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Encyclopedia > Educational music

Educational music, largely a form of children's music, has been shown in research to promote learning.[1] Additionally, music study in general has been shown to improve academic performance of students.[2][3] Prominent examples include songs from Sesame Street, Schoolhouse Rock, and Tom Lehrer's songs for the PBS show The Electric Company. Childrens music provides an important and entertaining means of teaching children about their culture, other cultures, good behavior, facts and skills. ... From A Celebration of Me, Grover, showing much of the main cast of Sesame Street. ... Schoolhouse Rock! is a series of 46 educational shorts featuring rock songs about schoolroom topics, including grammar, science, economics and American history and politics. ... Tom Lehrer in 1960. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... If you are looking for information about electric utilities, see electric company. ...


A good source for information on educational music is Songs For Teaching, which provides lyrics, sound clips, recommendations, and an online store. There are many types of educational music some of which include fictional and non-fictional, these are differinination by describing about different materials.


References

  1. http://www.songsforteaching.com/references.htm
  2. http://www.menc.org/publication/articles/academic/pawtuck.htm
  3. http://www.twinsisters.com/news-detail.php?newsid=2

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Methodist College - Music Department Educational Purpose and Goals (842 words)
The objective is to produce graduates who are prepared to teach music, further advance their applied skills in graduate study, and/or promote the value of the arts in the larger community.
Music education students will present one half recital in their junior or senior year.Music performance students will present a minimum of one half recital and one full recital in their junior and senior years.
Music Education majors will demonstrate basic skills necessary to teach representative instruments of the four (4) major instrumental groups, basic classroom keyboard skills, and classroom teaching methods for K-12 music subjects.
Indiana Music Educational Network - Mission Statement (291 words)
The Indiana Music Educational Network (IME Network) is dedicated to enhancing participation and improving individual accomplishment in music related activities throughout the state of Indiana.
By providing various educational events and clinics for all facets of music education, the IME Network will ultimately increase the participation and interest level of up-and-coming younger generations in music related activities and teachings.
While the significance of music education in our public schools continues to falter in our society, the ever changing technologically-adept world around us is expanding without boundaries.
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