Line by Line: Progressive Staff Method Arrangements for Elementary Music Literacy

by Stephanie L. Standerfer

Overview

In Line by Line, author Stephanie L. Standerfer harnesses years of pedagogical expertise in a practical guide to promote music learning by experience rather than imitation and memorization. Using well-known songs and a variety of instrumental accompaniments for all skill levels, lesson plans encourage students to first learn music conceptually by internalizing the sound and feeling before learning musical symbols. The lesson plans are tailored for five to seven spiraled class periods and take every student into consideration by suggesting ways to address specific student needs for those who need more time to process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190909857
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/30/2019
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Stephanie L. Standerfer taught public school vocal and general music in grades K-12 and is currently Professor of Music Education at Shenandoah University.

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Introduction: What Comes Before
Pedagogy
Developing Musical Skills Over Time
Concept Sequence
Additional Ideas
Meeting Student Needs

2 Songs: Part I
Beat Map in Four
"Rain, Rain Go Away"
"Hot Cross Buns"
Beat Map in Three
"Green Gravels"
"Ring Around the Rosie"
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"

3. Songs: Part II
"Windmill"
"Engine #9"
"Starlight"
"Cobbler, Cobbler Mend My Shoe"
"Bell Horses"
"Rain, Rain Go Away"
"Lucy Locket"
"Lucy Locket in Three"
"Cats & Dogs"
"Little Tommy Tiddlemouse"
"Tisket A Tasket"

4. Songs: Part III
"Mouse Mousie"
"Pease Porridge Hot"
"Jack in the Box"
"Ring Around the Rosie"
"Hot Cross Buns"
"Closet Key"
"Bow Wow Wow"
"Little Miss Muffett"

5. Songs: Part IV
"Rain is Coming"
"Who's That Tapping at the Window"
"Here Comes a Bluebird"
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
"Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow"
"The Train is Off the Tracks"
"Miss Mary Mack"
"Ring Around the Border"
"Tideo"
"Old Brass Wagon"
"Rocky Mountain"

Acknowledements
References
End Notes

Editorial Reviews

"This resource is delightfully sequenced! I can visualize the progress my students will make as they engage in Standerfer's activities while increasing their music literacy skills and having a great time. The juxtaposition of author notes with the actual lessons is brilliant and gives me insight into how these activities will directly impact the objectives I set for my students." — Alice Hammel , music educator and author of Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs, Teaching Music to Students with Autism, and Winding It Back: Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings

"This book takes music literacy beyond decoding pitches and rhythms; it provides music educators with arrangements that are sequenced to provide a foundation for musical skills that lead to meaningful music literacy. The step-by-step lesson plans are well-thought-out and sequenced, and include suggestions for composing, improvising, and movement. In other words, it's a totally integrated curriculum that meets the National Standards. Standerfer has synthesized multiple approaches into an easy-to-understand and implement curriculum that every music educator will want to explore and integrate into their classrooms." — Carol Krueger, choral conductor, clinician, and author of Progressive Sight Singing

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