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Teaching Music & Drama to Children

Posted on | September 11, 2008 | No Comments

Teachers need theory to teach music and drama to children because:

  • Can describe factors related to the teacher, the children, the family, social, and cultural influences, and class room environment
  • 3 components: instructions, learning processes, learning outcomes
  • Directs teacher in providing sequential experiences for understanding a rhytmic pattern or gain techniques
  • Describe child’s need
  • Demonstrate learning outcome
  • Thoughtful guide to what they do
  • Lead children to their maximal musical development

Facets of a child-centred curriculum in music

  • Knowing the children’s knowledge level, skills, interests, learning styles, developmental stage, culture and family background. There should not be generalization.
  • Beginning where the children are by providing lessons that kead children from familiar to the unfamiliar, let children participate actively, offer variety of lesons.
  • Allow time for musical play and exploration such as discover musical sound, play instruments, experimentation, and personal expression through music.
  • Integrate music into other parts of a child’s life such as stories, movements, language arts, maths, science etc.
Category: Music & Drama for Young Children

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