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Annotated Bibliography: Krivanek 1
Annotated Bibliography: Krivanek 1
Annotated Bibliography: Krivanek 1
Rachel Krivanek
Mrs. DeBock
English IV Honors
March 3, 2017
Essential Question: Does teaching and involving music in the classroom at elementary level
Working thesis: Teaching music to a developing child can be beneficial for him/her in the
academic setting.
Refined thesis: Teaching music at a young age can improve a students academic skills due to the
Annotated Bibliography
Hallam, Susan and Carey Godwin. "Actual and Perceived Effects of Background
Hallam compares the actual and perceived effects of music in the classroom. This
article emphasizes types of music and the response it gives while being played in the background
of an elementary class. Focusing on the style of music, Hallam digs deeper into supporting the
thesis that certain types of music have different effects on what students produce. The article also
compares results of classwork and homework of students. The article can be used to strengthen
ones thesis that music can have a positive effect on students in the classroom.
Heiding, Lynn. In the Shadow of the Mozart Effect. Journal of Singing, vol. 70, no.
Heiding researches the well known Mozart Effect, which tests the idea of whether
classical music has an effect on students. Her test of this theory strengthens the thesis that the
research paper is based on. Whether the effect of music can be positive or negative is answered
in her research. She also explains what the average person assumes about the Mozart Effect, and
what is actually true. The article also compares the effects of actually playing music versus
listening to it. Although Mozart was a musical genius in the past, his ideas and masterful pieces
Jones, Shelly M. and Dunn, Jr. Pearson. "Music: Highly Engaged Students Connect
Music to Math." General Music Today, vol. 27, no. 1, 01 Oct. 2013, pp. 18-23.
theory was being taught at an elementary level, students learned how to identify notes and their
fractional value. Lessons that are illustrated in the article strengthen ones thesis that music, or
music theory, is connected to math. The different activities that the students learn demonstrate
the ability to have a variation of activities, proving that music and math can be intertwined into
any average lesson and appeal to most students despite their different learning styles.
Psychological & Behavior Science, vol. 49, Dec. 2015, pp. 737-756.
child and their senses. Comparing rhythms and melodic components, she examines whether a
childs development has allowed them to be attracted to sounds or object. Instruments, for
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example, are objects that children could possibly be drawn towards, and Moreno-Nuez digs
deeper into this concept. She also searches to find a connection between children who are
developing and their want to seek specific sounds. This article goes into the connection of the
developing brain and music. It also answers the question on if developing children view sounds
Rajan, Rekha S. Funding Music. General Music Today, vol. 30, no. 1, Oct. 2016, pp 30-37. 8p.
Rajan explains the importance of music education and the funding struggles that schools
and teachers are experiencing. This article provides the financial aspects as to why music
education may not be pushed in schools. Information about grants, budgets, and funding is all
provided in this article. Rather than the mental effects of music, the logistics of how to make it
possible are discussed. The article is also relevant to the thesis because it focuses on elementary
education.
Winter, Heather Nicole. "The Link between Music Lesson and Iq in Children." American Music
education, but also has a focus point on IQ. Winter suggests students involved in music lessons
or other additional extra curricular activities tend to have higher IQs. To back up Winters thesis,
she gives an example of a study that was conducted by E. Glenn Schellenberg of the University
of Toronto, which involved a group of 144 6-year-olds who were given free music lessons for a
year. This study displays the cause and effect relationship of music lessons and a select group of
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students. The article suggests and argues that there is a strong connection between music and IQ
in students.
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