Kodály in the Fifth Grade Classroom : Developing the Creative Brain in the 21st Century.

Cover -- Series -- Kodály in the Fifth Grade Classroom -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Framing a Curriculum Based on the Kodály Concept -- The Kodály Concept -- Multiple Dimensions of Music -- Grade 5 Music Curriculum -- Prompt Questions for Constructing a Music Curriculum -- Lesson Planning -- Key Components of Lesson Plan Design -- 2 Developing a Music Repertoire: Students as Stewards of Their Cultural and Musical Heritage -- Selecting Repertoire -- Grade 5 Song Lists -- Lesson Planning -- 3 Teaching Strategies -- high ti (Major Scale) -- Eighth Note Followed by a Dotted Quarter Note -- Natural Minor Scale -- Compound Meter (Part 1: 6* Simple Division) -- si (Harmonic Minor) -- Compound Meter (Part 2: 6* Even Microbeat Subdivision 2) -- fi (Dorian Mode) -- Compound Meter (Part 3: 6* Uneven Microbeat Subdivision) -- ta (Mixolydian Mode) -- Developing a Lesson Plan Design Based on the Teaching Strategies -- 4 Students as Performers: Developing Music Skills and Creative Expression -- Tuneful Singing Skills -- Reading Skills -- Inner-Hearing Skills -- Writing Skills -- Improvisation Skills -- Musical Memory -- Understanding Form -- Part-Work Skills -- Creative Movement Skills -- Listening Examples for Grade 5 Concepts and Elements -- Lesson Planning -- 5 Unit Plans and Lesson Plans -- Transitions in Lesson Plans -- General Points for Planning Lessons -- Evaluating a Lesson -- Unit 1: Grade 4 Review -- Unit 2: high ti -- Unit 3: Eighth Note Followed by Dotted Quarter Note -- Unit 4: Natural Minor Scale -- Unit 5: Compound Meter (Part 1) -- Unit 6: Harmonic Minor (si) -- Unit 7: Compound Meter (Part 2: Subdivision of the Beat) -- Unit 8: Dorian Mode (fi) -- Unit 9: Compound Meter (Part 3: Dotted Rhythms) -- Unit 10: Mixolydian Mode (ta) -- 6 Assessment and Evaluation -- Grade 5 Assessments -- Notes.

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Kodály in the Fifth Grade Classroom provides teachers with a step-by-step road map for developing children's performance, creative movement, and literacy skills in an organic and thoughtful manner. Each chapter contains key questions, discussion points, and ongoing assignments. Scholarly yet practical and accessible, this volume is sure to be an essential guide for music teachers everywhere.

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