Simply Speaking
Speech Activities for Music Classes Grades K-6
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Simply Speaking is a great new music teaching resource presenting 14 activities for the music classroom centered around the idea of speech, chants, and word rhythms. Sue Mueller’s extensive experience in the classroom in addition to her well-received workshops and Orff courses guarantees that this book will be one of your most valuable tools for teaching musical concepts.
The activities are arranged in Orff Style with lesson plans and objectives, teaching suggestions, and a useful glossary of terms. Sue has correlated the lessons to the MENC Nationals Standards. Supplemental Materials are included with full-color and black and white visuals to supplement each lesson. The visuals are suitable for your presentation software or your interactive whiteboard.
Simply Beginning
Speech Activities for Music Classes Grades K-6
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Simply Beginning is filled with activities and suggestions for beginning each new type of activity in the school year. You'll have a lesson to begin your soprano recorder class, and introduction to Alto Recorder, some great new begin-the-year activities, and more.
The book is grounded in Orff Schulwerk process and includes the elements: exploration, imitation, improvisation, and literacy. Included are lesson plans, objectives, teaching suggestions and a glossary of terms. Supplemental Materials are included with full-color and black and white visuals to supplement each lesson. The visuals are suitable for your presentation software or your interactive whiteboard.
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About Sue
Sue Mueller (BM, University of Kansas; MED, Leslie College; Master Class Certificate, University of Memphis) associate professor of music and director of the UNLV School of Music, has extensive experience in elementary music education and the Orff Schulwerk approach. She serves as a mentor teacher for apprentices in the field of Orff Schulwerk teacher education. She taught K‐5 music education for 27 years in the Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada, until her 2005 appointment to UNLV.
Sue is a nationally recognized and active workshop clinician for the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) conferences as well as for conferences and chapters in Canada. Sue has served on the National Board of Trustees for the AOSA as Region II Representative, National Conference Chairperson, Vice President and President.
Sue Mueller is also published in the Clark County Elementary Music Curriculum Guide and Las Vegas Writes II.