EDEL 325 Flashcards
Timbre
Unique tone colour of a voice, instrument or sound source
Expressive Qualities
Dynamics, tempo and articulation
Dynamics
loudness or softness of sound
Tempo
Speed of the music
Articulation
the way musical tones are attacked in a performance
Melody
a succession of pitches that move up, down or repeat
Rhythm
Long and short durations of sounds/silences and their organization
form
structure of a musical composition, the order of the same/different musical events
Texture
The layering of sounds; the thickness or
thinness of the music
Harmony
Two or more pitches sounded simultaneously
Music concepts
basis for the elementary music
curriculum and based on the elements of music
Development of conceptual understanding
For a concept to become part of deeper understanding it must be
continually experienced in a variety of contexts
Conceptual learning is a spiraling or cyclical process
Music concepts begin to develop when children have multiple
opportunities to experience and explore sound sources in their
environment
Teachers should encourage exploration of music concepts both
in group settings and in individual play
Musical foundation is laid in the early years
Children expand their conceptual understandings as they are
continually engaged in active music-learning experiences
Concepts are categorized by the elements of music
General outcomes program of study
concepts, skills and attitudes
Program of study: Concepts
- rhythm
- melody
- harmony
- form
- expression
Program of study: skills
- singing
- playing instruments
- listening
- moving
- reading (and writing)
- creating.
4 historic influences
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
Zoltan Kodály
Carl Orff
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi: influence on teaching today
Child centered
Active participation: direct experience of the world
Emphasis on the interests/needs of kids
Discovery learning
Cooperation between school/home
All round education
Cross curricular
How and what is taught
Swiss educator
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi philosophy
Whole child: head,heart, and hands
Education was a vehicle for creating more just society
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze approach name
Euthrythmics
Euthrythmics
through this approach the body and mind respond to what the child hears and feels
Based on the premise that rhythm is the primary element in music
3 parts
– Eurhythmics, Solfege, and Improvisation
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze philosophy
believed that the learner should experience aspects of music through body movement and that without such preparation and experiences in early childhood, expressive movement later on in life may be lacking.
Zoltan Kodály philosophy
young children should learn to read and write music just as they learn to read and write language. He believed strongly that the development and use of the singing voice should be at the centre of the school’s approach to music literacy for every child. He also maintained that it was the right of every citizen to be musically educated.