South Option 2000 -
2001
Music
Instructor: Dianne Edwards
Office: OI: 11-278
E-mail: dedwards@oise.utoronto.ca
This course is designed to help prepare the
prospective classroom teacher with the skills and knowledge necessary
for providing successful music experiences with elementary school
children.
Sessions 1 and
2
- welcome games
- fun with rhythms (echo clapping,
flashcards)
- finding our voices and echo
singing
- gestures and hand-signs
- so-mi-la
- songs and extensions
- anatomy of a music lesson
- The Ontario Arts Curriculum
- reading notation ... finding
doh
- the music lesson ... planning for
success
- making connections across the
curriculum
- planning for the seasons and cultural
festivals
Sessions 3 and
4
- sequential strategies in music that really
work ... finding your personal and confident voice in the music
curriculum
- more songs and extensions
- music and language connections
- developing your personal lesson
- resources: methods, publications,
recordings.
Assessment/ - Evaluation for
the Music Component
1.
Participation
- attendance in all sessions
- full participation in group and class
work
- demonstration of personal growth through
involvement and risk-taking
2. Lesson
Plan
- Design a lesson plan (approx. 30 mins) that
incorporates the expressive qualities of music
(melody, rhythm, dynamics, tone quality and texture) as a focus or
activity for learning.
- Include: grade level; clearly stated topic
or lesson focus; pertinent Ontario Arts Curriculum learning
expectations; teaching/learning strategies; materials/resources
required; possible extensions and connections to other
learnings.
Please use point form, maximum 2
pages)
Due: Final Session or later date by special
arrangement