Musical Children

<p>Musical Children: Engaging Children in Musical Experiences<i> </i>Second Edition is designed for students majoring in early childhood or elementary education or music education.<i> </i>It highlights the important role music plays in a child’s education and life offering a practical resource for bringing together music and young children during these important early years. Thirty-seven engaging musical experiences help pre-service and in-service teachers—some who may only have a limited background in music—learn how to make music a part of their students’ daily lives with strategies that are ideal both in and out of the classroom. <i>Musical Children</i><b> </b>is an invaluable guide to assist teachers in engaging children in meaningful joyful and playful musical experiences.</p><p>NEW to the second edition:</p><ul> <li>The 2014 National Core Music Standards</li> <li>Updated and expanded prekindergarten chapter</li> <li>Greater focus on music fundamentals</li> <li>Expansion of Dalcroze Orff Kodály and Music Learning Theory approaches</li> <li>Discussion questions and projects for each chapter</li> <li>Addition of an Autoharp® Chromaharp® and QChord® instructional unit</li> <li>All 49 audio tracks from the musical experiences now available for online listening hosted or linked to popular music streaming services</li> <ul> </ul> </ul><p>A new companion website is home to numerous resources including all audio files supplementary notated songs charts for instrument study and information on IDEA and children with disabilities.</p>