The Rock ′n′ Roll Classroom : Using Music to Manage Mood, Energy, and Learning.

THE ROCK 'N' ROLL CLASSROOM-FRONT COVER -- THE ROCK 'N' ROLL CLASSROOM -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Publisher's Acknowledgments -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- CHAPTER 1: MUSIC: A POWERFUL TEACHING TOOL -- Music and Mankind-Arguments and Theories -- Cultural or Universal? -- Why Does Music Affect Us? Some Theories -- How We Use Music in Everyday Life -- Mood -- Energy -- Focus -- How Other Fields Use Music -- How Business Uses Music to Manipulate Us -- Music in the Health Care Field -- Our Turn Now-Using Music as a Powerful Teaching Tool -- Notes -- INTERLUDE: ABOUT CHAPTERS 2 THROUGH 8 -- CHAPTER 2: SO HAPPY TOGETHER: USING FEEL-GOOD MUSIC TO MANAGE STUDENT MOOD -- What It Is -- Why It Works -- Complexity -- Familiarity -- Structural Elements -- Emotional Peaks -- Lyrics -- Associations -- Opinions of Others -- Personal Values and Identity -- How to Use It -- At the Beginning of Class -- Within a Class Period -- At the End of Class -- Guidelines for Using Feel-Good Music -- What to Avoid -- Music and Direct Instruction Don't Mix -- Consider Avoiding Controversial Music Selections -- Beware of Negative Associations -- To Offer Choice or Not to Offer Choice-That Is the Question -- Getting Started -- Our Top 40 Feel-Good Songs -- Notes -- CHAPTER 3: CALMING THE RESTLESS NATIVES: USING MUSIC TO REDUCE EXCESS ENERGY AND STRESS -- What It Is -- Why It Works -- Entrainment -- Preference -- Characteristics of Calming Music -- How to Use It -- At the Beginning of Class -- Within a Class Period -- At the End of Class -- Guidelines for Using Calming Music -- What to Avoid -- Turn Music Off for Instruction -- Too Calm to Learn -- Beware of Prepackaged "Relaxation Music" -- Getting Started -- A Note on Beats Per Minute -- Our Top 40 Calming Songs -- Notes -- CHAPTER 4: THEY LIKE TO MOVE IT (SO LET THEM): USING PUMP-UP MUSIC TO ENERGIZE STUDENTS.

What It Is -- Why It Works -- Entrainment, Arousal, and the Orienting Effect -- Movement Accentuates Arousal -- Extra Adrenaline = Better Learning -- Characteristics of Pump-Up Music -- How to Use It -- At the Beginning of Class -- Within a Class Period -- At the End of Class -- Guidelines for Using Pump-Up Music -- What to Avoid -- The Danger of Overstimulation -- Chaotic and Unsafe Movement -- Getting Started -- Our Top 40 Pump-Up Songs -- Notes -- CHAPTER 5: MUSIC TO WORK TO: USING BACKGROUND MUSIC TO INCREASE FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL WORK -- What It Is -- Why It Works -- Distraction-The Enemy of Focused Attention -- Other Issues-Arousal, Task Difficulty, Personality Types, and Mood -- Characteristics of Background Music to Use Behind Individual Work -- How to Use It -- Reading -- Writing -- Guidelines for Using Background Music Behind Individual Student Work -- What to Avoid -- Again, Avoid the Genre Trap -- Too Calm and Too Aroused Are Both Bad for Learning -- Don't Turn Over Control to Someone Else -- Getting Started -- Our Top 40 Individual Work Background Songs -- Reading -- Writing -- Notes -- CHAPTER 6: COME TOGETHER (OVER MUSIC): USING BACKGROUND MUSIC TO FACILITATE GROUP ACTIVITIES -- What It Is -- Why It Works -- The Battle of Attention Systems, Part Two -- Characteristics of Background Music to Use Behind Group Work -- How to Use It -- Newer Material, Harder Tasks -- Older Material, Easier Tasks -- Guidelines for Using Background Music Behind Group Work -- What to Avoid -- Avoid Songs With Lyrics -- Think "Goldilocks" When Adjusting Volume -- Getting the Arousal Level Just Right -- Getting Started -- Our Top 40 Group Work Background Songs -- Notes -- INTERLUDE: THE MUSIC-AROUSAL CONTINUUM: A QUICK (GRAPHIC) REVIEW OF CHAPTERS 3-6 -- CHAPTER 7: LEARN IT THROUGH A SONG AND REMEMBER IT FOREVER: USING MUSIC TO CREATE ROBUST MEMORY OF CONTENT.

What It Is -- Why It Works -- Embedding Extra "Hooks" for Memory Retrieval -- Rate of Presentation -- The Power of a Familiar Tune -- Characteristics of Music for Learning -- How to Use It -- Using Existing Songs With Relevant Lyrics -- Grade-Level and Content-Area "Starter" Lists -- Guidelines for Using Existing Songs for Teaching Content -- Turn Your Students Into Singer-Songwriters -- What to Avoid -- You Must Still Teach! -- Single Exposures Won't Do the Job -- If Transfer Is the Goal, Don't Stop at Recall -- Playing Music While Inputting Content-Accelerated Learning Techniques -- Playing Music During Testing -- Getting Started -- Our Top 40 Songs for Teaching Academic Content -- Notes -- CHAPTER 8: YOUR MAGICAL, MUSICAL BAG OF TRICKS: FUN AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES USING MUSIC -- What It Is -- Why It Works -- Using Music to Activate Episodic Memory -- Using Music to Activate Semantic Memory -- Creating Positive Learning States by Matching Songs to the Activity -- How to Use It -- Using Music as a Signal to Start an Activity -- Using Songs With Embedded Directions as a Management Tool -- A Simple Musical Management Trick for Beginning Class -- Distributing Materials -- Beginning and Ending Songs -- Musical Reviews -- Movement for Movement's Sake-Energizing, Oxygenating, and Zapping the Wiggles -- What to Avoid -- Habituation Versus Novelty -- Unclear Expectations for Student Response to Music -- Not Establishing or Following Through on Consequences for Misbehavior -- When Lyrics and Processing Clash -- Beware of Inappropriate or Hurtful Lyrics -- Getting Started -- Our Top 40 Classroom Management Songs -- Notes -- CHAPTER 9: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION -- What It Is -- How to Use It-Policies and Procedures -- Get in the Habit of Collecting and Categorizing Music.

Policies Around Choice of Music -- Equipment Security -- How to Use It-Hardware and Software -- How to Use It -- Planning and Implementation -- Example Lesson Plans -- What to Avoid -- Giving Up Control of Music's Effects by Trying to Please Everyone -- Radio and Internet Radio -- Overusing Music -- Getting Started -- APPENDIX A: 101 MORE FEEL-GOOD SONGS -- APPENDIX B: 101 MORE CALMING SONGS -- APPENDIX C: 101 MORE PUMP-UP SONGS -- APPENDIX D: 101 MORE BACKGROUND SONGS(INDIVIDUAL WORK) -- Reading -- Writing -- APPENDIX E: 101 MORE BACKGROUND SONGS (GROUP WORK) -- Newer Material, Harder Tasks -- Older Material, Easier Tasks -- APPENDIX F: 101 MORE SONGS FOR TEACHING CONTENT -- 4 More Art Songs -- 9 More Language Arts Songs -- 13 More Literature Songs -- 21 More Math Songs -- 7 More Music Songs -- 5 More Physical Education Songs -- 19 More Science Songs -- 23 More American History Songs -- APPENDIX G: 101 MORE SONGS FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT -- 3 More Timer Songs -- 6 More Songs With Embedded Directions -- Songs That Match Classroom Activities: 12 More Color Songs -- Songs That Match Classroom Activities: 13 More Student Traits Songs -- Songs That Match Classroom Activities: 25 More Name Songs -- Songs That Match Classroom Activities: 14 More Beginning Songs -- Songs That Match Classroom Activities: 14 More Ending Songs -- Songs That Match Classroom Activities: 14 More Movement Songs -- APPENDIX H: RESOURCES -- Websites-Music Lists, Internet Radio, Lesson Plans -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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