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Music I

Course Category: 
Inactive Learning Experiences - Camphill Academy
Length: 
25 hours (across several weeks - varies).
Location: 
Camphill Special School - Beaver Run, Glenmoore, PA.
Dates: 
September 2004 - August 2007.
Instructional delivery format: 
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: decode a song and play it on both lyre and recorder; sing an unfamiliar song that has first been decoded on the recorder; play a repertoire of bedtime melodies on the lyre and waking melodies on the recorder; sing a repertoire of seasonal songs; read key signatures and recognize major and minor keys.

Instruction: 
Participants learn a repertoire of seasonal and other songs to provide the basis for future work in house and school. The course lays a foundation of instrumental skills to accompany a child's sleeping and waking rhythm. Content covered includes seasonal songs, melodies for waking on the recorder, melodies for settling on the lyre, reading music, major and minor keys, and instrumental skills.
Credit recommendation: 

In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Curative Educational Music Methods, Education, and any discipline which could benefit from such a complementary learning experience (9/05). NOTE: This course is reinforced through the Education Practicum and the Home Life and Care Practicum. NOTE: A later version of this course is contained within the course titled Music and Eurythmy I.

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