The Musical Classroom: Backgrounds, Models, and Skills for Elementary Teaching - Softcover

Hackett, Patricia; Lindemann, Carolynn A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132628333 ISBN 13: 9780132628334

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

Assuming no musical background, this book seeks to provide a fundamental understanding of how music works, and also to demonstrate how to convey this understanding to others. Offering an introduction to playing and reading music, it aims to develop skill in teaching it.

About this title

From the Back Cover

With this Eighth Edition, " The Musical Classroom" celebrates thirty years as a leading resource for future and in-service teachers as they engage children in the exciting world of music! Teachers, with the help of this user-friendly text, can develop the understandings and skills needed to teach elementary school music. The forty-four model lessons, with all the music recorded on the accompanying CD, are the centerpiece to the book's long-lasting success. A collection of over 170 children's songs from around the world; instructional information for learning to play the recorder, keyboard, guitar, and Autoharp(TM); and the theoretical, pedagogical, and practical backgrounds needed for reaching all learners complete the comprehensive resource of "The Musical Classroom."

About the Author

Carolynn A. Lindeman is Professor of Music at San Francisco State University and past president of MENC: The National Association for Music Education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132628333
• ISBN 13: 9780132628334
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 464