Classroom Management
Agreements a group creates together at the start, so expectations belong to everyone.
What are community norms (or class agreements)?
A clear statement of what students will know or be able to do by the end.
What is a learning objective?
This approach teaches rhythm through whole-body movement called eurhythmics.
What is Dalcroze?
A predictable musical cue, like a clap pattern or a sung phrase, that brings a group back to focus.
What is an attention signal (or call-and-response)?
An instructional technique that uses sight, auditory, and kinesthetic learning to teach a skill.
What is a 'say see do' cycle?
Called the “mother tongue” method, it stresses learning by ear, starting early, and parent involvement.
What is Suzuki?
The steps students follow to move smoothly from one activity to the next.
What is a transition routine?
An approach that prioritizes safety, predictability, and choice for students who may have experienced adversity
What is trauma-informed practice?
This approach uses moveable-do solfège and hand signs.
What is Kodály?
Showing students exactly what a behavior looks and sounds like, instead of just describing it.
What is modeling?
A framework built on multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression.
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
This approach combines speech, movement, improvisation, and barred instruments like xylophones
What is Orff Schulwerk?
Inviting students’ music, culture, and experiences into the lesson.
What is culturally responsive teaching?
Using an art form to teach another subject, such as rhythm to teach fractions.
What is arts integration?
Kodály Today organizes teaching into this three-phase sequence.
What is prepare, present, practice?