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Using Music to Enhance Student Learning: A Practical Guide for Elementary Classroom TeachersThird Edition, provides Elementary Education students with the tools and pedagogical skills they need to integrate music into the general education classroom setting. The goal of this interdisciplinary approach is to increase student engagement in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies—with minimal music theory involved—while stimulating social and emotional development. 

This companion website features full-color animated listening maps, streaming audio tracks, sample syllabi and quizzes, assignment rubrics, links for additional resources, and more. Ideal for promoting learning experiences in both music and general classroom subjects, Using Music to Enhance Student Learning presents musical integration strategies that are practical, efficient, and easy to infuse into standard curricula.

What you will find on this website:

  • Student Resources

  • Full-color printouts of the listening maps included in the book
  • Streaming audio tracks
  • Visual art featured in the National Gallery of Art
  • Links to additional resources
  • Instructor Resources

  • A wealth of sample course materials, including a sample syllabus, student handouts, assignment rubrics, recorder teaching suggestions, and a complete list of recommended materials to teach the course