Curricuweb - CLDDV 293, MUSIC 176

Modesto Junior College

CLDDV 293, MUST 103 Course Outline

1. Basic music skills
2. Rhythm
3. Melody
4. Introduction to classroom instruments
5. Basic music vocabulary
6. Introduction of research in music and child development
7. Introduction to the National Standards in Music Education
8. Introduction of music methods for teaching music to children
9. Zoltan Kodaly
10. Carl Orff
11. Emile Dalcroze
12. Edwin Gordon’s Music Learning Theory
13. Other important music systems for children
14. Current curricula for birth to kindergarten and movement classes
15. Kindermusik
16. Musikgarten
17. John Feierabend – First Steps in Music for PreK and Beyond
18. Basil series texts:
19. Silver Burdett Ginn: Making Music PreK and K Teacher’s Editions
20. Macmillan/McGraw Hill: Spotlight on Music PreK and K Teacher’s Edition
21. GIA Publications: Jump Right In
22. Defining development
23. Developmental study is a science studying the changes in time
24. Development moves from simple to more complex
25. Developmental domains: physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and language
26. Characteristics of children from birth to kindergarten age
27. Relationship of a child’s musical and overall development.
28. Physical Development: small and large motor coordination including balance, control, and strength; exploring and integrating the senses (i.e. sight, hearing, kinesthetic, touch)
29. Cognitive Development: listening activities, creative thinking skills, and timetable for language skills and language acquisition
30. Emotional Development: Self-esteem, expression of a wide range of emotions
31. Social interactions with teachers and peers as a necessary part of development and learning (m.c.)
32. Importance of developmental skills while teaching music
33. Teaching methods
34. quality of interactions between teacher and child (m.c.)
35. positive discipline and guidance strategies
36. play is key to learning during the early years
37. Developmentally Appropriate Practice includes responsive care and learning through child-centered, hands-on approaches during the early years while understanding growth and development
38. Include children of all abilities in the classroom environment through collaboration with family, other professionals, and consultants
39. Integration of music with the study of peoples, places and cultures: world folk music, dance and ethnic instruments. (m.c.)
40. Integration of appropriate technology in the early music classroom.

1. Advisories:
   Before enrolling in this course, students are strongly advised to

1. Weekly graded demonstrations of knowledge through:
2. Performing scales, melodies and rhythms
3. Performing and participating in “class room” activities
4. Weekly reading assignments of pertinent information.
5. Weekly class discussions graded on participation
6. Two to four large scale accumulative essay tests on methods and integration of music into the class rooms.
7. At least one class demonstration project
8. At least one research project

1. Demonstrate mastery of basic music skills by:
2. Tapping/performing rhythms correctly
3. Writing note names correctly on the staff
4. Singing selected musical scales on solfegio
5. Performing on classroom instruments (m.c.)
6. Define basic music vocabulary
7. Define, compare, contrast and analyze both orally and in writing current research in music education and child development.
8. Define the National Standards in Music Education.
9. Define, compare, contrast and analyze both orally and in writing the various methods used to teach music.
10. Zoltan Kodaly
11. Carl Orff
12. Emile Dalcroze
13. Edwin Gordon’s Music Learning Theory
14. Other important music systems for children.
15. Explain and analyze both written and orally current curricula for early childhood music and movement such as:
16. Kindermusic
17. Muskgarten
18. John Feirerabend- First Steps in Music for PreK and beyond
19. Basil series texts:
20. Silver Burdett Ginn: Making Music PreKand K Teacher’s Editions
21. Macmillan/McGraw Hill: Spotlight on Music PreK and K teacher’s Edition
22. GIA Publications: Jump Right In
23. Define development including characteristics and patterns of growth and development from infancy through kindergarten.
24. Explain both orally and in writing the relationship of a child’s musical and overall development including physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.
25. Describe how music is used to teach developmental skills and how to teach music and musicianship to children.
26. Describe the relationship of a teaching method as to its specific use in a classroom setting.
27. Describe developmentally appropriate practice and identify the ways in which young children learn. (m.c.)
28. Describe ways to include children of all abilities in the classroom music environment. (m.c.)
29. Compare, contrast, and analyze the use and integration of the study of peoples, places and cultures: world folk music, dance and ethnic instruments in the class room. (m.c.)
30. Describe the integration of appropriate technology in the early music classroom.

1. A filed trip to an infant/toddler or preschool site: upon return the student would complete the following assignments either orally, written or both:
2. Compare, contrast and analyze teaching methods used in the classes observed.
3. Describe how the lesson plans used apply to the development of the children being taught and what developmental skills are being addressed.
4. Attending appropriate seminars on related subject mater to class. Upon return the students would complete the following assignments either orally, written or both:
5. Analyze subject(s) presented by speaker as to its application and use in the classroom.
6. Describe how ideas could, should or should not be applied to various levels from birth to kindergarten.
7. Discuss how the speaker’s topic(s) relate to methods learned in class.