Music Skills for Classroom Teachers

Designed as an introduction to the fundamentals of music for future classroom teachers, this text gives education majors with little or no background in music the skills they need to make it a vibrant and engaging part of their daily classroom activities. The book includes a wealth of song material and practical instruction on a variety of typical classroom instruments. Contents: (Main headings only) • Singing folk & familiar songs • Developing the singing voice • Reading rhythm • Reading pitch • Combining musical sounds • Playing the piano • Playing classroom percussion instruments • Playing the recorder • Accompanying with autoharp • Accompanying with guitar • Creating music • Singing in harmony • Listening concepts • More songs for singing & playing