Lewis-Clark State College MUS Music in Early Childhood - ONLINE 3.0 Credits

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1 Lewis-Clark State College MUS Music in Early Childhood - ONLINE 3.0 Credits Instructor: Dr. Sarah J. Graham Office: Music Building, Room 3 (corner of 7 th Street & 11 th Ave) Phone: address (sjgraham@lcsc.edu) Office Hours: M & W- 1-3pm; T & Th pm; and by appointment COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces students to philosophies and foundations of music and movement as used in the early childhood classroom. Students learn basic concepts of music theory, history, ethnomusicology, singing, moving, playing, and listening to music with young children. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1) Clearly articulate the value and importance of music in the emotional, intellectual and physical development of young children, including brain development, creative expression, cultural literacy and community building. 2) Describe the stages of musical development in children from infancy through eight years of age. 3) Develop structured lesson plans for the early childhood classroom based on developmentally appropriate teaching strategies and various learning styles. 4) Demonstrate basic music skills by reading basic music notation, learning to play simple percussion instruments and learning to sing a small repertoire of children s songs from the standard canon. 5) Locate and evaluate music resource materials for infants through eight-yearolds both in print and online. 6) Demonstrate competence in using Madeline Hunter s Instructional Theory into Practice Method of Lesson Planning to structure lesson plans for teaching. TEXTS AND MATERIALS: 1. An Introduction to Music in Early Childhood Education, Joanne Greata, ISBN- 13: Regular, dependable access to a computer with multimedia capabilities. Please make sure you are able to regularly access a computer before beginning this course. You must be able to have regular access to a computer with reliable Internet access in order to complete this course.

2 ATTENDANCE POLICY: An online class is essentially instructor assisted learning. It is the responsibility of the student to do his/her work in a timely manner. In this online course, you may choose times that are best for you to login and do your work. There are a few things to consider when planning your time to do your online classwork each week: 1. The assignments, tests, quizzes, submissions, and discussions for a particular week will be closed at 11:59pm on Sunday at the end of the week they are due. The instructor will be able to monitor whether or not you have logged in for that week. After Sunday at 11:59pm, the tests, assignment submissions, discussions, etc. will become unavailable. Each new week s information will open at midnight on Wednesday in the previous week, giving students approximately 1 ½ weeks (12 days) of availability in which to complete assignments, discussions, & tests. If there are extenuating emergency circumstances (you are in the hospital, etc.) that prevent your attendance that week, I will need to know as soon as possible. 2. Any student who has not logged in by the 10 th scheduled day of the semester will be marked as not attending. Should you register for this course and decide not to complete it you must drop the course in order to avoid a failing grade. GRADES ARE EARNED BASED UPON: Assignments & Discussions Chapter Quizzes Midterm Exam Objective Lesson Plans Final Lesson Plans Final Exam Point values are totaled and percentages are figured from the point values to figure the letter grade. Grading Scale: A = % A- = % B+ = % B = % B- = % C+ = % C = % C- = % D+ = % D = % (note: I do not give D- grades) F = Below 60%

3 Weekly Course Schedule- Fall 2018 (due dates for assignments, quizzes, and other items are found under each week where the assignments are in Blackboard) Week 1: Mon. Aug 20-Sun. Aug. 26 Read: Read Me First Read Me First Contract Assignment Read Me First & Syllabus Quiz Introduction Discussion Board Week 2: Mon. Aug. 27- Sun. Sept. 2 Read: Introduction; Section I: WHY?; Chapter 1: Establishing Music in Early Childhood Education: A Historical Perspective Music Lab #1- Sounds, Non-pitched percussion instruments; Music Appreciation: Medieval & Renaissance; Music of the World: Singing Bowls of Tibet Discussion: Section I: Why? Chapter 1 Test Week 3: Mon. Sept. 3- Sun. Sept. 9 Read: Chapter 2: Current Research Regarding Music and Music Nurturing; Article: "The concept of different "learning styles" is one of the greatest neuroscience myths." Music Lab #2- More non-pitched percussion instruments; Music Appreciation: Baroque Music; Music of the World: Tingalayo Found Sounds Assignment Exploring Sounds Discussion Board Chapter 2 Test Week 4: Mon. Sept 10- Sun. Sept 16 Read: Section II: WHAT?; Chapter 3: What Activities Musically Nurture?; NAfME s Position on Early Childhood Music Education, NAfME s Information on Early Childhood Music Education; NAfME Standards for Pre-K-8 th Grade; National Core Arts Standards. Music Lab #3- Elements of Music; Classic Era; Music of the World: Mein Hut Rhythm Assignment Chapter 3 Quiz Week 5: Mon. Sept 17- Sun. Sept. 23 Read: Section III: WHO?/HOW?; Chapter 4: Musically Nurturing Infants (Birth/18 Months of Age) Music Lab #4; Elements of Music; Romantic Era Sound Toy Discussion Board Chapter 4 Quiz

4 Week 6: Mon. Sept. 24- Sun. Sept. 30 Chapter 5: Musically Nurturing Toddlers (19 Months/36 Months of Age) Music Lab #5; Music Notation; 20 th Century Sound Toy Assignment Chant Discussion Board Chapter 5 Quiz Week 7: Mon. Oct. 1- Sun. Oct 7 Chapter 6: Musically Nurturing Preschool Children (Three to Six Years of Age) Music Lab #6 Music Program Discussion Board Midterm Quiz- to include Chapter 6 Material Week 8: Mon. Oct 8- Sun. Oct 14 Chapter 7: Music Nurturing for Out-of-School Time (Five to Eight Years of Age) Music Lab #7 Chapter 7 Quiz Week 9: Mon. Oct 15- Sun. Oct 21 Chapter 8: Caregivers: Parents and Early Childhood Educators Music Lab #8 Ch. 8 Parents Discussion Board Chapter 8 Quiz Week 10: Mon. Oct. 22- Sun. Oct. 28 Section 4: Where? Chapter 9: Planning the Music Nurturing Environment Philosophy Assignment Environment Message Investigation Discussion Board Music Lab #9 Chapter 9 Quiz Week 11: Mon. Oct. 29- Sun. Nov. 4 READ: NAfME Folder contents; ITIP Folder contents. Assignment: ITIP #1- Melody Week 12: Mon. Nov. 5- Sun. Nov. 11 Adapted Learning Assignment: ITIP #2- Rhythm Week 13: Mon. Nov. 12- Sun. Nov. 18 Assignment: ITIP #3- Adapted Lesson Plan

5 Assignment ITIP #4 Music History Lesson Plan Week 14: Mon. Nov. 26- Sun. Dec. 2 (Note: Nov is Thanksgiving Break, so there are technically three weeks to work on this project, should you choose to work over the holiday) Assignment: ITIP #5- Final Lesson Plans (set of 3) Study for cumulative Final Exam. Exam opens on Weds. Dec. 5 at 12:00am. Week 15: Mon. Dec. 3- Sun. Dec. 9 Work on Final Lesson Plans (due by 11.59pm on Thursday, Dec. 13). Study for Final Exam (opens on Weds. 12/5) Week 16: FINALS WEEK- Mon. Dec. 10- Thurs. Dec. 13 Final Exam (Exam must be completed by 11.59pm on Thurs. Dec. 13.)

Fall 2015 Instructor reserves the right to change this syllabus FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC MUSI 1304 Online Fall 2015

Fall 2015 Instructor reserves the right to change this syllabus FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC MUSI 1304 Online Fall 2015 FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC MUSI 1304 Online Fall 2015 WEEK DATES Readings Quizzes Assignment Week 1 Aug. 24-30 1. Welcome 2. Syllabus 3. Self-Intro 4. Record introduction 5. Download Firefox 6. Song or Dance?