Music Classroom Notes

1
Music Classroom Notes
2
I. Personal Characteristics of a Good Teacher

• Always smiles.
• Shows enthusiasm.
• Has a soft, pleasant voice.
• Is well organized.
• Is always prepared

3
II. Choices for Music Activities

• Songs
• Poems and rhymes
• Fingerplays
• Musical Instruments
• Body movements (exercises, dances, etc.)

4
III. Factors to Remember When Selecting Music for
Young Children

• The music of a song is more important than the
  words.
• The words should relate to a childs interests.

5
III. Factors to Remember When Selecting Music for
Young Children (Continued)

• 3. Songs should contain repetition.
• 4. Teachers attitude is more important than
  singing ability.
• 5. Children like all types of music.

6
IV. Steps in Teaching Song, Fingerplays, or Rhymes

• Sing song completely through by yourself
  including the motions.
• Next, teach words by having children repeat one
  line at a time.
• Then sing it all together.

7
IV. Steps in Teaching Song, Fingerplays, or
Rhymes (Continued)

• 4. After children have learned the song, repeat
  it so the children will remember it.
• 5. The song can then be repeated at a later
  lesson.