Calendar of Assignments
ELEMENTARY GENERAL MUSIC METHODS
570:141  Section 01
Fall, 2007
Michelle L. Swanson, Instructor




DATE
ASSIGNMENT                                                                            
TOPIC                                                                                
DUE             
Mon
8/20
Purchase Text Book
Purchase Syllabus Packet
Go to:  http://www.pls.uni.edu/swanson/methods.html

WELCOME!
Name Games
Scotland's Burning (p. 137)
Summer's Over
Student
Data
Form
Wed
8/22
Chapter 1 (pages 2-14)
Chapter 2 (pages 35-42)
Chapter 12 (pages 302-305)
Syllabus pp. 108-113
Read Story
With Laughter and Singing (page 4)
- 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Music Elements (p. 15a)
National Standards

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION I
- Grid / Circle game

Chapter 1 Review Questions (p. 14):  1

Children's Literature
Fri
8/24
Chapter 2 (pages 15-35)
Syllabus p. 14
M.I.T. website
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION II
Multiple Intelligences
-Grid/Circle game
-definition
-strategy
-types
- benefits
- environment
- research

Chapter 2 Review Questions (p. 42):  3, 5

M.I.T. Profile

A.P. Grid
Mon
8/27

Syllabus p. 7
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION II
- turns

Mix Freeze Groups
Uncommon Commonalities

BODY PERCUSSION
- Follow the LEader (p. 45-6)
- Name Game (p. 131A)

Syllabus p. 7 (bottom)
Wed
8/29

Chapter 8 (p. 197-202)
Syallabus p. 89-90
CLASSROOM INSTRUMENTS
- Introduction
- UPP
- Name Game II (p. 131A)
Blue Danube Waltz
- circle game
- Rumpity Tumpity (p. 66-7)
- Listen to my Beat (p. 140E)
- barred instruments

Chapter 2 Project Question (p. 43) 5
Fri
8/31
Chpater 11 (pages 274-280)
Syllabus (pages 11-12)
Syllabus (page 9)

Building a CARING COMMUNITY
- Rewards, Praise, Misbehavior, & Competition
- Questioning Techniques (p. 9)
- Sarcasm (p. 10)
- Motivation

ROTE PROCESS - Ideograph
 
(p. 57)
Syllabus  p. 10

Syllabus p. 11-12




Mon
9/3


LABOR DAY


NO CLASS





Wed
9/5
Syllabus p. 8
Syllabus p. 12-12a
Syllabus p. 20
Syllabus article
Chapter 11 (pages 280-296)
SHARE:  Ideograph

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Managing the Learning Environment
- Transitions
-Learning Environment
-Levels of Assertiveness
-Eliciting Observations
VIDEO:  Swanson & Pre-K

Written Worksheet:  Music Appreciation

Syllabus p. 12a (message)

Ideograph




Fri
9/7

Chapter 3 (pages 52-55)     
Chapter 8 (pages 202-209)
Syllabus pp. 24-28
Syllabus p. 91
ORFF Schulwerk (p. 24)

Pick a Bale of Cotton (p. 32)
Beginning Barred Instrument Activity
(canon #40) p. 30
Star Light (p. 33)
                            
Chapter 11 Critical Thinking Questions (p. 299):  5, 6

chapter 11 Review Questions (p. 298): 1




Mon
9/10

Chapter 8 (pages 190-197)
Chapter 7 (pages 164)
Kriske/DeLelles pp. 2-3
PLS Teaching #1 - Kindergarten

BEAT I
-Steady Beats in Poetry (p. 128-30)
Old Mom Hubbard (K/D 2)
Diddley, Diddley, Dumpty (K/D 24)






Wed
9/12


                      
BEAT II                                            
- Autoharp (p. 98)
Limefick with Percussion Activity (1) rhythm notation




Fri
9/14
Chapter 8 (pages 212-213)
Syllabus p. 98
BEAT III  - lower elementary
- Bordun
Sally Go 'Round the Sun (34-5
Larry Lobster (36-7)      
                                                       
Poem with Percussion Activity (2) poster




Mon
9/17
 
BEAT IV                                     
- Betty Botter

LESSON PLANNING (pp. 38-42)                                   
Poem with percussion activity (all)

Chapter 8 Review Questions (p. 221):  5a





Wed
9/19
Listening:  CD#5
Syllabus p. 48
Chapter 7 (pages 155-164)
Chapter 7 (pages 178-189)
RHYTHM I
- rhythm syllables
Hey, Betty Martin (112)
Farmer John  (p. 136) 
                       
Rhythm Activity (1)





*Make Appointment for PERFORMANCE EXAM                                              
              





Friday
9/21
Kriske/DeLelles (p. 6-7) RHYTHM II
- Bye, Baby Bunting (K/D 3)
- Fishes Swim (K/D 6)
- Chicken on a Fencepost

Rhythm Activity (2,3)




Monday
9/24
Syllabus p. 15b, 16-18
PLS Teaching #2 - 1st & 2nd Grade

RHYTHM III
- syncopation
- My Paddle (139)
- Silver Birch (140)

Rhythm Activity (all)




Wed
9/26
Chapter 7 (pages 165-178)
Kriske/DeLelles (p. 25-28)
METER I
- 12345 (K/D 25-28)
- theory games
- worksheet models
Lesson Plan:  Rhythm

Written Worksheet:  Rhythm




Friday
9/28
Chapter 3 (pages 49-52)
Chapter 4 (pages 66-95)
Syllabus p. 60
KODALY
MELODY I
- pitch matching (p. 51)
- Curwin hand signs (p. 60)
- solfege (moveable do) (p. 59)
(p. 138)
Group 1

Chapter 7 Review Questions (p. 189): 2, 3





Monday
10/1
Chapter 5 (pages 101-113)
PLS Teaching #3 - 3rd Grade (p. 155)

MELODY II

- Up / Down
- ideograph (p. 43)

Written Worksheet:
Meter

Chapter 4 Review Questions (p. 100):  1, 2, 3




Wed.
10/3
Syllabus p. 93 - articles
Syllabus p. 94-95
Chapter 8 (pages 209-211)
MELODY III
- recorder

Chapter 5 Review Questions (p. 118), 1, 2, 3




Friday
10/5

MELODY IV
- musical alphabet
- contour

Chapter 8 Review Questions (p. 221):  4





Monday
10/8

CARABO CONE

REVIEW
- recorder
- melody
- worksheet examples
- questions

Group 2




Wed.
10/10

PEER TEACHING
Group 1 & 5




Friday
10/12

PEER TEACHING
Group 3 & 4

Lesson Plan: Melody




Monday
10/15

PEER TEACHING
Group 2 &
overflow




Wed.
10/17
Syllabus p. 66 HARMONY I
The Train (66)
The Cat (85)
Syllabus 85





Friday
10/19

COMPOSITION I
- Improvisation (UP & P) (p. 80-4)
- Let's go on a Journey! (p. 140B)








* Make Appointment for PERFORMANCE EXAM







Monday
10/22
Syllabus p. 80
COMPOSITION II
- Dice Game (p. 86-7)






Wed.
10/24
Syllabus (p. 75)
Chapter 3 (pages 45-49)
Chapter 9 (pages 119-151)
DALCROZE

MOVEMENT I
- Locomotor / Non-Locomotor (75)
* thru space     * in time

Folk Dances (Weikart)
- Human Alphabet (78)
Travel Song / Wheel (131)

Group 3




Friday
10/26
Kriske / DeLelles (p. 29-31)
FORM I
- shape card activity
- theme & variations (104-5)
Three Blind Mice
Chapter 6 Review Questions (p. 153):  2, 4

Chapter 6 Critical Thinking Questions (p. 153):  1





Monday
10/29
Chapter 3 (pages 56)
COMPREHENSIVE MUSICIANSHIP

FORM II
-Canon (p. 58)

HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES
(132)
-monster tag

Group 4




Wed.
10/31
Syllabus (p. 71-73)
Chapter 9 (pages 222-246)
LISTENING I
- Listening Map Examples  (p. 71-3)
- Guided Listening
- Listening Criteria
- Listening Objectives






Friday
11/2

LISTENING II
- Listening Map sharing

Chapter 9 Projects Questions (p. 247):  4 (Listening Map)

Chapter 9 Review Questions: 1, 3, 6

Chapter 9 Critical Thinking Questions (p. 247):  1, 2




Monday
11/5
Chapter 17 (pages 421-2)





Wed.
11/7

PLS Teaching #4 - 4th grade
   - longer time frame






Friday
11/9

TONE COLOR I
- Group family sharing
Group Family Sharing





Monday
11/12
Syllabus (p. 114-6)
Chapter 12 (pages 305-325)
CURRICULUM I
- organization (p. 130)
- scope and sequence

Written Worksheet:  Tone Color




Wed.
11/14

CURRICULUM II
- grade levels / units

ASSESSMENT I
- behaviors

Chapter 13 Review Questions (p. 344):  1





Friday
11/16
Chapter 13 (pages 327-343)
Syllabus p. 120
Syllabus pp. 121-126
ASSESSMENT II
- measurement (p. 135)
- evaluation (p. 135)

Chapter 12 Review Questions (p. 326) 2, 7

Chapter 12 Critical Thinking Questions (p. 326):  1




Monday
11/19
THANKSGIVING BREAK
NO CLASS

 



Wed.
11/21
THANKSGIVING BREAK
NO CLASS





Friday
11/23
THANKSGIVING BREAK
NO CLASS





Monday
11/26


PEER TEACHING
Observation Reflection

Group 5







Wed
11/28

PEER TEACHING
Group 1

Chapter 17 Review Questions (p. 434) 1, 2





Friday
11/30

PEER TEACHING
Group 2




Monday
12/3

PEER TEACHING
Group 3

1-page
Assessment 





Wed.
12/5


PEER TEACHING
Group 4




Friday
12/7
11:00 class time
AND also meet in
GBPAC lobby at 2:00 p.m.
Camraderie Preparation





Tuesday
12/12/06
* TUESDAY -
10:00 to 11:50 a.m.
FINAL EXAM
5 parent letters






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