Chapter 9 Elementary School Music

primary grades are the most vital time period for music
education
during this period students are learning how
to use their voices
appropriately
to have a proper sense of pulse rhythm
developing musical sensibilities that will
to have an
stay withthem
ear for pitch matching

Primary Goals of a Program

sing reasonably well

play a simple instrument
create simple music
listen to music
by improvising or
composing

know basic infoperceptively

about music
music notatation
value and discriminate w
respect to music
Cont
elementary
least
music experience is often the tim
remebered
lack contests festivals that
usually create interest
elementary music programs are much more
songs and playing recorder than just singing
the only time
where every student in a school is required to
take a class
 set the stage for further music
elementary programs
instruction
skills tastes translates to secondary music
music directly
students that develop doubts about their abilities usually
don't continue to
exercises that involve pitch matching are crucial
students to sing in a group
must be done as early as possible
kindergarten is too
almost late

Issues
elementary programs are often the first on
budgetary
chopping block
far too feel that musical skills can't be taught so
many
they don't see the need for elementary music instruction
amount of time in the classroom is often limited 30 60
mins
per week
N Af me recommends 90 mins per week
materials are often in poor condition or
outdated
instruction is treated as extra
cirricular
general instruction stops when
instrumental
an
option groups become
instructors are often not
certified music educa
even certified music
educators lack the
training given to secondary rigorous
male instructors
cannot instructors
women can match better sing like kids
still not
graded music series are perfect
ideal but
expensive