I created a timeline infographic to illustrate general childhood physical and movement developmental milestones. It is useful to me because it helps me visualize what each learner is typically physically capable of at each age, which will then guide my curricular planning and teaching. ResourcesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009). CDC's developmental milestones. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
Cliffnotes (2016). Issues of developmental psychology. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved from https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/psychology/development-psychology/introduction-to- developmental-psychology/issues-in-developmental-psychology Houlahan, M., & Tacka, P. (2015). Kodály today: A cognitive approach to elementary music education. New York: Oxford University Press. Malina, R. (2003). Motor development during infancy and early childhood: Overview and suggested directions for research. International Journal of Sport and Health Science, Vol. 2, (50-56). Weikart, P. S. (1982). Teaching movement & dance: A sequential approach to rhythmic movement. Ypsilanti, MI High/Scope Press. Dalcroze Society of America 2014, August 9). Dalcroze eurhythmics with Lisa Parker [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEyyeoc_t-U
Frego, R, J. D. (n.d.). The approach of Emily Jacques-Dalcroze [blog post]. On the Alliance for Active Music Making. Retrieved from: https://www.allianceamm.org/resources/dalcroze/ Émile Jaques-Dalcroze was a musician whose most well-known work was his musical philosophy based on combining solfege with rhythmic movement, which was influenced by his childhood musicking of singing, playing, and dancing. He created “rythmique” because he believed that all musicians should be able to express the music they knew intellectually in a more kinesthetic manner, encapsulating the mind and body in a musical experience. Rythmique, also known as the “Dalcroze Method,” is made up of three major components: rhythmic solfege (ear training), improvisation, and eurhythmics. Rhythmic solfege is the ability to hear what is written and vice versa, and it combines rhythm with some kind of movement. Improvisation in the Dalcroze Method encourages students to react quickly to changes in the music. Eurhythmics is the ability to respond with movement to the music you are listening to. The aim of this method is to have student-oriented learning where they can be creative and improvise to music through movement. Practical uses of Dalcroze rythmique include being able to visually assess if students can keep the beat and can express music through movement. It also is a great opportunity to wind forward and backward based on individual needs and capabilities. For example, the goal is for students to be able to walk to the beat and gesture on the downbeats. Winding forward could them also saying or clapping the subdivisions while walking to the beat and gesturing on the downbeats and winding backward could just be walking to the beat. One major advantage of this method is that students can experience the music they hear and can play when sitting into movement, thus giving their music more expression and life because they understand what it is to move to the music. Another advantage is that there are an infinite amount of new, creative activities relating to phrasing, meter, and beat that can be made. A disadvantage is that students must feel comfortable and safe in their environment to move and be creative before this method can be effective. Also, if there is limited space, the activities can prove to be slightly difficult.
This is an inquiry project where I researched the impact of team teaching on students in elementary general music classes. I used research databases such as GoogleScholar and JSTOR to find scholarly research articles on my inquiry topic. Below you will find a document and poster that summarize my findings.
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