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The Role of the Music Teacher
The music teacher is a strong factor in children’s musical development
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The effective music teacher serves as the
live model for the music to be learned
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The effective music teacher is enthusiastic about music and children, and he or she
presents lessons that are charged with energy
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High energy and vitality
usually convey ideas successfully
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However the teacher's enthusiasm is dictated by his or her
interest in the music
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Children’s
music development depends more on the teacher than the method, theory or even the musical
ability

Teachers must familiarize themselves with a variety of music theories
They must recognize the values of music
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The teacher must also set the environment in relation to space for dance,
instruments and the like
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The teacher should avoid
giving children music tests but should assess the ability from the children’s interest in music
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It is important to begin where the children are
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To realize success, the music teacher:a
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b
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g
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Should let children feel free and at ease during music activities – let them come up with
their own songs
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Should respect immediate needs of children and emotional feelings
– Allow them to express themselves
e
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As the teacher observes, he/she makes appropriate choices of
musical activities and the right responses towards children’s music making
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Ideally, if children are engaged in spontaneous music and
movement activities, stepping in and offering suggestions might interfere with their
creativity
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During music and movement activities, the teacher should notice if a child

a
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Experiments

with

different

instruments

and

identifies

the

different sounds of each
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enjoys singing and can make up new lyrics to songs
d
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g
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interacts with others in music and movement activities

MAINTENACE OF CONTROL IN MUSIC LESSONS
The teacher should let children know what’s expected of them at the entry point after this it
might be difficult
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Likewise, bad behaviour
should be separated from the child and discouraged
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Good behaviour should be rewarded accordingly e
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listen to his/her favourite song, or even
dance infront of the class
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The music room should be well ventilated, with plenty of windows
for fresh air and light
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VOICE PRODUCTION
Children have a tendency of singing a song in the manner and style in which it was presented to
them
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When the teacher or any other adult intends to teach a song a considerations must be paid to
musical style and voice quality as well as to the component of the song itself
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It is necessary for the

music teacher to be aware that children are very good at copying and are likely to sing a song the
same way it has been sang
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That is, the model should stand or sit straight and well aligned but comfortably
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Children should be discouraged from singing
with clenched teeth
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Children also need to see the model’s facial expression and gestures
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THE CHILD’S VOICE
The sweet voice attributed to the voice of a child is a myth
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(Then ‘doh’
starts at middle ‘C’) Most children sing using middle ranges of their voices
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Songs with wider range of tones are difficult for nursery school children
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

Children tend to use higher tones in their spontaneous use of voice
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Teachers, whose ears are sharp, notice that children use different
registers of voice inn class time and play
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The teacher should therefore acquaint children with many songs during play
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There are some who have uncanny

(refined/articulate) skills with their voices
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

There are some who are completely “tone deaf
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They thus use monotone
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Children need to hear a variety
of songs and be encouraged to sing
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

Children need conscious success in music to be motivated to sing
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They should be allowed to sing with voice ranges they feel comfortable with preferably
they should be given tones within the middle range



Children’s songs are more vigorous than exact
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At such times the
child sings with much enthusiasm
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It is therefore difficult to get that “sweet voice” from the child hence the statement, “The
sweet voice of a child is a myth
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