This is a worksheet for Chapter 2.
1.What are long- and short- term goals? Please give an example for each.

• long term goal: is an outline of the ulitmate outcome hoped for by a teacher- an example: a teacher wanting to teach students how to read music.
• Short term goal: an desired status that must be achieved in order to fulfill the long term goal- example: teaching the students the musical notation.

2.What is music concept about? Please list six musical concepts mentioned in the textbook.

• music concept is the techniques associated with the art of music that are used to construct music as whole- examples include; timbre, melody, rhythm, dynamics, texture, and form.

3.What is musical skill? (The things you do when you are engaged in musical activities). Please give three examples.

• Music skill is the art of being musically talented. Three skills can be, being able to hear and recognize musica tones, being pitch conscious, and simply the cognitive ability to learn to play an instrument.

4.What is the possible sequence of writing a lesson plan (p.27).

• What is the activity,
• grade level being taught,
• the key concepts being discussed

5.List the 9 national standards in music education (p. 26)

Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
Improving melodies variations and accompaniments
Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
Reading and notating music
Listening to analyzing and describing music
Evaluating music and musical performances
Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
Understanding music in relation to history and culture

6.Music is important in a child’s education because . . . (why do we need music? What is the purpose of music?)

• Music is an expression of self. Music can be an oulet for both childern and adults. For childern in particular music offers the opportunity to use the imagination and let the music create mental pictures. It is also healthy for math and counting.