Intro to Music Education Final Exam Flashcards

Suzuki

Rote learning, violin, start students as young as possible

Dalcroze

Eurythmics, fixed “do”, spontaneous movement activities

Gordon

Music Learning Theory, audiation, learning sequence activities

Kodaly

Goal was to create a musically literate population

Orff

Moveable “do”, speech rhythms, improvisation, lots of instrument playing

Feierabend

First Steps in Music, Conversational Solfege, still alive

What is the purpose of philosophy of education?

Your philosophy of education works as a guide to help you as an educator and it defines your core educational beliefs.

Process vs. Product

5 Components of the Teaching Process

Why teach music? What should be taught? How should music be taught? To whom is music being taught? With what results?

Learning Retention

Frequency over Duration

Activities

Performing music, reading music, listening to music, describing music, and creating music

Outcomes

Making music, understanding and knowing music, valuing music

Six primary focuses of a secondary choral ensemble

Musical Skills, Music Theory, Aural Skills, Music Literature, Music History, Performance Skills

Important relationships with colleagues in your building

4 Categories/Processes in 2014 National Standards

Creating, Performing, Responding, Connecting

Where to find repertoire

JWPepper, Hal Leonard, Plank Road/Music K-8, Alfred, GIA Music

Where to find equipment

Sweetwater, WWBW, Steve Weiss Music, Shar Music, West Music, Music is Elementary

Ways to recruit students into a performing ensemble

BPOTB, Feeder School Concerts, Secondary teachers go to elementary, Instrument petting zoo, School instrument/rental nights, Videos

Why is it important to use hearing protection and advocate its use to your students?

It is essential to prevent hearing loss.

Top attributes of an amazing teachers

7 guidelines for music rehearsal

Educational, Representative, Relevant, Valid, Contemporary, Learnable, Fundamental

ACT 80 Requirements to go from level I to level II teaching certificate

6 Satisfactory Observations, Teacher Induction Programs, 24 Graduate Credits. Must occur within 6 years from start of teaching.

ACT 48 Ongoing Professional Education requirements

Clock Starts when you get your initial Level 1 Certificate, must obtain 180 professional development hours within 5 years, credits can come from PD days in a district you work for, free online course, or graduate credits, 3 grad. credits + 90 PD hours, restarts every 5 years

John Tufts

Tetrachord system, taught church going colonists to sign hymns

George Nageli

Wrote The Theory of Instruction in Singing According to Pestalozzian Principles

Joseph H. Naef

Introduced Pestalozzian Principles to the Elementary School he started

Lowell Mason

Father of music education in America, petitioned Boston School Board to include music education

What age or grade foes required music instruction end for “most” students?

12, 6th grade

Why do general music programs sometimes suffer when it comes to funding?

Less exposure because they typically don’t perform.

What makes some groups of sound music, and other groups of sounds noise

Music is organized sound, noise is not organized.

What does PMEA stand for?

Pennsylvania Music Educator’s Association

What does NAfME stand for?

National Association for Music Education

Why would using a textbook be useful in the elementary classroom?

It gives you as a teacher a more set curriculum and gives you ideas for what you can teach.

How can you incorporate a textbook in an effective way?

Take ideas from the book and implement them into teaching in your own way.

Sound before _______.

Sight

Tanglewood Symposium

1967- Presser Foundation and NAfME sponsored, “Music in a Democratic Society”

Contemporary Music Project

1962- Performers in schools, exposed music teachers’ needs in becoming more prepared

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act

1975- Mainstream students into special classes, music teachers more accountable

Higher Stakes in Education

Competition with other countries, lower enrollment in music, 1980s

Vision 2020

1999- Sponsored by NAfME, 20 year goals in music education

No Child Left Behind Act

2001- Emphasis in reading and math

2014 Standards

Republished version of the 1994 standards

Four Categories of 2014 Standards

Creating, Performing, Responding, Connecting