Table of Contents

Part I: THE MUSICAL CHILD.
1. Multiple Meanings of Music for Children.
2. From Theory to Practice in Teaching Music to Children.
3. Methods of Teaching Music to Children.
4. The Singing Child.
5. Pitch and the Child.
6. The Moving Child.
7. Rhythm and the Child.
8. The Playing Child.
9. The Listening Child.
10. The Creating Child.
Part II: THE FACILITATING TEACHER.
11. Motivation and Management.
12. Curriculum Design.
13. Assessment and Evaluation.
14. Music in an Integrated Curriculum.
15. Music, Children, and Cultural Diversity.
16. Music for Exceptional Children.

About the Author

Carol Scott-Kassner is a writer and consultant in Music Education. An expert in the musical growth of young children, she has written and spoken extensively on that topic. She is co-author of WORLD OF MUSIC and the MUSIC CONNECTION and MAKING MUSIC series of textbooks for kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade. Patricia Shehan Campbell is a professor of music at the University of Washington. She is a certified teacher of the Dalcroze Eurhythmics and has lectured and published widely on music, children, and pedagogy. She is author of TEACHING MUSIC GLOBALLY, SONGS IN THEIR HEADS, and LESSONS FROM THE WORLD.

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Part I: THE MUSICAL CHILD. 1. Multiple Meanings of Music for Children. 2. From Theory to Practice in Teaching Music to Children. 3. Methods of Teaching Music to Children. 4. The Singing Child. 5. Pitch and the Child. 6. The Moving Child. 7. Rhythm and the Child. 8. The Playing Child. 9. The Listening Child. 10. The Creating Child. Part II: THE FACILITATING TEACHER. 11. Motivation and Management. 12. Curriculum Design. 13. Assessment and Evaluation. 14. Music in an Integrated Curriculum. 15. Music, Children, and Cultural Diversity. 16. Music for Exceptional Children.