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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 102 136 SP008 918 . TITLE Music in Elementary Education. Bulletin No.743. 'INSTITUTION Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div.of Curriculum -Development. ,PUB DATE 74 NCTE 78p. AVAILABLE FROM Fine Arts Section, Division of Curriculum Development, Texas Education Agency,-201 East Eleventh Street, Austin, Texas 78701 ($1.50;Appendix purchased separately $1.00) EDRS PPICS MF-$0.76e0C-$4.43 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS *Elementary Grades; Equipment; *Musid Activities; *Music Education; Program Content; Student Evaluation; Testing ABSTRACT This guide presents a general iusic program fbr elementary grades. The program -divides the grades intofour levels: early childhood through grade 1, grades2-3, grades 4-5, and grade 6.. At each level the program isoutlined in terms of rhythm, melody, harmony, form, tempo, dynamics,*and tone color.In addition, there is a section on instrumental programswhich is strongly recommended as an enrichment of the generalmusic program, a section on evaluation which explains and gives examples of bothteacher-prepared and standardized music testte and a section oneqdipping the music 'room which lists instruments, records, textbooks,and other equipment necessary for this type of program. ,There areshort pdtagraphs dealing with music in kindergarten, multicultural education, and special education. The documentincludes a glossary of musical terms and an appendix with a list of resourcematerials and a directory. (PA) 77, wetcf/s' uric -b-entary U S DEPARTMENT OF MEALTI Ele EOUC AVON IL WIMP An NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DUCEO EXACTLY AS RECEIVED THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION CI *TING IT POINTS Of viEW OR OPI StAtED DO NOT Necessaam SENT OF F 1CIAL NATIONAL INSTITL Education E Du( A ; ION POW( ION OR POLICY After the original free.distribution of this bulletin (743),additional copies may be purchased for $1.50; howevot demand for educational material, the supply at times maybe exhausted. Since Texas Education Agency publications are notcopyrighted,. any or all sections of this bulletin may. be dup Official distribution of Agency bulletins to the of/ices of schooldistrict and county superintendents is made al offices and is not to be considered as personal prope:tx,ofthe') individuals who receive them. chi Fine ft Division of Curriculum DE Texas EdUcal 201 East Austin, Te ;Sic A. mentar U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELF %RE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION ?His DOCUMENT HAS SEEN RE 40 DuCED ExACTLv AS RECEIVED ERMA THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN AT 'hit IT POINTS Of VIEW OR OPINION, stAtEO DO NOT NECESSARILY RE PRE SENT Off iCiAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of Jcation EDUCATION POSIT.ON OR POLICY tee distribution of this bulletin (743), additional copies maybe purchased for $1.50; however, with the increasing onal material, the supply at times may be exhausted. ation Agency publications are not copyrighted, any or all sections of this bulletin may be duplicated. In of Agency bulletins to the offices of school district and countysuperinte-ndents is made as property of those. to be considered as personal property of the individuals who receive them. Fine Arts Section Division of Curriculuni Development Texas Education Agency 201 East 11th Street Austin, Texas 78701 9 A COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE VI, CIVIL RIGriTS ACT OF 1964 AND THE MODIFIED COURT ORDER, =IL ACTION 5281, FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT,EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, TYLER DIVISION Reviews of local education agencies pertaining to compliance ,vith Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964 and with specific requirements of the Modified Court Order, Civil Action No. 5281, Federal District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division are conducted periodically by staff representatives of the Texas Education Agency. These reviews cover at least the following policies and practices: (1) acceptance policies on student transfers from other school districts; (2) operation rof school bus routes or runs on a non-segregated basis; (3) non-discrimination in extracurricular activities and the use of school facilities; _ , - - - (4) non-discriminatory practices in the hiring, assigning, promoting, paying, demoting, reassigning or dismissing of faculty and staff members who work with children; (5) enrollment and assignment of students without discrimination on the ground of race, color or national origin; . (6) non-discriminatory practices relating to the use of a student's first language; and (7) evidence of published procedures for hearing complaints and grievances. In addition to conducting reviews, the Texas Educatibn Agency staff representatives check complaints of discrimination made by a citizen or citizens residing in a school district where it is alleged discriminatory practices have or are occuring. Where a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act is found, the findings are reported to the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education and Welfare. If there be a direct violation of the Court Order in Civil Action No. 5281 that cannot be cleared through negotiation, the sanctions required by th- Court Order are applied. a. Foreword This guide, was prepared to provide administratorsa nd music teachers r with guidelinesfor evaluating and updating music education instruction frora 'kindergarten through the sixth grade. The nucleus of the guide was developed by musiceducators from Texas public schools and universities who participated in the FineArta Advisory Project sponsored by the Texas Education Agency...Further contributions were made by selected musiceducation supervisors, teachers, and university professors from all regions of Texas. This curriculum guide presentsi.n effective generalmusic lirogram for the elementary grades designed to reflect recenttrends.in music educa- tion and to strengthen music instruction in Texaspublic schools. M. L. Brockette Commissioner of Education 111 Texas Education Agency I Au .ti Texan Vt.. 101r we** tvePVAIIMIWIA 1,+ u . w su- .,..- sTATE...BeARB..0F...etteffiw....... (S.tate Board ion VocationmeEducation ) Vernon Baird. Fort Worth E. M. Huggins, Jr. Fulshear James M. Binion, Abilene Dr. William N. Kemp, Houston Joe Kelly Butler, Houston Paul Mathews, Greenville Carlisle Cravens,"Arlington Dr. Stanley B. McCaleb, Richardson Jesse Herrera, San Antonio Ducine J. McCull6ugh, Corpus Christi. W. H. Fetter, La Marque Frank M. Pool, San Angelo Omar Garza, M.D., Edinburg Glen L. Smith, Waco Joseph C. Gathe, M.D., Houston Mrs. Ronald Smith, Fort Worth E. R. 'Gregg, Jr., Jacksonville Mrs. Jane H. Wells, Austin Mrs. Johnnie Marie Grimes, DallWt James H. Whiteside, Lubbock George C. Guthrie, San Antonio Herbert 0. Willborn, Amarillo Ben R. Howell, El Paso M.L. Brockette,Commissionei of Education (Executive Officer of the State Board of Education) L. Harlan Ford, 5eputy Commissioner forEducational Programs and Personnel Developnent 4 Alton'O. Bowen, Deputy Commissioner for EducatiohAdministkative Services Dorbthy Davidson, Director, Division of Curriculum Development FINE ARTS STAFF Don Irwin, Program Director Phil.Manning, Consultant Marie Hill, Consultant Ida Nell Williams, Consultant 4 iv Contents C 41. The Role of Music in Education 1 --aGeneral .......*.40.74.0.....- music in Elementary Grades 3 . Music in Kindergarten ..4 Music inMulticultural Education 6 Ethnic Music 6 musfc in Bilingual Education 7 Music in Special Education 7 Level One: Early Childhood Through Grade 1 9 Level Two: Grades 2-3 17 Level Three: Grades 4-5 27 Level Four: Grade 6 37 Instrumental Program: Grades 1-6 45 Evaluation 49 Equipping the Music Room 55 Glossary 65 t. Acknowledgments 71 0 :ontents 4 lion p 1 3 pm11:enspaimani...'Y,Grades ...*.1vt aa...37.064.400.00 4 :ation' 6 6 ual Education 7 7 Through Grade 1* 9 17 27 37 .; 1-6 45 49 55 65 71 GENERA1. MUSIC IN ELEMENTARY GRADES of Music education is a.continuous processfrom. music, moving, playing classr kindergarten throughout the secondary school. and creating, Through these 'There m *st bea plannedselluence of instruction to interpret and use thesymlbos if the students are to achieve their maximum These experiences 'should be in growth in musical skills and understandingof to ensiire a balancdd music pro music.Learning music means vundiq-standing the tary, gl,ades. structU're o musie, un erstan s asic e e ments of rhythm, 'melody, harmony,and form, Adequaie facilities and equiprti and its expressive elements of tempo, dynamics, for an effertive learning envirt and tone color. A music program unified to'Barbara L. Andress, an, eft levels by this basic - elements approach in-creases environment is "space, light; the validity of music as an integral part of the to- freedom to explore temperedty tal schoolcurriculum. mutually understood and agree, at, exploration will not lead to cha According to the above statements, the primary 'purposes of musical instruction are musical. Music in kindergarten and thq However, as stated by Robert E. Nye and Vernice grades should be taught either T. Nye, "... music is acknowledged tobe of valued specialists or4cooperatively by assistance in the realization of non- musical and classroom teachers.If a teacher is responalble-foiknovV- proa-c-Ffiused, si`r7iFci ing specifically what he is doing withmusic; is each classroorii a minimum of he teaching it? or is he using it for someother two times each week.In the purpose? Music teachers in the past have done grades, it is desirable to have w,..11 in lielpi4 children enjoy and perform music. tirely by music specialists.If Today's teachers must add to these accomplish- -are =involved in