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nafmeadminI am in the process of putting together a proposal for Title I funding that supports the connection between music and reading in the elementary music classroom with the hopes of receiving funding for visuals and interactive smartboard lessons that support the curriculum I am currently using. Up until this point, we have not been able to secure any federal funds for music. My principal will present this proposal to the committee for approval. I am looking for articles that would support this.
nafmeadminI would love to see some of the research myself. However, here are a few tips that you are going to try now to get you started.
1. Do a close reading of the lyrics of your songs. Placing close attention to the meanings, a good example of this would be some of the Underground Railroad songs that have hidden meanings.
2. Use complex vocabulary, particularly enforcing the music vocabulary where it crosses over with other subjects. Good examples of this would be pitch and volume.
3. Rhymes that you do in the early years that focus on beat can also lead to reading fluency. This can also be done with the lyrics of words.
These are just a few of the tips that I can think of off the top of my head. ad I am truly interested in things over the reading research where those crossover with music.
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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