Spotlight on general music
Subtitle: teaching toward the standards
Contributors: MENC, the National Association for Music Education (U.S.)
Series: Spotlight series; Spotlight series (Reston, Va.)
Publisher: MENC, the National Association for Music Education
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Reston, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: School music -- Instruction and study -- United States; School music -- Instruction and study -- Standards -- United States
Notes: "Selected articles from state MEA journals"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: Chorus Begins in Kindergarten / Gwendolyn McGraw; title: Vocal Development in the Elementary School, Part 1 / Linda McKinley; title: Vocal Development in the Elementary School, Part 2 / Linda McKinley; title: Hispanic-American Music: A Puerto Rican Singing Game / Milagros Agostini Quesada; title: On the Road to Sensational Singing / Nancy Rittenhouse Wehrkamp; title: Classroom Instruments in the Elementary Classroom / Lynn Brinckmeyer; title: Successful Practice Tips for the Immediate Recorder-Playing Improvement of Your Students / Fred Kersten; title: Using Handchimes in the General Music Classroom / Joyce Nutzman; title: Kia! Motivating Recorder Students the Martial Arts Way; title: Practical Improvisation Strategies for the Elementary Music Teacher / Susan Gilson; title: Folk Music: A Practical Application / Dianne Hardy; title: Software and the CD-ROM Programs for Teaching Improvisation / Kimberly McCord; title: Improvisation: Musical Conversation / James E Rimington; title: Challenges of Teaching Young Composers / Devorah Barber; title: Syllable Compostions in Early Grades / Donna Croft; title: Constructing Musical Meaning / Hilree J Hamilton; title: Songwriting 101: Clef Notes for Music Teachers / Gary W Lenz; title: If You Can Write, You Can Compose / Charles Rochester Young; title: Sample Lessons Strategies for Grade 1 / Ruth Argabright; title: Hearing What We See /Douglas Bartholomew; title: Melody Strips / Elaine Burgett; title: A Musical Fable / Cydney Dixon; title: Pass It On / Karen Rotz; title: Developing Musical Skills: Subdividing Rhythms / Mark Wolbers; title: Discovering Sound Qualities / Donna Cox; title: Creative Listening / Dianne Hardy; title: Helping Students Listen to Music through the Development of Attending Behavior / Maureen R Plochocki; title: Music Listening Experiences for Young Children / Wendy Sims; title: Putting It All Together: A Lesson Plan for Third Grade Music / Patricia Spoor; title: Listen Up! / Lynn Brinckmeyer; title: What Makes a Song Popular? / Charles P Cassara; title: "The Kids Are Taking Over!" Student Led Activities / Kimberly Holster; title: The Power of Integrating Music with Kamishibai Japanese Story Cards / Dorothy Komentani Kittaka; title: Musical Continents / Dianne Krehbiel; title: Connecting Music to Other School Subjects / Alicia Mueller; title: Writing a "Note" in General Music: Not Just Quarter Notes; title: Implementing Music Standards across the Curriculum / Herb Parker Jr.; title: "Can-certo" Math/Music Interdisciplinary Project / Linda A Sharp; title: Native American Drum Music's Role in the Multicultural Music Classroom / Shawn L Brehm; title: A Journey of Joy: Exploring the Music of Arfica in Your Classroom / Julie A Ford; title: Remake of Billy Joel's Song "We Didn't Start the Fire" / Mark Izzo; title: Cantan y Bailan: Music. Language, and Culture - A Wonderful Mix! / Isabel Barbara O'Hagin; title: The Multicultural Classroom / Frances Rauscher; title: A Journey Through Middle Eastern Music: The Modes of Expression / Christine Sezer; title: A is for Assessment / Shawn R Funk; title: Why Assess Music? / Kimberly Holster; title: Assessing Elementary Improvisation / Carmen Lopez; title: Success with Grading / Mel Pontious; title: Making "Sense" in the Music Class: A Brief Introduction to Dalcroze Eurhythmics / J Timothy Caldwell; title: Koldály Applications in the American Music Classroom / Jane M Grice; title: Orff-Schulwerk: A "Hands-On" Approach / Linda Hohn; title: An Excellent General Music Specialist / Donna Nagle; title: Connections Between Music Reading and Reading Language: Gordon's Approach to Music Literacy / Cynthia Crump Taggart; title: Painless Music Histoy in the Middle School / Linda Carrier; title: The Advantages of Having a Guitar Program in Every School / John Coco; title: Teaching Blues and Jazz in Middle School General Music / Ruth Debrot; title: Theoretically Speaking: Preparing High School Students for College Level Music Theory / Jeffery Gillespie; title: Writing and Drawing: Points of Entry to Listening for Secondary Students / Hilree J Hamilton; title: Teaching Historical Context in Secondary General Music Classes / George N Heller; title: Teaching the Music of Southeast Asia in Secondary General Music Classes / George N Heller; title: Skills Acquisition in Secondary Music: Keeping Kids Singing after Grade 4 / Allen Howell; title: Seventh Grade General Music: Writing an Original Opera / Eileen Hower; title: Busy Hands, Busy Minds - at All Levels / Dale Misenhelter; title: Surviving and Thriving at Middle Level / David Reul; title: Guitar Studies in the Public Schools / Rozanne Wilson-Marsh; title: John Phillip Sousa Music Lesson Plan for Kindergarten / Laurie Bailey; title: "The Star Spangled Banner" / Mike Boday; title: Two Lessons on "The Star Spangled Banner" / Katie Brautigam; title: "America the Beautiful" / Donna Croft; title: Music of Mayhem? Best - Kept Secrets of Elementary Music Specialists Revealed / Amy A Allen; title: The Art of Integrating the Extras, Part 1 / Donna Cowan; title: The Art of Integrating the Extras, Part 2 / Donna Cowan; title: Understanding Inclusion in the Elementary General Music Classroom / Pamela Hoefs; title: ACTing on the National Standards: Tackling (or Taming?) the Beast / Kimberly Inks; title: Teaching Elementary Music in the New-Urban Environment / Adam Martinelli; title: Lights! Camera! Action! / Mary Beth Ming; title: Keeping Up with the Latest "Fashion" in Learning / Grace Ohlenbusch; title: General Music Teaching: Your Rights, Your Responsibilities, Your Rewards / Barbara Porter; title: No Hablan Inglés: What's a Music Teacher to Do? / Joan Stansbury