Personal Resources

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Personal Resources

• What do you bring to the teaching of music?

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Personal Resources

• interest in children and music
• practice as a musical person
• cultural heritage
• understanding of musical theory
• speaking voice

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Personal Resources

• speaking voice
• singing voice
• willingness to learn
• ability to use all types of technology
• e.g. tapes, CDs, computer programs

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Use of Technology Tapes and CDs

• Tape Method (Waddaly Ahcha p.8 Musicanada 5)
• Ask a good question that will guide the
  childrens listening to the song on the tape.
• (How many times do you sing Waddaly Ahcha?)
• 2. Listen to the tape for the answer.
• 3. Ask another question.
• (What is the other nonsense word in the song?)
• 4. Listen for the answer.

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Use of Technology Tapes and CDs

• 5. Think of physical actions the students might
  do while listening. Have them do them.
• Have the children join in with the tape the 3rd
  or 4th time they hear the song.
• 7. Prompt them to improve their singing by adding
  dynamics, clear diction.
• 8. Have them change the actions to the song.

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Use of TechnologyMusic ACE 1 or 2

• Explore Lesson Seven
• Lines and spaces on the treble staff.
• Go through the 4 parts of the lesson.
• Explore the game.

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Use of TechnologyWeb Sites

• Musical Instruments Encyclopaedia
  http//www.lehigh.edu/zoellner/encyclopedia.htm
• Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes and Childrens
  Songs http//www.personal.umich.edu/pfa/dreamho
  use/nursery/rhymes.html
• Music Lesson Plans for many grades
  http//www.lessonplanspage.com
• KIDiddles Mojos Musical Museum Songs From
  Around the World http//kiddles.com/mouseum/alpha
  .html
• Online jukebox with childrens songs and lyrics
  http//kayleigh.tierranet.com/music/index.htm