A Cognitive Approach to Elementary Music Education

Kodály Today Handbook Series
Kodály Today - A Cognitive Approach to Elementary Music Education (2015)
	Cover
	Series
	Kodály Today
	Copyright
	Dedication
	Contents
	Acknowledgments
	About the Companion Website
	Introduction
	1 Building the Framework of a Music Curriculum Based on the Kodály Concept
		Zoltán Kodály: A Biographical Outline
		A Brief Examination of Zoltán Kodály’s Philosophy of Music Education
		The Kodály Method or Concept of Music Education
		Building the Framework of a Curriculum Based on the Multiple Dimensions of Music
		Music Philosophy Prompt Questions
		Linking a Music Curriculum Based on the Kodály Concept to the National Content Standards for Music Education
		The Kodály Concept and the Common Core Standards
		Lesson Planning
		Key Components of Lesson Plan Designs
		Discussion Questions
		Ongoing Assignment
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Bibliography
	2 Developing a Music Repertoire of Songs for the Elementary Music Classroom
		Folk Music in the Classroom
		Selecting Music for Classroom Use
		Creating an Alphabetized Song Repertoire List for Each Grade
		Analyzing Song Repertoire
		Performance and Notation of Folk Songs
		Lesson Planning
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Discussion Questions
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	3 Developing Creative Expression in the Elementary Classroom Through Singing, Movement, and Playing Instruments
		Singing
		Singing in Tune with Relative Solmization
		Teaching Songs
		Introducing Songs Within a Lesson
		Singing Games and Movement Activities
		Developing Creative Movement and Improvisations in the Classroom
		Body Warm-ups and Creative Movement
		Instruments
		Lesson Planning
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Discussion Questions
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	4 Teaching Tools and Techniques for Developing Audiation and Music Literacy Skills
		Teaching Tools for Developing Music Literacy Skills
		A Rhythmic and Melodic Sequence for Developing Music Literacy Skills
		The Relationship Between Musical Concepts and Elements
		Preparation, Presentation, and Practice of Musical Elements for Grades 1 Through 5
		The Connection Between Teaching Basic Rhythmic and Melodic Patterns and Common Stylistic Characteristics of Folk Songs
		Lesson Planning
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Discussion Questions
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	5 From Sound to Symbol: A Model of Learning and Instruction for Teaching Music Concepts, Elements, and Skills
		A New Learning Theory Model
		A Comparison of the Houlahan and Tacka Model of Learning with Current Teaching Approaches Adopted by Kodály Instructors
		Summary
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Discussion Questions
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	6 Grades 1 Through 5 Teaching Strategies for Rhythmic and Melodic Concepts and Elements
		Strategies for Teaching Music Elements
		Grade 1 Teaching Strategies
		Grade 1, Teaching Strategy 1, for Quarter and Eighth Notes
		Grade 1, Teaching Strategy 2, for a Two-Note Child’s Chant
		Focus Songs for Grade 1
		Grade 2 Teaching Strategies
		Grade 2, Teaching Strategy 1, for Introducing the Tonic
		Grade 2, Teaching Strategy 2, for Half Note
		Focus Songs for Grade 2
		Grade 3 Teaching Strategies
		Grade 3, Teaching Strategy 1, for an Eighth Note Followed by Two Sixteenth Notes
		Grade 3, Teaching Strategy 2, for low la
		Focus Songs for Grade 3
		Grade 4 Teaching Strategies
		Grade 1, Teaching Strategy 1, for Syncopation
		Grade 4, Teaching Strategy 2, for la Pentatonic Scale
		Focus Songs for Grade 4
		Grade 5 Teaching Strategies
		Grade 5, Teaching Strategy 2, for an Eighth Note Followed by a Dotted Quarter Note
		Focus Songs for Grade 5
		Developing a Lesson Plan Design Based on the Teaching Strategies
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	7 Developing Musicianship Skills in the Classroom
		Musical Skills Practiced in the Classroom
		Musical Skills: Sample Curriculum
		Expanding Your Students’ Musical Skills
		Practicing Form, Improvisation, and Composition
		Integrating Listening into a Music Lesson
		Developing the Three Primary Musical Skill Areas
		Developing Music Skills in a Music Lesson Plan
		Creating Lesson Plans That Develop Students’ Musical Skills
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Bibliography
	8 Technology in the Kodály Classroom
		How to Choose and Assess Music Technology for the Kodály Classroom
		Technology Resources for the Kodály Classroom
		Technology Resources for the Kodály Student
		Kodály-Based Lessons for the Interactive White Board
		Sample Kodály Lesson Plan Incorporating Technology
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	9 Applying the Kodály Concept to the Elementary Choir
		Auditioning Students for an Elementary Choir
		Choral Rehearsal Activities
		Repertoire for Developing Part Work and Music Literacy
		How to Teach Simple Two-Part Song Arrangements
		Selecting Repertoire for Children’s Choir
		Score Preparation and Teaching a Choral Composition
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	10 Sequencing and Lesson Planning
		Lesson Plans and Learning Outcomes
		Transitions in Lesson Plans
		General Considerations for Planning Lessons
		Adapting Lesson Plans for the Inclusive Classroom
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Discussion Questions
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	11 Teaching Musicianship Skills Starting in the Upper Grades
		Curriculum Summary
		Curriculum Guide
		Getting Started
		Selecting Song Repertoire for Older Beginners
		Considerations, Techniques, and Procedures for Developing Older Students’ Singing Skills
		Teaching Songs
		Lesson Design
		Developing Music Skills
		A Few Final Considerations for Teaching Older Beginners
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	12 Evaluation and Assessment
		Assessing the Effectiveness of Music Teaching
		Developing a Class Profile Summarizing the Child’s Achievement
		Assessment and Evaluation of Students: Student Profiles
		Connections to Grade Handbooks
		Discussion Questions
		Ongoing Activities
		Bibliography
	13 Organizing Your Teaching Resources for the Elementary Classroom
		What Are the Components of a Teaching Resource Folder?
		Ongoing Assignment
		Bibliography
	Notes
	Song Index
	Subject Index
Kodály in the Kindergarten Classroom
	Cover
	Kodály in the Kindergarten Classroom
	Copyright
	Dedication
	Contents
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	About the Companion Website
	1 Developing a Music Repertoire of Songs and Books for the Kindergarten Music Classroom
		Getting Started: Repertoire to Teach During the FirstWeeks of Music Lessons
		Developing a Musical and Sequential Early Childhood Lessonsfor the First Weeks of Music Classes
		Step 1: Teach a New Song
		Step 2: Initiate a Greeting; Review a Known Songor Teach a New Song
		Step 3: Initiate a Greeting; Review a Known Song; Teach a New Song;Play a Known Game or Movement Activity
		Step 4: Initiate a Greeting; Review a Known Song; Vocal TechniqueExercise; Teach a New Song; Play a Known Game; Review a KnownSong; Do a Closing Activity
		Repertoire for Singing, Movement, and Playing on Instruments
		Songs for Listening
		Repertoire for Teaching Musical Concepts and Skills
		Guidelines for Selecting Repertoire Material for the EarlyChildhood Classroom
		Building Blocks of Children’s Songs and Games
		Guidelines for Selecting Repertoire for Classroom Use
		Creating an Alphabetized Song Repertoire List
		Analyzing Song Repertoire
		Analysis Definitions
		Analysis and Pedagogical Use
		Pedagogical Analysis
		What Are the Connections Between Music Literacyand Reading Literacy?
		Connections Between Singing and the Development of Literacy
		Making Connections Between Songs and Books
		Connections to Literature
		Developing a Lesson Plan Framework Based on QualityMusical Repertoire
		Using a Generic Lesson Plan Format to Design a Music Lesson
		Ongoing Assignments
	2 Building the Framework of a Kindergarten Music Curriculum
		Kodály Philosophy of Music Education
		The Multiple Dimensions of Musicianship
		Building the Framework of a Kindergarten Curriculum
		Ongoing Assignment
	3 Developing Creative Expression Through Singing, Movement, and Playing Instruments
		Singing
		Singing Games and Movement
		How to Develop a Child’s Movement Skills Through Singing Games
		Connections to Literature-Developing Movement Skills
		Incorporating Improvisatory Movement into Singing Gamesand Listening
		Movement and Improvisation
		Instruments
		Connections to Literature-Developing Instrumental Skills
		Ongoing Assignment
	4 A Model of Learning and Instruction for Teaching Music Concepts and Skills
		A Model for Music Learning and Instruction
		How Does the Model of Learning and Instruction PromoteTwenty-first Century Learning Skills and Creativity?
		A Comparison of the Houlahan/Tacka Model to Othersin Kodály Instruction
		Developing a Lesson Plan Framework Based on theHoulahan/Tacka Model of Learning and Instruction
		Ongoing Assignment
	5 Teaching Music Concepts in Kindergarten
		Strategy for Teaching Music Concepts
		Strategy for Teaching Beat
		Strategy for Teaching Tempo: Fast and Slow
		Strategy for Teaching High and Low Voices (Rhymes and Chants)
		Strategy for Teaching Concept of Rhythm: Patterns of Shortand Long Sounds
		Ongoing Assignment
	6 Cultivating Music Skills and Creativity
		Skill Development in the Kindergarten Classroom
		Ongoing Assignment
		Form
		Improvisation
		Part Work
		Listening
		Movement and Listening
		Ongoing Assignment
		Building a Lesson Plan Framework That Incorporates Musical SkillDevelopment
		Lesson Planning
		Ongoing Assignment
	7 Sequencing and Lesson Planning
		General Considerations for Lesson Planning
		Transitions in Lesson Plans
		Examples of Lesson Plan Structures for the KindergartenClassroom
		Evaluating a Lesson
		Adapting Lesson Plans for the Inclusive Classroom
		Special Needs Students
		Gifted and Talented Children
		Unit Plans: Teaching Musical Concepts and Skills in theKindergarten Classroom
		Ongoing Assignment
	8 Assessment and Evaluation in Kindergarten
		Assessment of Child Learning
		Assessment Rubrics for Musical Concepts
		Evaluating Music Teaching
		Assessment of Teaching: Teaching a Lesson
		Ongoing Assignment
	9 Organizing Your Teaching Resources for the Kindergarten Classroom
		What Are the Components of a Teaching Resource Folder?
		Ongoing Assignment
	Appendix 1 Songs and Related Children’s Literature for the Kindergarten Classroom
	Appendix 2 Alphabetized List of Children’s Literature
	Appendix 3 Children’s Literature Related to Music Concepts for the Kindergarten Classroom
	Appendix 4 Monthly Plans
	Notes
	Sources
	Credits
	Index
Kodály in the First Grade Classroom
	Cover
	Series
	Kodály in the First Grade Classroom
	Copyright
	Contents
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	1 Framing a Curriculum Based on the Kodály Concept
		The Kodály Concept
		Multiple Dimensions of Music
		Grade 1 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 1 Song Lists
		Lesson Planning
	3 Teaching Strategies
		Teaching Strategies
		Beat
		Quarter and Eighth Notes
		Two-Note Child’s Chant
		Rest
		Three-Note Child’s Chant
		Duple Meter
		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
		Instrumental Performance Skills
		Creative Movement Skills
		Listening Examples for Grade 1 Concepts and Elements
		Lesson Planning
	5 Unit Plans and Lesson Plans
		Transitions in Lesson Plans
		General Points for Planning Lessons
		Evaluating a Lesson
		Unit 1: Kindergarten Review
		Unit 2: Teaching Quarter and Eighth Notes
		Unit 3: Teaching a Two-Note Child’s Chant so-mi
		Unit 4: Teaching Quarter Note Rest
		Unit 5: Teaching a Three-Note Child’s Chant la
		Unit 6: Teaching Duple Meter
	6 Assessment and Evaluation
		Grade 1 Assessments
	Notes
	Index
Kodály in the second grade classroom (2015)
	Cover
	Series
	Kodály in the Second Grade Classroom
	Copyright
	Contents
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	1 Framing a Curriculum Based on the Kodály Concept
		The Kodály Concept
		Multiple Dimensions of Music
		Grade 2 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 2 Song Lists
		Lesson Planning
	3 Teaching Strategies
		Introducing the Tonic Note of the Major Pentatonic Scale
		Half Note
		Trichord mi re do
		Sixteenth Notes
		Major Pentatonic Scale
		Quadruple Meter
		Developing a Lesson Plan Design Based on the Teaching Strategies
	4 Students as Performers: Developing Musical Skills and Creative Expression
		Tuneful Singing Skills
		Reading Skills
		Inner-Hearing Skills
		Writing Skills
		Improvisation Skills
		Musical Memory
		Understanding Form
		Part-Work Skills
		Instrumental Performance Skills
		Creative Movement Skills
		Listening Examples for Grade 2 Concepts and Elements
		Lesson Planning
	5 Unit Plans and Lesson Plans
		Transitions in Lesson Plans
		General Points for Planning Lessons
		Evaluating a Lesson
		Unit Plans
		Unit 1: Grade 1 Review
		Unit 2: Teaching do
		Unit 3: Teaching Half Note
		Unit 4: Teaching re
		Unit 5: Teaching Four Sixteenth Notes
		Unit 6: Teaching do Pentatonic Scale
		Unit 7: Teaching Quadruple Meter
	6 Assessment and Evaluation
		Grade 2 Assessments
	Notes
	Index
Kodály in the Third Grade Classroom (2015)
	Cover
	Series
	Kodály in the Third Grade Classroom
	Copyright
	Contents
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	1 Framing a Curriculum Based on the Kodály Concept
		The Kodály Concept
		Multiple Dimensions of Music
		Grade 3 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 3 Song Lists
		Lesson Planning
	3 Teaching Strategies
		Eighth Note Followed by Two Sixteenth Notes
		low la
		Two Sixteenth Notes Followed by an Eighth Note
		low so
		Internal Upbeat
		high do
		External Upbeat
		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
		Instrumental Performance Skills
		Creative Movement Skills
		Listening Examples Connected to Grade 3 Concepts and Elements
		Lesson Planning
	5 Unit Plans and Lesson Plans
		Transitions in Lesson Plans
		General Points for Planning Lessons
		Evaluating a Lesson
		Unit Plans
		Unit 1: Grade 2 Review
		Unit 2: Teaching Eighth Note Followed by Two Sixteenth Notes
		Unit 3: Teaching low la
		Unit 4: Teaching Two Sixteenth Notes Followed by an Eighth Note
		Unit 5: Teaching low so
		Unit 6: Teaching Internal Upbeat
		Unit 7: Teaching high do
		Unit 8: Teaching External Upbeat
	6 Assessment and Evaluation
		Grade 3 Assessments
	Notes
	Index
Kodály in the Fourth Grade Classroom (2015)
	Cover
	Series
	Kodály in the Fourth Grade Classroom
	Copyright
	Contents
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	1 Framing a Curriculum Based on the Kodály Concept
		The Kodály Concept
		Multiple Dimensions of Music
		Grade 4 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 4 Song Lists
		Lesson Planning
	3 Teaching Strategies
		Syncopation
		la Pentatonic Scale
		Dotted Quarter Note Followed by an Eighth Note
		fa
		Triple Meter and Dotted Half Note
		low ti
		Dotted Eighth Note Followed by a Sixteenth Note
		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
		Incorporating Instruments into the Music Curriculum
		Creative Movement Skills
		Listening Examples Connected to Grade 4 Concepts and Elements
		Lesson Planning
	5 Unit Plans and Lesson Plans
		Evaluating a Lesson
		Unit Plans
		Unit 2: Syncopation
		Unit 3: la Pentatonic
		Unit 4: Dotted Quarter Note Followed by Eighth Note
		Unit 5: fa
		Unit 6: Triple Meter
		Unit 7: low ti
		Unit 8: Dotted Eighth Note and Sixteenth Note
	6 Assessment and Evaluation
		Grade 4 Assessments
	Notes
	Index
Kodaly in the Fifth Grade Classroom (2015)
	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
		Lesson Planning
	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
		Lesson Planning
	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