Teaching Music in the Multicultural Early Childhood Classroom
discusses principles and strategies for integrating music into early
childhood and early elementary school education. Readers learn how music
education meets the expressive and developmental needs of young
children, and how integrating music into curricula enhances enactive,
iconic, and symbolic learning experiences.
Written to align with national teaching standards for early childhood
teaching certification, the book teachers readers how to identify and
describe basic music notation, perception, and performance. They study
music and lesson planning methodology, and learn how to successfully
plan and present a lesson using music as the link to the desired
learning objective. Specific topics include music for children with
special needs, multicultural music, ELL and ESL bilingual fluencies,
rhythm and movement, extension and character songs, and the importance
of singing.
Each chapter includes lesson plan templates and study guides with key
terms and assessment questions. The book features numerous activities,
all of which have been successfully class-tested. The revised first
edition incorporates small edits throughout based on student feedback
and to clarify key concepts.
Teaching Music in the Multicultural Early Childhood Classroom has been
developed for courses in early childhood music, and elementary school
programs such as music and children, music in the early childhood, Mommy
and Me, and Kindermusik, among others.
