1st Edition
Music and Singing in the Early Years A Guide to Singing with Young Children
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Musical Development Learning Musical skills: the role of singing Vocal development Chapter 2: Melodic Matters Singing games and rhymes Supporting children’s musical learning Chapter 3: Rhythmic Roots Rhythmic development Steady beat, Rhythm, Form and Structure Chapter 4: Developing a Song Unaccompanied singing with movement Using a companion song/rhyme Adding an instrumental accompaniment Chapter 5: Planning and Evaluation Planning individual music sessions Planning a music curriculum Observing children Chapter 6: Putting the planning into practice Checklist – 10 points for successful delivery Chapter 7: Resources for Music Making Glossary Further sources of information
Biography
Zoe Greenhalgh is well known for her work as an Early Childhood Music educator, writer, researcher and consultant. In addition to providing bespoke workshops for Early Years and Music practitioners, she has written accredited programmes for organisations such as the British Kodály Academy and Edge Hill University, UK, where she is an Associate Tutor in Early Years Education. Zoe is a course mentor for the groundbreaking Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood at the Centre for Research in Early Childhood in Birmingham, UK.
