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Favorite Elementary music resourcesHere is a compilation of the responses I received regarding elementary music aides and resources. Thank you to all who responded. Tammi L. Gahl tgahl(a)wsunix.wsu.edu ____________________________________________________________________ A Galaxy of Games for the Music Class by Margaret Athey & Gwen Hotchkiss, from Parker Publishing Co. This helped to save my life in a part time job once. Good luck Judy ____________________________________________________________________ Tammi, check out these materials: http://www.aeideas.com/ LW ____________________________________________________________________ I love the MacMillan McGraw Hill Share The Music ____________________________________________________________________ Tammi, Here are a few resources for Elementary music activities. 1. It's Your Turn, ...Again! -More incredibly successful games and activities for the elementary music class by Cheryl Lavender Hal Leonard publications 2. Rhythm and Melody - Reproducible Workbook by Peggy Klein Morton McDonald Publishing Company 3. Children Should Know Music -Origin of Music, The Orchestra, Famous Composers Books 1 - 3 by Isabelle Groetzinger Hayes School Publishing Co., Inc. 4. Bulletin Boards That Teach Music by Loretta Mitchell Norgan Hal Leonard Corporation 5. The Big Book of Music Games by Debra Olson Pressnall & Lorilee Malecha Instructional Fair 6. Classical Music Stories - Composer stories with music examples and activities to correspond by Cynthia G. Adams Instructional Fair I hope these resources will be of some help to you. A major company to order teaching resources through is Music in Motion. They are based in the Dallas area of Texas. They offer tons of instructional aids and books. Good Luck Angela Farris _______________________________________________________________________ The "Music" series from Holt, Reinhart and Winston has always been superb. The best of the elementary school music resources in my opinion. Cheers, Bill Wood ________________________________________________________________________ "The Kodaly Method" Prentice Hall: "A galaxy of Games for the Music Class"Parker:"Music Lessons You Can TEach" Parker:"Teaching Music in the Twentieth Century" Prentice Hall. It is important to know some Orff. Find out who the president of your local chapter is and attend one of the workshops. You will love these people. My best, Chuck Matz _________________________________________________________________________ Tammi, A MUST resource for you is WE WILL SING by Doreen Rao, published by Boosey & Hawkes. Lee Kesselman _________________________________________________________________________
on June 7, 2003 10:00pm
We have created a CD-ROM disk to help teachers assess singing skills and remediate them. It has a lot of video example. Contact me if you are interested. Dennis Holt, Ph.D. Professor of Music Education University of North Florida
on August 25, 2004 10:00pm
I have just been hired on at a elementary Public School and am going to be teaching Kingergarten to grade 6 music. I am also going to put together a school choir with mixed ages but I do not play an instrument well enough to accompany these children. Do you have any suggestions around C.D.'s that play the music and leave out the vocals? Karaoke style. Thank-you for any information you would be able to share in regards to this matter. I look forward to hearing from you. Brenda J. Spencer
on August 16, 2005 10:00pm
Dear Brenda I read your e-mail and would suggest a Kodaly Level I course or workshop which gives the music teacher plenty of suggestions and materials for movement and singing K-6 without accompaniment. I would suggest two books from this methodology. 150 Rounds by Edward Bolkovac and Judith Johnson, 150 American Folk Songs by Peter Erdei and the staff of the Kodaly Musical Training Institute. Both of these books are published by Boosey & Hawkes. I have used these books for the past few years. The children can't wait each day to do the game, movement & song. I needed a little push since my original certification was 5-12th some years back. I use this methodology for K-4th grade church choir as well sans the movement of course. Dennis |
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Thank you for any advice towards teaching children to sing.