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CREATIVE MUSIC ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS

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1979
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The intent of this study was to research, develop, and present creative music activities which could be used by classroom teachers to promote creative thinking in children. The creative music activities follow the format developed by Frank Williams in his Total Creativity Program for Individualizing and Human~zing the Learning Process. Creative music activities which were selected encourage divergent production and develop the creative thinking abilities of fluency, flexibility, original ity, and elaboration. These activities also stimulate t he development of affective behaviors such as risk-taking, preference for complexity, curiosity, and imagination. In addition, suggested teaching strategies for teachers which enhance creativity are included in each activity. These activities were categorized as being (1) composition, (2) dramatization , (3) movement, (4) rhythmic experience, (5) special project, or (6) basic music skills. They were further organized into appropriate grade levels, kindergarten through sixth grade. A survey was conducted of music teachers in Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade Counties, Florida, to obtain information about the use of creative activities. A questionnaire designed by the author and the Khatena-Torrance Creative Perception Inventory were used to gather the necessary data. The major findings of this study showed that most teachers used creative activities in their teaching and are receptive to new materials on creativity. Physical setting was not a significant variable in predicting the extent of the use of creative music activities by teachers. Teachers who scored high on the Creative Perception Inventory used more creative activities in their teaching than those who scored low but the difference was not· significant. The discovery technique is desirable in teaching children with high creative ability but most teachers did not use this method exclusively in their presentation of new material. This study was not intended to be field tested by the author. Rather, emphasis was on the development of creative music activities with variations of difficulty which could be used by classroom teachers with a minimum of musical training.
Title: CREATIVE MUSIC ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS.
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Name(s): TSURUTOME, SANDRA M.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1979
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 151 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The intent of this study was to research, develop, and present creative music activities which could be used by classroom teachers to promote creative thinking in children. The creative music activities follow the format developed by Frank Williams in his Total Creativity Program for Individualizing and Human~zing the Learning Process. Creative music activities which were selected encourage divergent production and develop the creative thinking abilities of fluency, flexibility, original ity, and elaboration. These activities also stimulate t he development of affective behaviors such as risk-taking, preference for complexity, curiosity, and imagination. In addition, suggested teaching strategies for teachers which enhance creativity are included in each activity. These activities were categorized as being (1) composition, (2) dramatization , (3) movement, (4) rhythmic experience, (5) special project, or (6) basic music skills. They were further organized into appropriate grade levels, kindergarten through sixth grade. A survey was conducted of music teachers in Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade Counties, Florida, to obtain information about the use of creative activities. A questionnaire designed by the author and the Khatena-Torrance Creative Perception Inventory were used to gather the necessary data. The major findings of this study showed that most teachers used creative activities in their teaching and are receptive to new materials on creativity. Physical setting was not a significant variable in predicting the extent of the use of creative music activities by teachers. Teachers who scored high on the Creative Perception Inventory used more creative activities in their teaching than those who scored low but the difference was not· significant. The discovery technique is desirable in teaching children with high creative ability but most teachers did not use this method exclusively in their presentation of new material. This study was not intended to be field tested by the author. Rather, emphasis was on the development of creative music activities with variations of difficulty which could be used by classroom teachers with a minimum of musical training.
Identifier: 11738 (digitool), FADT11738 (IID), fau:8670 (fedora)
Note(s): Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1979.
Subject(s): Music--Instruction and study
Music, Influence of
Musique--Étude et enseignement (Primaire)
Créativité (Éducation)
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