CCE 145: MUSIC &
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Wednesday, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
IB 1409, North Seattle Community College
Candice Hoyt, Instructor
Online: http://northseattle.angellearning.com/
SESSION 1: 4/7
What we know
 What our goals are
 Syllabus
 Assignments
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WHAT I REMEMBER…
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About formal music
instruction…
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Grandma made me learn to
play the recorder (I had
forgotten about this).
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Unpleasant
Flute playing
Do-re-mi…
Ta-ta-ti-ti-ta
Playing “Taps” on the trumpet
Piano, everyone played
something in my family
Brother played an accordion
Square dancing
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Dosi do
Promenade
I don’t want to touch that person
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About music in general… Music
play?
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Mom singing “My Bonnie Lies
Over the Ocean”
Dancing always had to go with
music OR sleeping music
We weren’t allowed to dance at
my school – got in trouble for
hokey pokey
Loved songs with hand motions
Dance routines with my friends
to Madonna, Elvira
Changing the words to songs to
fit what we were doing
Line dancing
Chicken dance @ weddings!!!
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In roller skates!
Hawaiian & Filipino
Dance different based on “what
the music was like”
WHAT WE WANT CHILDREN TO KNOW BY 9 YEARS OLD
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Sing on pitch
Hear rhythm patterns
Keep the beat
Willing to play musical
instruments
What by age 5?
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Textbook sections to read
for next week
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What do we think?
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Songs like ABC, Happy
Birthday
Can do call & response
in a new tune
Rhythm patterns from
books, rhymes
So easy to introduce all
of these things in many
ways
We clap on a beat
ourselves
We match other people’s
beat
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Iffy for 5 years old
Some people don’t
GROUP RESPONSE: WHAT WE DO
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Get in small group…
What we do now
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Music
Rhythm
Movement
“Creative expression”
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Interpretive
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We do…
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Rhythm sticks & songs that are
percussion type songs
Scarf dances
Parachute with whatever song
they like to listen to
Music for transition – lunch:
jazz, etc.
Sing to dismiss children from
Circle Time: “Michelle, jump up
and down (repeat), now go wash
your hands.”
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Music playing in the
background
Books that aren’t songs but are
fun to “sing” – rhyming or
pattern books (but sometimes
others)
1 action song at the beginning
of Circle Time
We say hello with a “What color
are your socks song” (kids wear
cool socks for this)
Instruments – teachers & tots
parade
Instruments available all day
throughout the classroom
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Sometimes they form a rock
band 
WHAT MATERIALS DO YOU HAVE
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Drums – RENEE
Xylophones – KATIE
Tambourines – PAM
Rhythm sticks
Triangles - BECKY
No blowing instruments
No harmonicas
No recorders
Would have to have 1 for
each child
 Kazoo
 Slide whistle
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Keyboard – CANDICE
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Cardboard tubes to
talk/sing into – TERESA
Shaker
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Bells
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Eggs - MICHELLE
Maracas – MARIANNE
Cardboard tubes with
beans – EMILY
Cluster bells - CELESTE
Wood blocks
Sandpaper blocks –
STEPHANIE
Guitar – ERIC
Accordion (2-person job)
INTRODUCTION TO COURSE
Syllabus
 List of assignments
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SYLLABUS
GRADE SUMMARY
CCE 145 - Music & Creative Expression
14 pts
5 pts
15 pts
25 pts
15 pts
20 pts
6 pts
Req. 1: Class participation + 2 extra credit
A 2: Music File
A 3: Three Music Activities
A 4: Four Materials + 3 extra credit
A 5: Recorded Music Time
A 6: Synthesis Paper + 2 extra credit
A 7: Self-Documentation + 1 extra credit
100 pts TOTAL + 8 extra credit
REQ. 3: THREE MUSIC ACTIVITIES = 15 PTS
Compile and bring to class:
a) Five new songs = 5 pts – due 5/5
b) Poem Activity = 1 pt each x 5 = 5 pts – due 5/12
c) Music Selections (2 @ 30 sec.) = 5 pts – due 6/2
ONLINE RESOURCES: NOTE PLAYING SITES
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Play Piano Online
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Keyboard (many keys)
 http://www.playpiano.org/play_online_pi
ano_piano.html
 Play
with computer keys
 http://www.zebrakeys.co
m/resources/musictools/v
irtualkeyboard/
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Congland
C through F1
 http://piano.congland.co
m/index.htm
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New Concept.com
3 octaves
 http://www.newconcept.c
om/Reference/virtual_pia
no_keyboard.html
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Zebra Keys ® 2 octaves
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Noteflight
Create & play sheet
music
 http://www.noteflight.co
m/scores/demo/2adc6e97f
362282f336d53dbafe200
4975b61d81
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ONLINE RESOURCES: NURSERY RHYMES
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362 Favorite Nursery
Rhymes, Indexed A-Z
http://www.mothergoose.c
om/Rhymes/Azrhymes.ht
m
 This page is the index.
Click on the letters at the
top of the page to get to
that section with the
entire rhyme on it.
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“The Only True Mother
Goose Melodies”
http://www.mothergoose.c
om/Rhymes/Rhymesmerry
Melodie.htm
 You need to scroll through
many pages for this one.
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Also see next page –
rhymes that are available
with music online
ONLINE RESOURCES: SONGS THAT PLAY
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Bussongs.com
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TONS, by theme
Some with music download
http://bussongs.com/
Songs for Teaching
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Nursery Rhyme online mp3
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Free Kids Music: Traditional
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Free downloads
http://freekidsmusic.com/traditi
onal/
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Hit or miss with audio, but
most have
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/musica
.htm
Mrs. Jones
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http://www.songsforteaching.com
/nurseryrhymes.htm
Songs, Rhymes, Poetry
http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=e_
cont&c=12
Some have sound or video files
NIEHS Kids’ Page
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Mama Lisa’s World
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Learning numbers/ reading
http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/s
ongs/alphlist.html
YouTube has some (pirated)
sing-a-longs - usually
commercial characters
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=cksNUI5bVMA&feature=rela
ted
ONLINE RESOURCES: SHEET MUSIC
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Zebra Keys ®
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Public domain
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http://www.zebrakeys.c
om/resources/sheetmusi
c/publicdomainsheetmu
sic/
Popular (previews)
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http://www.zebrakeys.c
om/resources/sheetmusi
c/sheetmusicpreviews/
ONLINE RESOURCES: ACTIVITIES
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Mother Goose.com
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Six Rhymes to color
Preschool Rainbow
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http://www.mothergoos
e.com/Crafts/rhymes_co
loring_page.htm
 Cool sketches to print
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Enchanted Learning
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Hundreds of rhymes,
most with activities
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http://www.enchantedle
arning.com/Rhymes.ht
ml
Also a good site for
lots of other activities
Finger plays & action
rhymes
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http://www.preschoolrai
nbow.org/preschoolrhymes.htm
PreK Central
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Got Rhythm?
Movement activities
 http://prek.dhs.org/resu
lts.php?var=all&talents
=Got+Rhythm%3F&rev
iewed=true
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WRAP-UP
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Interval Papers are due EVERY week,
the night before class (Tuesday) – they
are not listed here.
Assignments:
4/14: Read: pp. 1-27
 4/21: A 4d: Found Sound
Read: pp. 70-97 & 183-189
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WRAP-UP
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REQ. # 4: FOUR MATERIALS = 25 PTS
a)
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Construct set of rhythm instruments & storage
container.
Construct felt visual that aids children in
remembering the words to a round, song or
poem.
Create rhythm words and visuals with a theme
that fit the 2/4 time building blocks.
Contribute one sound-producing instrument
made from found objects that could be used to
generate a set of expressive instruments for a
classroom.
REQ. # 4: FOUR MATERIALS = 25 PTS
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Rhythm Instruments: 9 pts
Felt Visual Aid: 5 pts
Rhythm Pictures: 5 pts
Found Sound: 6 pts
2 found-object created sound makers:
Clearly different sounds: 1.5 pt each
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Can be heard across classroom: 1.5 pt each
iii. Not normally used as instruments: 1.5 pt each
iv. Engaging sound: 1.5 pt each
i.