Discipline: Music Degree Credit  [X]
Non Credit  [ ]
Nondegree Credit  [ ]
Comm Service  [ ]
 

Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Music 1


COURSE DESCRIPTION
1 Teaching Music to Young Children Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
Instruction in teaching music to young children. Emphasis will be on music for early childhood ages 3-8. Musical elements and theory will be introduced through activities appropriate for children. 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Instruction in teaching music to young children.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
  1. Evaluate, organize and implement a daily music curriculum for the classroom.
  2. Analyze and implement the basic elements of music.
  3. Demonstrate and perform functionally on autoharp, recorder, and simple percussion instruments.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 
  1. Setting up an inviting musical environment.
  2. Elements of music and how to present them to children
  3. Music notation
  4. Recorder
  5. Autoharp
  6. Simple percussion instruments
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Present class lectures/discussions/demonstrations in order to introduce material to students so that they may gain better knowledge in the subject area of music for young children.
  • Show videos/films/slides/audio tapes in order to help students understand and examine a daily music curriculum for the classroom
  • Create and assign pair and small group activities such as teaching musical skills to children.
  • Develop and assign class exercises such as Analyzing and implementing the basic elements of music in a classroom.
  • Create and have students participate in cooperative learning tasks, such as a simple musical performance.
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Oral reports/presentations/performances designed to assess students’ abilities to understand and perform functionally on autoharp, recorder, and simple percussion instruments.
  • Written reports/presentations designed to evaluate students’ abilities for organizing and implementing a daily music curriculum for the classroom.
  • Quizzes/examinations designed to analyze students’ progress and knowledge with the basic elements of music.
  • Final examination designed to evaluate the students’ abilities to Demonstrate and perform functionally on autoharp, recorder, and simple percussion instruments.
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Lois Birkenshaw. Music for Fun. 3rd ed. -, 1982.
  • Barbera Andress. Music Experiences in Early Childhood. -, 1980.
  • William Anderson and Joy E. Lawrence. Integrating Music into the Elementary Classroom. 6th ed. Thomson Learning, Inc. S-chirmer, 2004.
10/05
1355