music education
Learning to play
Music education is the teaching and learning of music as a formal discipline.
It encompasses instrumental and vocal instruction, music theory, composition, and appreciation.
Music education appears at all levels from elementary school programs through university conservatories: She has a degree in music education.
The field also includes private lessons and community programs outside traditional schooling.
Unit of teaching
- instructionGuidance for action
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- teaching methodApproach to instruction
mentorship · tutoring · masterclass · workshop · conservatory · apprenticeship · Suzuki · piano teacher
System of written symbols
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- intervalsGaps between events
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
time signature · clef · melody · counterpoint · harmony · dynamics · articulation · transposition
Music studied culturally
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- jazz historyEvolution of improvisational American music
- composersCreators of musical works
- periodsSpans of time
Skilled way of performing
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- performanceCarrying out a task
- recitalSolo musical performance
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
sight-reading · expression · interpretation · phrasing · dynamics · articulation · stage presence · memorization
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- meterDevice that measures usage
- time signatureRhythmic fraction notation
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
drumming · percussion · metronome · polyrhythm · pulse · subdivision · counting · clapping
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- songwritingCreating lyrics and melodies
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
expression · exploration · jam session · creative movement · collaborative creation
Syllable-based pitch training
- sight-singingVocalizing unfamiliar written music
- dictationOral text for writing
- relative pitchPerceiving tones comparatively
- perfect pitchIdentifying tones without reference
listening exercises · call-and-response · tuning · intonation
lesson
Unit of teaching
- instructionGuidance for action
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
teaching method · mentorship · tutoring · masterclass · workshop · conservatory · apprenticeship · Suzuki · piano teacher · vocal coach
notation
System of written symbols
key signature · time signature · clef · melody · counterpoint · harmony · dynamics · articulation · transposition · tonality
ethnomusicology
Music studied culturally
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- jazz historyEvolution of improvisational American music
- composersCreators of musical works
periods · styles · genres · cultural context · primary sources
technique
Skilled way of performing
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- performanceCarrying out a task
- recitalSolo musical performance
ensemble · sight-reading · expression · interpretation · phrasing · dynamics · articulation · stage presence · memorization · repertoire
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- meterDevice that measures usage
- time signatureRhythmic fraction notation
syncopation · drumming · percussion · metronome · polyrhythm · pulse · subdivision · counting · clapping · body percussion
improvisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- songwritingCreating lyrics and melodies
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
experimentation · expression · exploration · jam session · creative movement · collaborative creation
solfège
Syllable-based pitch training
- sight-singingVocalizing unfamiliar written music
- dictationOral text for writing
- relative pitchPerceiving tones comparatively
perfect pitch · listening exercises · call-and-response · tuning · intonation
- Education CharitiesTeach for America, Khan Academy, scholarship funds, educational grants, tutoring programs
- Majorsaccounting, anthropology, biology, business, chemistry
- cultural educationcultural literacy, cultural programs, humanities, art history, art appreciation
- music majorscomposition, vocal performance, conducting, accompanying, pedagogy
- school departmentsstudent services, athletics department, gifted programs, counseling services, early childhood
- educational mediaeducational videos, educational films, educational games, educational podcasts, educational toys
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Instruction in fitness
STEM education · science education · vocational training · technical education · mathematics education
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