Spotlight on early childhood music education.
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: 2000
Place of publication: Reston, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 53
Subjects: Music -- Instruction and study -- Juvenile; Education, Preschool; Early childhood education
Genres: Juvenile.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Selected articles from state MEA journals"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Section 1. Approaches. Kindermusik / Kimberly Denney ; Musikgarten: a music and movement program for young children and their families / Dorothy Simonis Denton ; Music for babies: a new twist on an old idea / Jill Hannagan ; A Kodály approach / Jo Kirk ; The importance of child development in music education / Lili M. Levinowitz and Ann Adalist-Estrin ; Music together / Lili M. Levinowitz and Kenneth K. Guilmartin ; A Dalcroze approach / Nancy E. Lineburgh ; An Orff approach / Chet-Yeng Loong ; No known destination: pre-primary music and Reggio Emilia / Carol Matthews ; Developing musicianship through musical play / Cynthia Crump Taggart ; An interview with Phyllis Weikart / Linda Weyman; title: Section 2. Lesson ideas. Spatial, personal, and relational language concept implications for the general music classroom / Betty Ellis ; Musical playtime for developing young minds / Debbie Fahmie ; Music and movement for infants and toddlers: naturally wonder-full / John M. Feierabend ; Early childhood music field experience: instrument petting zoo / Linda Hartley and Instrumental pedagogy class members ; Let's playfully sing: teaching singing to preschoolers / Owen Wingate ; Kid-tested ideas that work for the young and special learner / Leona Frances Woskowiak; title: Section 3. Assessment. Is assessment in music appropriate in the early childhood years? / Frances Rauscher ; Assessing musical growth in early childhood / Sister Lorna Zemke.