HowcanIhelpmychildlearn

music?
Musicadvocacyskillsfromamusician
Apracticalguide
July2017(1)
Arrangedby:a.v.johnson

HelloFamilies,

Wouldyouliketohelpenhanceour
musicprograms?

Thefirstthingyouneedtodois
understandwhatyourchildneedsto
know.

Inthisseries,wewillexplorethe
basicconceptsofmusiclearning.
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Goal:Createmusicalideas(national
standard)

Step1:exploremusic

Beconsciousandintentionalin
providingopportunitiesforyourchild
tolistentoandmovewithmusicof
theworld.

Astheprimarycareprovider,youhave
morecontrolbeyondschoolteachers,
todecidewhatyourchildhearsand
possiblyhasopportunitytoform
connectionwithculturallyinworld.

Iwillnottellyou,whattolisten
tobecauseashumanbeings,weeach
enjoydifferentformsofmusic.
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Myfavoritelisteningformychildren
isallmusic.Doyougettheconcept
here?Exposuretoallmusic...

Step2:reviewtheseterms

Beat-inmusic,thebasicrhythmicunit
ofameasure,orbar,nottobe
confusedwithrhythmassuch;noris
thebeatnecessarilyidenticalwiththe
underlyingpulseofagivenpieceof
music,whichmayextendovermore
thanasinglebeat.Inotherwords,
justfollowyourconductor.

Melodiccontour-LessonThisisa
greatlessonprovidedfromcarnegie
hallaboutthisskill(makesureyou
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openthelesson).Inessence,youtake
thewordsapart,melodicasbasein
melodyandcontourisshape,
therefore;youcanpredicttheshapeof
melodyasintheriseandfallof
soundsorpitchesinform.

motive/movements-inmusic,aleading
phraseorfigurethatisreproduced
andvariedthroughthecourseofa
compositionormovement.

Thatisallforthissession.Staytuned
formore.-av

resources:
Carnegiehalllesson
encyclopediabritannica
Nationalassociationformusiceducation
Oxfordmusicdictionary
Testimoniesfromavjohnson,apractitioner