Philosophy
The program provides real life opportunities for general music education
majors and early childhood education majors to observe and put in practice
early childhood music education ideas, methods, and techniques. The program
is based on the idea that all children have musical potential. The program
provides newborn babies through three-year old children with music
activities that nurture their musical development through singing,
listening, and movement.
 The
program focuses on the development of rhythmic and tonal acculturation,
comprehension, participation, and possibly even creation. The program uses a
combination of research-based early childhood music methods, using songs and
games from both American and multicultural folk traditions.
Director
Dr. Beatriz Aguilar has a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the
National Autonomous University of Mexico. She received a MME and a Ph.D. in
music education from the University of North Texas. Dr. Aguilar teaches
general music education methods and piano classes, and she has experience
teaching early childhood music as well as training early childhood educators
for the incorporation of music in the classroom.
Parent/Caregiver
Participation
Parents/caregivers must participate in every activity in a comfortable
manner, providing a role model for children, in an environment free of
criticism. They do not need to be musicians. Just by participating,
parents/caregivers are modeling the value and importance of music. While
participating, parents/caregivers and children will be learning activities
that can be practiced at home throughout the week.
Contact
For information about the current
session, please contact
Dr.
Aguilar.
For information on the content of
this page, please contact Julie Dunbar at
jdunbar@edgewood.edu.
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Music Department
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