A Data Base Support of a Listening Curriculum for the Elementary Music Teacher
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Neuhauser, M. Andrea
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how a
computer filing system can support an elementary music
curriculum. Appropriate listening examples are essential for
teaching the elements of music to young children and
expanding their music vocabulary. Many music classrooms are
supplied with adequate record libraries, but information
regarding characteristics of the pieces is based on a
teacher's knowledge and experience with a piece as a teaching
tool, which often goes unrecorded; otherwise, the teacher
must rely on information buried within a teacher's edition or
record liner notes in planning listening lessons or tests.
Using as a reference point the listening portion of an
elementary music curriculum, a typical record library was
examined to catalog the material within. A data base file
was completed to organize these excellent resources in a
manner which allowed for retrieval in a variety of
user-selected formats. Such a system enables the teacher to
make better use of recorded music and consequently be a more
creative teacher.
The Stevens Point Area School District Vocal Music
Curriculum includes several large divisions, one of which is
"listening." Within this portion are fourteen music concepts
that are to be taught at the elementary level. Each concept is
described in outline form. (See Appendix I). This curriculum
served as the foundation for the project.