ARTS EDUCATION TEACHER HANDBOOK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

LESSON PLANS

• Lesson Plan Introduction

• Elementary

  • Differentiating Types of Vocal Production
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Football Rhythms

  • Introduction to Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Music Around the World: United Nations Week

  • Original Band Compositions

  • Original Rhythm Compositions for Poetry
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Rhythm Compositions

  • Totally Ternary
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Vocal Awareness
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Write Your Own Rap
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

• Middle School

  • Composer/Musician Study (General/Vocal/Instrumental)

  • Creating Sight-Singing Originals (Vocal)
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Music Composition (Strings/Instrumental)

  • Rehearsal and Sightreading Techniques (Band/Instrumental)

  • Rhythm in Motion (General/Vocal)
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Starting at the Beginning (Band/Instrumental)
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Teaching Rhythm and Pitch Reading (Strings/Instrumental)

  • Using Numbers (Pitch Levels) to Teach the Major Scale (General/Vocal)
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

• High School

  • Composing Project (Vocal)
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Connecting Literature, Writing and Music (Band/Instrumental)

  • Creating Sight-Singing Originals (Vocal)
    (see Assessment Item that aligns with this Lesson Plan)

  • Rhythm Counting (Band/Instrumental)

ASSESSMENT ITEMS

• Introduction to Assessment in Arts Education Classrooms

• Elementary

  • Differentiating Types of Vocal Production
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Introduction to Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Original Rhythm Compositions Using Poetry
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Original Rhythm Compositions Composition Rubric

  • Original Rhythm Compositions Performance Rubric

  • Quarterly Performance Assessment

  • Band Quarterly Progress Report

  • Totally Ternary
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Vocal Awareness
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Write Your Own Rap
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

• Middle School

  • Creating Sight-Singing Originals (Vocal)
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Playing Assessment (Orchestra/Instrumental)

  • Rhythm in Motion (General/Vocal)
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Starting at the Beginning (Band/Instrumental)
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Using Numbers (Pitch Levels) to Teach the Major Scale (General/Vocal)
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

• High School

  • Composing Project (Vocal)
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Creating Sight-Singing Originals (Vocal)
    (see Lesson Plan that aligns with this Assessment Item)

  • Interval Check-Off (Instrumental)

  • Performance Evaluation (Orchestra/Instrumental)

  • Rhythm Test (Band/Orchestra/Vocal)

TIPS

• Curriculum Integration

  • Introduction to Curriculum Integration

  • Integration with Music/Multiple Disciplines

    • Integrated Performance: Music, Dance, and French

• Classroom Structures for Learning

  • Learning Centers in Elementary Arts Education Classrooms

• Literacy and the Arts

• Writing Across the Curriculum

  • Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum

  • Alignment Matrix with Music Education and Middle Grades Writing

  • Alignment Matrix with Music Education and 10th Grade Writing Assessment

RESOURCES

• Print/Video/CD

• Web Resources

• Resources that Assist With or Demonstrate Curriculum Integration

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