Teaching Methods
The four basic Laban movement factors are Weight, Time, Flow, and ___.
What is Space?
The first three notes typically taught on the soprano recorder.
What are B, A, and G?
This part of the lesson states what students should know or be able to do by the end.
What are the learning objectives?
This small, hand-held instrument often used for steady beat activities and is easy for young students to shake?
What are shakers?
This is something I was surprised or interested to learn this semester. (Everyone must answer)
What is ______________ ?
This Laban quality describes movement that is free, fluid, and unbound.
What is free flow?
Correct recorder posture includes sitting tall, a lifted head, and gently covering these with flat fingers.
What are the tone holes?
Good elementary lessons shift activities every few minutes to maintain this.
What is attention/student engagement?
Colorful pieces of fabric used for movement exploration and expressive activities.
What are scarves?
Setting expectations before an activity helps prevent these.
What are behavior problems / disruptions / classroom management issues?
Kodály is one of several methods that uses this movable system to teach pitch relationships.
What is solfege?
A way to describe what is used when blowing gently into the recorder so the tone is not squeaky.
What is “soft (or gentle) air” / “warm air” / “controlled breath”?
This routine helps students move smoothly from one activity to the next.
What is a transition?
This term refers to a musical scale pattern, such as Dorian or Mixolydian.
What is a mode?
What are Eurhythmics?
A method centered on exploration with xylophones, metallophones, and unpitched percussion.
What is Orff?
The left hand should always be this on a recorder.
What is on top?
This is one benefit of integrating movement into music lessons beyond physical engagement.
What is developing phrasing, rhythm accuracy, emotional expression, creativity, spatial awareness, etc.?
This is one reason puppets are effective for teaching young children in music.
What is modeling behavior, encouraging participation, teaching concepts visually, keeping attention, or making lessons fun?
This term describes music where students create their own material.
What is improvisation or composition?
This method emphasizes solfege, singing, and folk songs.
What is Kodály?
This technique involves starting the notes with the tongue behind the teeth using “too” or “doo.”
What is tonguing or articulation?
These are two examples of formative assessment used in elementary music.
What are keeping the beat, echo singing, listening checks, movement response, LSAs, etc.?
Name one pedagogical reason props support learning in the music classroom.
What is supporting kinesthetic learning / engaging multiple modalities / aiding classroom management / reinforcing musical concepts?
This comprehensive resource includes all of the topics a student ought to study across the disciplines, and the order in which to study them. This complete scope and sequence covers a student's kindergarten through 12th grade journey.
What is the K-12 Program Guide