Dalcroze, Kodaly, or Orff?
Some educators describe my approach to teaching as "Movement with a mission". My approach to education with music is three-pronged, including eurhythmics and ear training. Who am I?
Who is Dalcroze?
What type of exercises should precede singing activity?
What are breathing exercises?
What is the term used for hearing music in the mind when it is not physically present?
What is inner hearing?
BONUS POINTS
Who wrote the score for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
(for an extra 200 points, what year did this movie premiere?)
Who is John Williams?
(This movie premiered in 2001)
I have a philosophy as an educator that music belongs to everyone. With my Hungarian associates, I evolved the method that music is the right of not only the talented few, but of all children. Who am I?
Who is Kodaly?
When singing, what can children use to help them achieve good breath control and produce a beautiful tone? (Hint: It is what singers do with their body before they start singing)
What is perfect singing posture (or PSP)?
Music of any style can be studied through its sound properties of frequency (pitch), duration (rhythm), intensity (loudness), and what?
What is timbre?
Zach is bored one day, and instead of practicing his French horn, he decides to sit down at the piano and play a little melody. He doesn't know any songs off the top of his head, so instead, he makes up a melody as he goes along. What is Zach doing?
What is improvising (or procrastinating)?
I am a Swiss musician professor of solfege, harmony, and composition at the Geneva Conservatory. I recognized that despite the advanced stages of technical proficiency my students demonstrate, notable gaps are evident in their musical abilities. Who am I?
Who is Dalcroze?
Maia babbles in irregular rhythmic patterns and imitates the contour of songs' melodic phrases. She occasionally imitates discrete pitches of songs. Based off of this information regarding her vocal stage, what age range is she?
what is 0-2 years?
Fill in the blank: Children who are taught with the goals of ______________ in mind are actively involved in listening to and performing representative music of many cultures and time periods.
What is Comprehensive Musicianship?
What does the Dalcroze music education method begin with?
what is rhythmic gymnastics or eurhythmics?
I experimented with musicians and dancers in the 1920's, and with dancer Dorothee Gunther, we established an experimental school in Munich. There are four stages to my approach of music education: imitation, exploration, literacy, and improvisation. Who am I?
Who is Orff?
At what age do children begin to discover the difference between their singing and speaking voices?
What is 4-5 years old?
Fill in the blank: Children supplied with keyboards in the music classroom can build aural, _______, and national skills in an integrative way.
What is performance?
Professor McKay is teaching fifth grade music at an elementary school in Minnesota. Once all the children have settled down, she starts keeping a steady beat on her djembe, and the children instinctually march to the beat of her drum. When she strikes the middle of the djembe, the children march. When she strikes the rim of the djembe, the children stand in place and clap. What method is Professor McKay using to teach her fifth grade music class?
What is the Dalcroze method (or eurythmics)?
I am a composer, ethnomusicologist, and advocate of music education for children. I collected songs with Bela Bartok in Hungary, Romania, and other parts of southeastern Europe. My pedagogy in Hungary stipulated four to six weekly periods of music from kindergarten through secondary levels along with a sequence of musical experiences that progressed from rhythm training through singing and instrumental lessons. Who am I?
Who is Kodaly?
List seven different ways to achieve the correct singing posture, or PSP.
What is:
1) feet flat on the floor 2) knees relaxed (not locked) 3) spine lifted up/away from the hips 4) chest slightly raised 5) shoulders are held back slightly 6) head is held high and 7) arms and hands hang easily down at the sides of the body.
This type of learning begins with listening and imitating small patterns of sound, often on a neutral syllable.
What is discrimination learning?
Fill in the blank: American music educator _________ began to develop a sequence for music instruction in the 1970's, culminating in the formulation of his Music Learning Theory.
(Hint: His theory of music learning supports the sound-before-symbol approach to music instruction.)
Who is Edwin E. Gordon?