Music Education: Elementary Grades*
The Music Education Guides are designed for use by music education faculty and students. Included in these guides are lists of call number ranges and subject headings for browsing/accessing books, journals, scores, and audio/visual recordings on different aspects of music education, learning styles and teaching methods. Online resources such as links to notable professional organizations and commonly used web sites and blogs are also included.
BROWSING AND CATALOG SEARCHING BY CALL NUMBER RANGES
Call Numbers
- M1990-1994 Curricular materials (school song books and recordings)
- ML3838 Musical ability testing
- ML3920-3930 Literature on music for children (juvenile literature)
- MT1 Theory of musical instruction and study
- MT3 By region or country (.U5 = United States)
- MT6-7 General music theory, rudiments
- MT10 Teacher's manuals
- MT855-915 Techniques for children
Subject Headings
- MUSIC--INSTRUCTION AND STUDY
- MUSIC--HISTORY AND CRITICISM--JUVENILE LITERATURE
- MUSIC--HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC.
- MUSIC IN EDUCATION
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS--JUVENILE LITERATURE
- SCHOOL MUSIC--INSTRUCTION AND STUDY
- SCHOOL MUSIC SUPERVISION
- SCHOOL SONGBOOKS
PRINT RESOURCES (in the Reference Room)
Reference Books
Ref ML111. D48 no.78
Kantorski, V. A Bibliography of
Source Readings in Music Education. 1997.
Ref ML128.I64H44 1988
Heller, G. Historical Research
in Music Education: A Bibliography. 1988.
Ref ML3797.W56 2001
Wingell, R. Introduction to Research
in Music. 2001.
Ref MT1.H138 1992
Colwell, R. Handbook of Research
on Music Teaching and Learning. 1992.
Ref MT1.N48 2002
-----. New Handbook of Research
on Music Teaching and Learning. 2002.
Ref MT1.S57
Simpson, K. Some Great Music Educators.
1976.
Ref MT3.U5M32 1996
Mark, M. Contemporary Music Education.
1996.
Journals
American Music Teacher / ML1.A55
American String Teacher / ML27.U5 A8356
British Journal of Music Education / ML5.B6898
Bulletin. Council for Research in Music Education / ML1.C68
Journal of Research in Music Education / ML1.J6
Music Educators Journal / ML1.M24
Teaching Music / ML1.T33
Tennessee Musician / ML1.T4
Directories
Musical America: International Directory of the Performing Arts - REF. STACKS – ML13.M83 2005.
***Provides a comprehensive list of music schools, summer music camps, music festivals, competitions, performance venues, and scholarship and financial aid information.
SELECT PRINT RESOURCES (in the Stacks)
Activities
M1994.M68O5 1991
Mitchell, L. One, Two, Three--
Echo Me!: Ready-to-use Songs, Games, and Activities to Help Children
Sing in Tune. 1991.
MT10.M6658 1992
Mitchell, L. The Music Teacher's
Almanac: Ready-to-use Music Activities for Every Month of the Year.
1992.
MT930.B83 1995
Britsch, B. One Voice: Music and
Stories in the Classroom. 1995.
MT930.S9 1985
Swears, L. Teaching the Elementary
School Chorus. 1985.
MT935.P53 1992
Phillips, K. Teaching Kids to
Sing. 1992.
Curriculum
MT1.C5365 1999
Choksy, L. The Kodaly Method I:
Comprehensive Music Education. 1999.
MT1.C5366 1999
Choksy, L. The Kodaly Method II:
Folksong to Masterwork. 1999.
MT1.H12 2001
Hackett, P. The Musical Classroom:
Backgrounds, Models, and Skills for Elementary Teaching. 2001.
MT1.R535 2001
Richardson, C. Music Every day:
Transforming the Elementary Classroom. 2001.
MT1.Y68 1990
Young, W. An Integrated Music
Program for Elementary Schools. 1990
MT3.U5 E28 1990
Landis, B. The Eclectic Curriculum
in American Music Education. 1990.
MT930.H59 1991
Herrold, R. New Approaches to
Elementary Classroom Music. 1991.
MT930.N53 H63 2005
Hoffer, Charles R. Music for Elementary
Classroom Teachers. 2005.
General
MT1.A696 1991
Anderson, W. Integrating Music
into the Classroom. 1991.
MT1.B35 1991
Bayless, K. Music, a Way of Life
for the Young Child. 1991.
MT 1 .D56 2002
Boardman, E. Dimensions of Musical
Learning and Teaching: A Different Kind of Classroom. 2002.
MT1.I84 2001
Philpott, C. Issues in Music Teaching.
2001.
MT1.T37 1998
Glover, J. Teaching Music in the
Primary School. 1998.
MT1.T38 2001
Teaching Music in the Twentieth
Century. 2001.
MT1.W28 1998
Walker, D. Teaching Music: Managing
the Successful Music Program. 1998.
MT1 .W54 2001
Wiggins, J. Teaching for Musical
Understanding. 2001.
MT3.U5 R42 2003
MENC. Readings on Diversity, Inclusion,
and Music for All. 2003.
MT3.U5 W67 2002
Reimer, B. World Musics and Music
Education: Facing the Issues. 2002.
MT918.M66 2002
Moore, M. Classroom Management
in General, Choral, and Instrumental Music Programs. 2002.
History
MT2.M94 2002
Mark, M. Music
Education: Source Readings from Ancient Greece to Today. 2002.
MT3.G7C69 2002
Cox, G. Living
Music in Schools, 1923-1999: Studies in the History of Music Education
in England. 2002.
MT3.G7P58 2000
Pitts, S. A
Century of Change in Music Education. 2000.
MT3.U5M325 1999
Mark, M. A History
of American Music Education. 1999.
Philosophy
MT1.E435 1995
Elliott, D. Music Matters: A New
Philosophy of Music Education. 1995.
MT1.L575F7 1972
Leonhard & House. Foundations
and Principles of Music Education. 1972.
MT1. R435 2003
Reimer, B. A Philosophy of Music
Education: Advancing the Vision. 2003.
MT1.T38 1986
Choksy, L. Teaching Music in the
Twentieth Century. 1986.
MT1.W57 1993
Whitwell, D. Music As a Language:
A New Philosophy of Music Education. 1993.
MT2.M35 1982
Mark, M. Source Readings in Music
Education. 1982.
Psychology and Testing
ML3830.M96P96
Mursell, J. The Psychology of
Music. 1937.
ML3838.B35 1991
Bamberger, J. The Mind behind
the Musical Ear. 1991.
ML3838.D73 1985
Dowling, W. Music Cognition.
1985.
MT1.G648P8
Gordon, E. The Psychology of Music
Teaching. 1971.
MT1.S944 1994
Swanwick, K. Musical Knowledge:
Intuition, Analysis, and Music Education. 1994
AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES
CDs/Books M1994.S521 2002, M1994.S5212 2002, M1994.S5214 2002 Ask at Music Circulation desk.
Silver Burdett Making Music.
2002
CD/Book MT1. A696 2001, CD MT1. A696 2001
Anderson, W. Integrating Music
Into the Elementary Classroom. 2001.
CD/Book MT6.M25 1998 & CD MT6.M25 1998
Anderson, W. Making Connections:
Multicultural Music and the National Standards. 1998.
CDs/Books MT6.S53 2000, MT6.S532 2000, MT6.S5322 2000 Ask at Music Circulation desk.
Share the Music. 2000.
CD/Book MT930.B92 2000 and CD8498
Burton, L. SoundPlay: Understanding
Music through Creative Movement. 2000.
CD/Book MT930 .T53 2004 ; CD12568
Tibbett, Teri. Listen to Learn:
Using American Music to Understand Language Arts and Social Studies
(Grades 5-8). 2004.
CD9394
Teaching Music tThrough Performance
in Band. Volume 2, Grade 4 and Selections from Grade 5: Resource
Recordings. 2003.
CD9397
Teaching Music Through Performance
in Band. Volume 4, Grades 2-3: Resource Recordings. 2003.
CD12460
Rhythmically moving. 2003.
Video MT1.K4 v.1-14
Key Changes: A Seminar for Music
Educators (1991) Covers: popular, jazz, piano labs, electronic,
rehearsals, integrating the arts and more. 1991.
Video MT3.U5T4 1991 v.1-4
Teaching Music with a Multicultural
Approach. 1991.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Children’s
Music Workshop K-12 Resources <http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/links/links1.html>
K-8 Music <http://www.musick8.com/>
K-8 Streaming Audio <http://www.musick8kids.com/>
K-12 Resources
for Music Educators <http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music>
Music Education Resource Base (MERB)
<http://www.merb.org>
MERB/CMI is a bibliographic database
of more than 28,000 resources in music and music education from
31 Canadian and International journals
and other sources covering the period 1956 through the present.
Music Educators National Conference
<http://www.menc.org/>
Music Teachers’ National Association
(MTNA) <http://www.mtna.org>
Tennessee Music Education Association
(TMEA) <http://tnmea.org>
Also see:
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Music
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RILM
Abstracts of Musical Literature
PsycLINFO
(Journal articles)
Social
Sciences Citation Index
Dissertation
Abstracts
Arts
& Humanities Citation Index
Music databases available on the Music Library Database
Page:
Music
and Performing Arts Online (IIMP & IIPA)
Music
Index Online
RILM
Abstracts of Musical Literature
*Call numbers apply to UT held items only
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Pauline Bayne and Connie Steigenga, Revised July 2007