Unique in both content and approach this book offers a single-volume authoritative comparison of the four most popular music education methods used in North America -- Jacques-Dalcroze, Kodaly, Orff, and Comprehensive Musicianship. Its in-depth examination of the methods and underlying philosophies of each method -- and its suggested lessons for each method at each grade level -- will help readers make knowledgeable curricular choices among methods. Both the New National Standards (MENC) and the use of technology in the study of music are described and discussed in relation to all four methods. Method in North American Music Teaching -- The Beginning. Influences on Methods, Approaches, and Philosophies of Teaching Music. Technology and Music Education. The Approach of Jacques-Dalcroze. The Kodaly Method. The Orff Approach. Comprehensive Musicianship: An American Technique and Philosophy for Teaching Music. Achieving Goals and Objectives in School Music Programs Via the Principles of Jacques-Dalcroze, Kodaly, Orff, and Comprehensive Musicianship. Grades K-12. Grades 3-4-5. Grades 6-7-8. Method in Music for Older Students. Which Method?
- ISBN10 013892662X
- ISBN13 9780138926625
- Publish Date 26 December 1985
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Prentice-Hall
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English