Standard

ECE 114 – Music and Movement

Course Description

This course introduces the concepts related to creativity in music and movement. This course combines lecture and lab experiences to introduce media, methods, and materials used to foster musical activity and creative movement. Topics include: spontaneous and planned music and movement; media, methods and materials; coordination of movement and music; theoretical foundations; and music appreciation 

Competency Areas	Hours
Spontaneous and Planned Music and Movement	Class	1
Media, Methods and Materials	D. Lab	4
Coordination of Movement and Music	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Theoretical Foundations	Credit	3
Music Appreciation

Prerequisite:	ECE 103
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
SPONTANEOUS AND PLANNED MUSIC AND MOVEMENT		2	8	0
Spontaneous and Planned Activities	Compare and contrast spontaneous versus planned activities.
	Integrate music and movement to express moods, feelings, and actions.
Observation/assessment	Demonstrate the ability to use observation/assessment to determine the need for adaptations/modifications.
Song adaptation	Adapt new songs based on well known songs and tunes.
MEDIA, METHODS AND MATERIALS		2	8	0
Instruments	Demonstrate use of instruments.
Equipment	Demonstrate use of materials and equipment.
Methods	Design materials to accompany music and movement experiences.
	Identify criteria for selecting music and movement experiences.
	Plan age-appropriate experiences.
	Incorporate multicultural instruments and movement experiences into the ECE classroom.
COORDINATION OF MOVEMENT AND MUSIC		2	8	0
	Describe elements of movement education.
	Perform a variety of indoor and outdoor movement activities.
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS		2	8	0
	Explain the significance of music and movement in early development.
	Describe the developmental stages of music.
	Plan music and movement experiences based on developmental stages of music.
	Identify the connection between music and brain development.
MUSIC APPRECIATION		2	8	0
	Identify and evaluate the use of various genres of music that can be incorporated into an ECE classroom.
	Explain the importance of including multicultural music in the ECE classroom.

Suggested Resources

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