Effective Integration of Music in the Elementary School Classroom

Autor/in	DiDomenico, James
Titel	Effective Integration of Music in the Elementary School Classroom
Quelle	In: i.e.: inquiry in education, 9 (2017) 2, Artikel 4 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-6282
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Music; Music Education; Music Activities; Teacher Education; Teacher Education Programs; Elementary School Curriculum; Semi Structured Interviews; Elementary School Teachers; Program Implementation; Teacher Surveys; Integrated Activities; Learning Activities; Program Effectiveness; Mixed Methods Research; Grade 2; Multiple Intelligences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Musik; Musikerziehung; Musikalische Aktion; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Integrierender Unterricht; Lernaktivität; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Intelligenz (Psy)
Abstract	This project was conducted as part of the requirement for a practitioner-oriented research course within the author's teacher education degree program at a private nondenominational Midwestern university. The purpose of the project was twofold: (1) to investigate ways in which music can be integrated into the elementary school curriculum; and (2) to examine how music can serve as a medium of both improving the overall class environment and promoting a better understanding of the curricular material. This study used a quantitative survey that was distributed among 46 elementary school teachers who teach at two ethnically diverse elementary schools in the western suburbs of a large Midwestern metropolitan city. A semistructured qualitative interview was conducted with one teacher who is known to be a strong proponent of using music in her second-grade classroom. The author's journal of observational and self-reflective notes assisted in the final stages of the data analysis process. This study shows that music is used fairly extensively for four distinct purposes: (1) to alter mood; (2) to teach core subjects; (3) to promote creativity and personal expression; and (4) for classroom management and cohesiveness. The author provides recommendations to help current classroom teachers integrate music on a greater and more effective level. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Practitioner Research at National Louis University. 122 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 800-443-5522 x2277; e-mail: digitalcommons@nl.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01