Knowing the Children We Teach - Essays on Music Learning

Informationen zum Autor Danette Littleton is a retired professor of music education and a former music teacher in elementary and preschools. She lectures and writes on children's musical development, specifically the relationship between music learning and play. Her first book When Music Goes to School: Perspectives on Learning and Teaching is available through Rowman and Littlefield. Meryl Sole teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education at New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University. She is an active researcher who focuses on the musical lives of toddlers, musical parenting and popular music education. Klappentext This book seeks to demonstrate music's unique contribution to children's well-being, self-enrichment, and fullness of life. Zusammenfassung This book seeks to demonstrate music’s unique contribution to children’s well-being, self-enrichment, and fullness of life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Essay 1. Born to be Good Essay 2. Music and the Aesthetics of Care Essay 3. What Children Need Essay 4. Music and the Spiritual Child Essay 5. Children's Play with Music Essay 6. Wonder-filled Knowing and Learning Essay 7. Knowing Those Who Teach Essay 8. Toward a Pedaogy of Hope Conclusion Appendix References About the Authors

Product details

• Authors: Danette Littleton, Danette Sole Littleton, Littleton Danette, Meryl Sole
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9781475866001
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-6600-1
• No. of pages: 148
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Music, MUSIC / General, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies