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Establishing music in early childhood education: a historical perspective. Historical early childhood education advocates and pioneers -- Human development theorists and their influence on early childhood music nurturing -- Music lab #1. Listening to sounds -- Experiencing rhythm instruments-- Making musical instruments -- Music appreciation: music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance -- Current research regarding music and music nurturing. Researching the musicality of man -- Researching the music and medicine link -- Research into nonmusical advantages of music education -- Howard Gardner and music intelligence -- Researching brain development -- Edwin Gordon and music aptitude -- Music lab #2. Explore sounds -- Experiencing found sounds -- Experiencing more rhythm instruments -- Making musical instruments -- Music appreciation: the Baroque Era (1600-1750) -- What types of activities musically nurture young children? Exploring sounds -- Singing to and with children -- Exploring rhythm with young children -- Moving to music -- Listening to music -- Music lab #3. Basic musical elements -- Clapping the beat -- Walking the beat -- Playing the beat on rhythm instruments -- Clapping, walking, and playing the rhythm of songs -- Clapping names -- Making musical instruments -- Music appreciation: the Classical Period (1750-1827) -- Music of the world -- Musically nurturing infants (birth-18 months of age). Research and prenatal music -- Exploring sounds with infants -- Singing with infants -- Listening and moving to music with infants -- Music lab #4. Musical elements: melody and pitch -- Exploring pitched rhythm instruments -- Experiencing vibration: connecting music with science -- Using instruments throughout the day -- Making musical instruments -- Music appreciation: the Romantic Era (1820-1900) -- Musically nurturing toddlers (19 months-36 months of age). Sound centers -- Singing with toddlers -- Listening and moving to music with toddlers -- Music lab #5. Exploring keyboard instruments -- Learning about music -- Musical notation -- More notation -- Music appreciation: twentieth century music (1900-2000) -- Musically nurturing preschool children (three to six years of age). Musical nurturing of preschool-age children -- Preschool sound exploration -- Rhythmic chants and singing with preschool children -- Moving and listening to music for preschool children -- Music lab #6. The instruments of the orchestra--percussion family -- Learning about measures -- Learning about time signatures -- Reading rhythm -- Guessing the song -- Music appreciation: Native American music -- Music nurturing for out-of-school time (five to nine years old). The role of out-of-school programs -- Primary-grade children in before- and after-school programs -- Activities to enhance musical intelligence during out-of-school time -- Moving to music in out-of-school time -- Music projects in out-of-school time -- Music lab #7. The instruments of the orchestra--string family -- Learning more about reading rhythms -- Playing the keyboard -- Learning about music notation: clefs -- Playing music written on the treble clef -- Music appreciation: music of the Middle East and Asia -- Making musical instruments -- The role of caregivers: parents and early childhood educators. Parents -- Music education specialists -- Early childhood educators -- Early childhood education and music education collaborate -- Music lab #8. The instruments of the orchestra--woodwind family -- Learning more about reading rhythms -- Learning about music notation: key signatures -- Playing the keyboard -- Making musical instruments -- Music appreciation: music of Africa and its influence in America -- Planning the music-nurturing environment. Attitude -- Space -- Equipment and materials -- Interspersing music throughout the classroom -- Music lab #9. The instruments of the orchestra--brass family -- Learning key signatures -- Playing the keyboard -- Exploring the autoharp -- Learning about chords -- Building chords -- Playing chords on the autoharp -- Playing songs using the autoharp -- Making musical instruments -- Music appreciation: music of the Caribbean -- Appendices. A. Piaget's six substages of sensorimotor stage -- Characteristics of Piaget's preoperational stage -- Characteristics of Piaget's concrete operations stage -- First four stages of Erikson's psychosocial theory -- Child development chart: infants -- Child development chart: preschool -- Child development chart: school-age -- B. Prenatal music nurturing summary -- Maintaining and tuning your autoharp -- D. Resource guide.

An Introduction to Music in Early Childhood Education' takes a hands-on approach to learning and teaching music. It offers teachers, students, and parents a basic understanding of music and its role in early childhood education. This resource provides an abundance of information necessary to help you acquire the basic knowledge needed to enhance early childhood learning with music. You will learn how to create a musically nurturing environment while providing culturally-diverse, musical learning experiences for all children ages birth to nine