ECE 908 - Music in the Classroom

Credits: 3
No time for music? This course helps you find the time to sing in your busy classroom schedule. It is a course for classroom teachers who want to incorporate music in grades pre-K-3. The course emphasizes the use of recorded music for teaching children to sing, and includes ideas for integrating music into other subject areas, foreign languages and social relationships. Included in the textbook is an overview of research on how music affects the brain and enhances learning. You will also be introduced to a variety of recording artists and performers of children's music. Though this course is primarily for teachers with no musical training, it offers music educators the benefits of creative curriculum ideas and research information.