Gift of Hunter March.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Young child -- Young child and music -- Meaning-centered approach to the young child's musical play -- Setting the young child's environment for musical learning -- Teacher's role -- Models, materials, and methods, singing -- Models, materials, and methods, instruments -- Models, materials, and methods, movement -- Music play centers -- Music for young children with special needs -- Multicultural music in early childhood -- Integrating music throughout the curriculum -- Collaborative music programs -- Appendixes: Glossary of musical terms; Pronouncing the last names of composers; Resource materials.

A "how to" guide for presenting effective music techniques, [this book] focuses on a child-centered approach to learning. The text stresses the child's need to explore and to become involved in decision-making play, as reflected by the following hands-on resources available throughout the book: song examples that serve as a collection of age-appropriate materials for teachers; sketches, plans, and specifications for preparing many different types of learning centers, including storage facilities for materials; lists of appropriate equipment such as classroom instruments and recorded listening materials are provided; a special "Things to do" section in each chapter that enables the music education student to work with and to understand young children's musical experiences.-Back cover. The purpose of this book is to introduce, explain, and clarify new techniques, terminology, and concepts through definition and example ... In other words, this book represents a practitioner's approach to implementing music in various care and instructional settings.-Pref.