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MUSIC EDUCATION


See also films under the subject heading MUSIC APPRECIATION.


Cooperative Learning in the Music Classroom

JMU Music Library-Video   VC- 303

Published Reston, Va. : MENC, c1992  / Music Educators National Conference

1 videocassette (30 min.)

Describes techniques for integrating cooperative learning into classrooms at all levels, shows cooperative learning principles being applied in elementary music classrooms and offers suggestions for cooperative learning activities

            Team learning approach in education 

            Group work in education 

            Music -- Instruction and study 


Instruments In The Classroom
2007   30 minutes

On Order - Check LEO, Library Catalog for updates.


Music and Early Learning
JMU Media Resources DVD 3267

Publisher Lake Zurich, IL : Magna Systems, c2007

1 DVD-R (26 min.)
"From the time they are born, human beings are predisposed to learn and enjoy music. Children especially are open to it, and research increasingly has shown that exposure to music, and especially participation in making it, is invaluable in helping children's brains develop the "neural bridges" that make them stronger. This program explains why this is so and how experienced teachers use music to help children grow and learn." -- from cover

Child development
Child psychology
Video recordings for the hearing impaired


Music & Movement in Early Learning

2007   25 minutes

On Order - Check LEO, Library Catalog for updates.


Music Teacher Self-Assessment: A Diagnostic Tool for Professional Development

JMU Music Library-Video   VC- 370

Chicago : GIA Publications, c1996 / authored by James O. Froseth [and] Molly A. Weaver 

1 videocassette (46 min., 8 sec.) + 1 guide (26 p.)

            School music -- Evaluation 

            School music -- Instruction and study 

            Music teachers -- Rating of 


The Rhythm of Learning

JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8688
South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video ; c1997
1 videocassette (30 min.)
Note VHS

The Rhythm of Learning video provides an introduction to music integration in the classroom, using the Boston Music Education Collaborative (BMEC) as a model. The BMEC was formed when the Boston Public Schools, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory of Music and WGBH Educational Foundation joined together to advocate for music education. The Rhythm of Learning looks at how two Boston Public Schools are integrating music into the curriculum with the help of BMEC. The program also shows how classroom teachers can collaborate with music specialists.
Music -- Instruction and study


Singing & Songs

2007  27 minutes

On Order - Check LEO, Library Catalog for updates.


Something Special

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.2760

Golden, CO. : Oak Creek Films ; Aspen, CO. : Crystal Productions [distributor], 1977

1 videocassette (30 min.)

Note(s) A project of the Alliance for Arts Education in cooperation with National Art Education Association, American Theatre Association, National Dance Association, Music Educators National Conference

Presents the advantages and the potential of incorporating the visual arts, music, dance, and theater in the educational curriculum of primary and secondary school students

            Arts -- Study and teaching 

            Arts and children 


Teaching in and through the Arts

JMU Media Resources   Videotape no.4888

[Santa Monica, Calif.] : Getty Center for Education in the Arts, c1995

1 videocassette

Originally broadcast as an installment of the Learning Channel's program, Teacher tv

            Arts -- Study and teaching 

            National standards for arts education 

            Education, Humanistic 


What Does Music Mean? ; What Is Orchestration?

JMU  Music Library-Video   VC- 281

 [New York, NY] : Sony Classical ; Video Music Education, Inc., [1993], c1990

1 videocassette (119 min.)

Series Leonard Bernstein's young people's concerts

Original broadcast dates: January 18, 1958, March 8, 1958

 Accompanied by series guide (30 p.)

What does music mean? (60 min.) The ultimate "meaning" of great music is not the story but the sounds themselves--and all the underlying emotions and feelings that the composer has worked to express. Includes Ravel's La Valse plus excerpts from Rossini, Strauss, Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Webern -- What is orchestration? (59 min.) Discusses what elements are needed to arrange music for a whole orchestra to play. Includes Ravel's Bolero plus excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov, Mozart, Vaughn Williams, William Schuman, and Stravinsky

            Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics 

            Instrumentation and orchestration 

            Music appreciation