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Full-Year Music Curriculum--Overview
Fine Musicians
offers a dynamic, interactive music
curriculum on video, especially designed for Kindergarten and 1st
grade children. The classroom teacher needs no preparation or musical
expertise, but rather participates each week right along with the
children. There are 8 monthly units progressing sequentially for
a full year's music program.
Each unit includes the following:
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a 30 minute video presenting activities in Solfeggio, note reading,
cultural and historical studies and creative expression. Each
video is designed to be repeated once each week throughout the
month, enhancing increased awareness and supporting the benefits
of repetition.
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a binder containing language development and note reading materials,
cultural and composer studies, illustrations and a teacher guide.
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a CD providing quick access to the songs and activities shown
on the video.
A
10 minute Demonstration Video
is available to give an overview of the Full-Year Music Curriculum. Alternately, you may view Quicktime sequences by clicking on the title of each curriculum area given below.
More About the Curriculum
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Written and audio materials accompany the video so the classroom teacher can reinforce the musical concepts throughout the week. A CD provides easy access to songs and activities, while a binder filled with composer studies, music notes, instrument illustrations, and much more, assist the teacher at making music a part of each day. The Fine Musicians' curriculum, now available on video, is an exciting, sequential interactive music program being successfully used for more than 15 years. |
The curriculum provides comprehensive instruction in these 4 areas:
The
human ear is at its peak around the age of 5 years. Successful music
education for children centers around learning 'by ear'. Solfeggio
is the universal language of music taught to train the ear. The
Fine Musicians
music curriculum teaches Solfeggio in a systematic, sequential way,
resulting in the student understanding and appreciating music from
all around the world.
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Children can learn to read music just
as they learn to read words. Note reading reinforces and supports
language development. It is covered sequentially in the Fine
Musicians video each week, with supplemental activities
given for use throughout the week. |
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Music
from around the world is as colorful and fun as it is varied.
Throughout the Fine
Musicians
curriculum children learn and compare rhythms, songs and dances
of countries different from their own. Children have fun using
this interdisciplinary process to learn about music composers
from all parts of the world, and about their countries and
the times they lived in.
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Music
can be like a story to children. The trumpets bring alive
the bravest animals of the
forest while the flutes tell the story
of shy birds or bunnies. The Fine
Musicians music curriculum explores all the sounds
of the orchestra while awakening the imagination of the child
and encouraging their expression through creative movement.
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