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EDUCATION 478-4
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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: MUSIC
This course is intended to provide opportunities for elementary teachers to
think deeply about the nature of music education, the purpose and efficacy of a
variety of classroom activities for children, and the role teachers play in providing
children with music as part of a general education.
A part of this course has to do with experiencing different uses of sound by
humans in various societies. Four listening tapes provide a wide variety of
musical sounds from many cultures. Another part of this course is concerned
with developing some basic understanding of what sound is. Using the
human
voice as the model, you will learn about
the basic physics of sound and how it is
used in music. Another part of the course concerns the development of Western
musical theory, and you will
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experience some
of
the music that arose out of
theory. Other parts deal with how to develop the use of notations in the classroom,
how to provide opportunity for children to develop practical skills and self-
expression in making music, and how to plan music lessons. Another part deals
with children composing their own music.
PREREQUISITE:
EDUC 4011402.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Meyer-Denk.mann,
G. Experiments in Sound.
Universal Edition Ltd., 1977.
Walker, R. Musical Beliefs.
Teachers College Press, 1990.
Walker,
R. Sound Projects.
Oxford University Press, 1976.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1.
Response to Listening Tape 4!1
15%
2. Essay Topic #1 (1000 words)
10%
3.
Essay Topic #2 (1000 words)
10%
4.
Response to o
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of Listening Tapes
#2, #3, or #4
15%
5.
Composition
10%
6. Individualized Project
(2500
words)
40%
08/04/93
COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE
CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 478-4 (D1.00) ?
DESIGNS FOR
LEARNING: MUSIC
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(Cat. #26469)
Summer Session 1994
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Instructor: Joi Carlin
(June 27—August 5)
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Office:
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MFX 8674
Monday & Wednesday, 13:00-16:50
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Phone:
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291-3192 or
Location: MPX 7610 ?
291-3395
PREREQUISITE:-
EDUC 401/402. Some basic knowledge of music, performance skill or
teaching experience.
FOCUS OF THE COURSE
Musical activity for the general music classroom in the elementary school (K-7) is the
focus of this course. General classroom music is seen as an experience which educates
children to become informed practitioners and appreciators of a variety of kinds,
styles and cultural samplings of music.
COURSE CONTENT
a)
Acquisition of basic literacy concepts
through
study of the elements of music
(pitch, rhythm, timbers, tempo, dynamics, texture, etc.)
b)
Composition and improvisation using a variety of acoustic sound sources and
synthesizers.
c)
Music in various social and historical contexts.
d)
Listening skills.
e)
Guidelines for sequencing and structuring individual lessons.
f)
Curriculum planning.
COURSEWORK
a)
Learning how to use different acoustic & electronic materials for composition,
concept development & basic literacy skills.
b)
Learning how to structure activities to suit various children's levels, abilities &
needs.
c)
Listening activities to develop an individual aesthetic & awareness of world
musics
d)
Reading of professional articles involving current thinking about music in society
& education.
e)
Exploration & development of ways to bring out children's creative & original
ideas.
ASSESSMENT
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Curriculum project (students' guided choice)
- Composition (acquired in-class activity)
- Short critiques of professional readings
- Listening assignments
- Participation of in-class experience
REQUIRED BOOKS
Carlin, J
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Soundbursts: Exploring Music & Sound. Vancouver: Creative Curriculum.
Elementary Fine Arts Resource Books. BC Ministry of Education
Dallin, L. Listener's Guide To Musical Understanding.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Schafer, R.M. Ear Cleaning. BMI Canada.
Walker, R. Music Education. Tradition & Innovation. Illinois: Charles Thomas.
