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ECE 202 - Music Education in Early Childhood

Faculty of Education · Pre-School Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cansu KÖKEN

Course Objective

To teach the importance of music in pre-school education, to have the necessary knowledge and skills to support music development in children

Course Content

The importance of music in pre-school education, the relationship between music and education; Music development and musical skills of 0-8 years old children; the use of music in achieving the objectives of the pre-school education program and creating a repertoire accordingly; introduction and analysis of children's songs, criteria to be considered in the selection of children's songs; singing techniques for preschool children; establishment of educational environment and equipment related to music education in preschool education institutions; spiral training model.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Express the importance of music in pre-school education.
  2. Explains musical development and musical skills of 0-8 years old children.
  3. It uses music in reaching pre-school education goals and creates a repertoire accordingly.
  4. Define the criteria to be considered in the selection of children's songs.
  5. Pre-school education establishes educational environment and equipment related to music education.
  6. Applies spiral training model integrated with music events.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%50 (21) Arts%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerExercise and PracticePresentationGuided Practice

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm212
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice166
Final166

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1The importance of music for children and the impact of music on their development. Definition of basic music concepts (notation, melody, melody, rhythm concepts and relations).Related sections of the book
2The introduction of musical instruments, the importance of orff instruments that play an important role in the creativity of the preschool child.Related sections of the book
3Basic music information (location of notes in the portal, the concept of strokes, examination of note scales and distinguishing, concept of measure)Related sections of the book
4Calculation of the measures of the measures (separation of the notes according to the beat values.Related sections of the book
5Teaching the notes of the metalophone from the Orff instruments, explaining the playing technique. and rhythm information, hush, flat and sharps on the definition of concepts.Related sections of the book
6Application of note and rhythm on metalophone and studying short exercises.Related sections of the book
7Analysis of children's songs in terms of musical notes and playing with metalophones.Related sections of the book
8Midterm ExamMidterm Exam
9Playing and singing of different children's songs to create a repertoire. To be able to analyze more advanced children's songs in terms of playing knowledge and play them with a metalophone.Related sections of the book
10Improve musical hearing; auditory (ear and voice) studies to be able to say notes and rhythms.Related sections of the book
11Children's song writing and composition to choose the appropriate age for children to choose the age and development of the child's development process to examine the age, musical evaluation.Related sections of the book
12Writing a children's song in groups, playing with a metalophone, singing and weighing the suitability of written songs in the classroom.Related sections of the book
13Using the metalophone and body percussion playing techniques, creating choreography for children's activities and using them in group works.Related sections of the book
14Preparing activities in groups.Related sections of the book
15Preparing activities in groups.Related sections of the book
16FinalFinal