For any undergraduate/graduate-level course in Music Education. Unique in both content and approach, this text offers a single-volume authoritative comparison of the four most popular music education methods used in North America-Jacques-Dalcroze, Kodaly, Orff, and Comprehensive Musicianship. Its in-depth examination of the methods and underlying philosophies of each method-and its suggested lessons for each method at each grade level-will help students make educated curricular choices among methods.
Offering a comparison of four popular music education methods used in North America - Jacques-Dalcroze, Kodaly, Orff, and Comprehensive Musicianship, this book is designed to help teachers promote musical learning in these areas. Teaching techniques show how to use each method at each level and sample lesson plans include many musical examples.
