Games, Ideas & Activities for Primary Music

By Donna Minto
December 2009
Pearson Education
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9781408223260
294 pages, Illustrated
$44.50 Paper Original

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Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music is a handy tool for Primary Music teachers; it is packed full of simple activities for your classroom and is organised by skill – singing, rhythm, playing, listening.  Activities can be easily adapted to suit different classes or topics and help you to feel more confident teaching Music. Prior musical knowledge is not necessary to use these activities, and a glossary of music terminology is included.  Cross-curricular links inspire creativity across the primary curriculum and brighten up your classroom!

Features This resource will provide a strong base of accessible ideas to help bring music lessons to life. Activities organised by skill – singing, rhythm, playing, listening Contains a music glossary to help de-mystify musical terminology “Useful resources” section Cross-curricular links to inspire creativity across the primary curriculum Activities can be easily adapted to suit different classes or topics Contains a section of advanced activities, for more adventurous teachers

Table of Contents Table of Contents     *A description of what can be found in the book. *An “ideal” classroom set up for teaching music. *Basic ground rules required in any music activity. *An explanation of the way the activities are presented.   Section 1- Singing Activities   Section 2 – Rhythm Activities   Section 3 – Listening Activities   Section 4 – Playing/Performing Activities   (Approximately 30 – 40 activities in each section)   APPENDICES   A Music Glossary   Useful resources for singing material   Useful resources for listening material   Useful resources for playing material

 

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