Table Of ContentA HANDBOOK FOR A TEACHER OF MUSIC IN THE WESTCHESTER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Project
Presented to the
Faculty of the Graduate School
the U niversity of Southern C alifornia
In P a rtia l Fulfillm ent
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
Shirley Meigs Lee
February 1950
UMI Number: EP45928
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INTRODUCTION
The W estchester Elementary School is a rapidly
growing school in a rapidly growing city , Los Angeles,
As the School D istric t has increased its personnel, serv
ices, and resources to meet the needs of a progressive
community, the classroom teacher has been deluged with
instructions and manuals. A beginning teacher is confront
ed with a mass of lite ra tu re as well as the individual
school resources to understand before she can be of a
v ita l part of the school program.
This handbook is w ritten for the teachers of West
chester Elementary School so that they may quickly use
the resources of the School Music Department and th e ir
own school, in the teaching of music.
TABLE OP CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. CURRICULUM GUIDES.......................................................... 1
I I . MOSIC BOOKS . .................................................................... 3
State Text Books ................................................ 3
L ist of State Text Books ........................ 3
How to Obtain Them . . . .* .......................... 4
Supplementary Books ................... . . . . . . 5
Reference Books .............................................. 7
I I I . PUBLICATIONS OP THE LOS ANGELES CITY SCHOOL
MUSIC DEPARTMENT......................................................... 10
IV. PERSONNEL OF THE MJSIC DEPARTMENT..................... 16
V. THE RECORD LIBRARY OP WESTCHESTER SCHOOL. . 18
VI. AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS AT SENTOUS CENTER . . . 20
Sound Films ........................ . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Audio-Visual M aterials • • . • • • 23
T ranscriptions ....................... 24
Sound Slides 28
VII. VISUAL AIDS IN THE WESTCHESTER SCHOOL . . . 29
V III. MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . 31
Musical Instruments.................................................. 31
E lectrical Equipment ................................. 32
Paper Supplies ..................................... 33
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CHAPTER PAGE
IX. MUSICAL EVENTS OP THE Y EA R ............... 34
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra . . . 34
The All-School O r c h e s tr a ............... 35
Opera ................................. 35
Radio Broadcasts for the MusicC lass . • 36
CHAPTER I
CURRICULUM GUIDES
An analysis of the work which, is normally to he done
in each grade may he found in the Course of Study for
Elementary Schools..
Further suggestions for the application of these
plans may he found in the In stru ctio n al Guide for Teachers
of Elementary Schools.^
The Source-Book of M aterials fo r Elementary Schools^
w ill furnish a short lis t of audio-visual aid s. However,
these are incorporated in the l i s t in Chapter VI of th is
project.
Music w ith Spanish lyrics is included in the
In stru ctio n al Guide for Teaching Spanish in the Elementary
School.4
These four publications may he obtained by request
of the teacher from the principal of W estchester School.
1 Course of Study for Elementary Schools (Los Angeles:
City School D istric t, Curriculum D ivision, 19), pp. 181-96.
2
In stru ctio n al Guide for Teachers of Elementary
Schoola (Los Angeles: City School D istric t, Curriculum
D ivision, 1942), pp. 115-22.
3
The Source Book of M aterials fo r Elementary Schools
(Los Angeles : City School D istric t, Curriculum D ivision,
1942), p. 215.
4
In stru ctio n al Guide for Teaching Spanish in the
Elementary Schools (Los Angeles: City School D istric t, C urri-
culum D ivision, 1946, School Publication No* 414), pp. 147-51.
2
A new publication, Physical Education, Teaching
Guide, 5 for Kindergarten, Grade One, and Grade Two, is
valuable in its suggestions for “Fundamental Rhythms,”
“Rhythmic Pantomine," “In terp retativ e Rhythms," and “Sing
ing Games,”
Further and more detailed assistance is to be gained
from the use of many sm aller publications of the Curriculum
Division of the Los Angeles City School D istric t. For a
description of these, see Chapter III, "Publications of the
Los Angeles City Schools Music Department," in th is p ro ject.
Physical Education. Teaching Guide (Los Angeles :
Los Angeles City Schools, School Publication #472, 1949),
pp. 123-189.
CHAPTER II
MCJSIC BOOKS
I. STATE TEXT BOOKS
L ist of S tate Text Books. In the lis t of sta te text
"books which is given below, the grade for which the books
are planned is indicated in the le ft column. An accompani
ment book is also published if (A) follows the t i t l e . The
publication of a manual for the teacher is indicated by
(M). When these le tte rs are combined, (AM), the accompani
ments and teacher’s manual are produced in one book.
K, 1 Our F irst Music-*-
2 Our Songs2 (A)3 (M)4
3 Merry Music3 (A)3 (M)^
4 We Sing8 (A)9 (M)10
5 Our Land of Song1^ (AM)^-2
6 Music Everywhere^3 (AM)-1-4
1 Theresa Armitage and others, Our F irst Music.
A Singing School S eries. (Sacramento, C alifornia: Cal
ifo rn ia State Department of Education, 1942), 371 pp.
o
Theresa Armitage and others, editors, Our Songs t
A Singing School Series (Sacramento, C alifornia: Cal-
ifo m ia S tate Department of Education, 1942), 176 pp.
3
Theresa Armitage and others, editors, Our Songs.
Book of Accompaniments. A Singing School Series (Sacramento
C alifornia State Department of Education, 1942), 172 pp.
4
How to Obtain S tate Text Books. S tate tex t books
are kept permanently in each school. They are to be ob
tained from the supply cupboard in Bungalow Six. The
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^ Theresa Armitage and others, editors, Our Song3,
Teacher*s Manual. A Singing School Series (Sacramento:
CalifornTa State Department of Education, 1942), 60 pp.
5
Theresa Armitage and others, editors, Merry Music,
A Singing.School Series (Sacramento, C alifornia: C alifornia
STtate Department of Education, 1942), 176 pp.
Theresa Armitage and others, ed ito rs, Merry Music,
Book of Accompaniments, A Singing School Series (Sacramento:
C alifornia S tate Department of Education, 1942), 193 pp.
7
Theresa Armitage and others, ed ito rs, Merry Music.
Teacher*s Manual. A Singing School Series (Sacramento:
C alifornia State Department of Education, 1942), 65 pp.
8 Theresa Armitage and others, ed ito rs, We Sing. A
Singing School S eries. (Sacramento: C alifornia S tate De
partment of Education, 1942), 192 pp.
® Theresa Armitage and others, ed ito rs, We Sing.
Book of Accompaniments. A Singing School S e rie sT Sacramento:
C alifornia State Department of Education, 1942), 244 pp.
Theresa Armitage and others, ed ito rs, We_ Sing.
Teacher * s Manual. A Singing School Series (Sacramento:
C alifornia S tate Department of Education, 1942), 92 pp.
H Theresa Armitage and others, editors, Our Land
of Song. A Singing School Series (Sacramento: C alifornia
State Department of Education, 1945), 208 pp.
12 Theresa Armitage and others, ed ito rs, Our Land
of Song, Book of Accompaniments. A Singing School Series
T^acramento: C alifornia State Department of Education,
1945), 76 pp.
1 ^
Theresa Armitage and others, editors, Music Every
where . A Singing School Series (Sacramento: C alifornia
