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Websites
Moore, Kimberly Sena, Ph.D. Drumming for development: How drumming helps children with special needs. In Psychology Today online.
This is an introduction to the importance of drumming for children’s health and well being. It has links to more extensive articles to support the research.
Kalani, A taxonomy of music therapy drumming. In Music Therapy Drumming.
Provides research as to how drumming helps all people through social interaction, gross motor development, mental health and more.
General Resources
General Resources
Potlatch Curriculum Resources - 4th grade
Potlatch Curriculum Resources - 4th grade
Lesson Plans w TOC for 2018 rev.pdfPotlatch Song Workbook Curriculum Guide.pdfPotlatch Song Workbook .pdfProfessional Books
Professional Books
Benham, John. (2010). Music advocacy: Moving from vision to survival. Lanham, New York, Toronto, Plymouth, UK . R & L Education.
Since the launching of Sputnik by the USSR and financial crises such as Proposition 13 in California in the last quarter of the 20th century, music programs have become a primary target for elimination. This book is a summary of the practice of music advocacy. It is a compilation of research and experience gained from 30 years experience by one of the nation's most successful advocates for music education. It provides the music educator, administrator, school board member, and community advocate with step-by-step procedures for saving and building school music programs. –Google Books
This is an important read for Music Educators in our District
Duke, R. A. (2013). Intelligent music teaching. Austin, TX: Learning and Behavior Resources.
In this collection of essays, the author describes fundamental principles of human learning in the context of teaching music. Written in a conversational style, the individual essays outline the elements of intelligent, creative teaching. Duke effectively explains how teachers can meet the needs of individual students from a wide range of abilities by understanding more deeply how people learn. Teachers and interested parents alike will benefit from this informative book. –Google Books
Medina, John. (2008). Brain Rules. Music. Pear Press, Second Edition. Seattle, WA. (2008)
In this engaging book John Medina explains different rules of the brain in a way to entertain and help the reader to understand how the brain works. There are 12 chapters covering Exercise, Stress, Attention, to name a few. In Medina’s first edition, he did not include a Music Rule because the research was inconclusive. Scientific research is beginning to unfold the importance of Music to the brain. This chapter scratches the surface of this research but helps one to understand it better. It also gives the music educator research to support music education. By reading on 12 chapters or “Rules” educators can also better understand their students learning styles. and better teach to different learners.
Collaborative Meetings
Collaborative Meetings
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