Chapter 2: Preschool And Kindergarten Objectives & Procedures

Question 1

Please list three objectives and possible procedures for the category of PERFORMING and READING music.

Answer 1

1) Objective: Use singing and speaking voice to demonstrate different vocal timbre.
Procedures: Chant and sing songs and discuss differences in sound.

2) Objective: and play a variety of classroom instruments to indicate different timbres.
Procedures: Sing and play on a variety of pitched non-pitched instruments, and talk about differences in sound.

3) Objective: Match given pitch patterns through singing with in a comfortable range.
Procedures: Participate in a call and response; name games such as “Where is…?”

4) Objective: Sing simple short melodies what the range of a 5th.
Procedures: Begin with descending third calls; expand to fifths.

5) Objective: respond to a steady beat through clap, swaying, walking, etc.
Procedures: Mimic teacher’s sequence of duple or triple pattern with echo clapping; moved to a recorded examples of marches or waltzes.

Question 2

Please list three objectives and possible procedures for the category of CREATING music.

Answer 2

1) Objective: Invent simple sound patterns. Procedures: play rhythm or mallet instruments to demonstrate invention.

2) Objective: Develop system for communicating individual improvise patterns.
Procedures: draw map or create story to demonstrate the pattern.

3) Objective: create or invent songs to accompany play or stories.
Procedures: exhibited appropriate behaviors while working or playing in music classroom centers; invent group song to accompany story.

4) Objective develop icons to communicate and record personal pieces.
Procedures: Express and record personal musical ideas with teachers assistance.

5) Objective: sing or play invented endings to melodic phrases presented.
Procedures: respond with sung “answer” to “questions” sung by teacher.

Question 3

Please list three objectives and possible procedures for the category of LISTENING and DESCRIBING music.

Answer 3

During preschool and kindergarten the student will:

1) Objective: Talk about musical sound using simple vocabulary such as up/down, loud/soft, fast/slow.
Procedures: Listen to simple song demonstration (live or recorded) and talk about its characteristics.

2) Objective: Visually and aurally identify instruments that represent different families such as string, wind, and percussion.
Procedures: Point out visual and timbre differences among string, wind, and percussion families through pictures and sound examples.

3) Objective: Graphically represent “smooth and jumpy”; stepwise movements or skips of a piece.
Procedures: Draw on chalkboard with wide chalk to represent melodic contour.

4) Objective: Demonstrate through movement and discuss style characteristics of march and lullaby.
Procedure: Demonstrate through movement and discuss style characteristics of march and lullaby.
Procedures: Listen to sample march and lullaby, and then talk about differences; move to demonstrate fast and slow.

5) Objective: move to express contrast of loud and soft dynamic levels.
Procedures: Stand and sit to demonstrate, or play rhythm instruments on cues fro loud and soft.

Question 4

Please list three objectives and possible procedures for the category of VALUING music.

Answer 4

1) Objective: Discuss how music exists at home and school.
Procedures: Through invented writing or on tape, record information about music events in his or her life into journal.

2) Objective: Participate eagerly in classroom music activities.
Procedures: Join in singing games and listen attentively in class.

3) Objective: Participate eagerly in classroom music activities.
Procedures: hum or sing to self, turn on recorded music to accompany play.

4) Objective: Select from available recorded music.
Procedures: Pick favorite recording from classroom collections.

5) Objective: Recognize music as work or occupation.
Procedures: Meet local musicians in the classroom; view videos that demonstrate music careers.