Course Details Language of Instruction Turkish Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program Pre-School Teaching Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Compulsory Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course This course enables prospective teachers to acquire basic music theory knowledge; explore and understand the developmental value of musical experiences shared with children in early childhood; know and compare different approaches to music education; It aims to enable children to personally experience rhythm studies, singing, dancing, using materials and musical games, and to develop an activity repertoire for children in accordance with their development levels and readiness, and plan various musical experiences, with an intercultural and interdisciplinary vision based on these experiences. Course Content This lesson; Introduction to Music Education in Early Childhood, What is Music?: Definition, Basic Elements and Concepts, Characteristics of Musical Development in Early Childhood, The Place of Music in Early Childhood and Its Use in Education: Its Importance, Basic Principles and Scope, Voice, Breath and Rhythm Studies, Singing, Creative Movement and Dance, Material Use in Music Activities, "Planning-Implementation-Evaluation" Processes in Music Activities and the Role of the Teacher, Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Use of Music in Early Childhood Education, Music Activities Planning Studies in Early Childhood, Different Approaches in Music Education: Orff-Schulwerk, Dalcroze and Kodaly ,Music Activities Applications in Early Childhood 1,Music Activities Applications in Early Childhood 2; Includes topics. Course Methods and Techniques Discussion Method, Demonstration Method, Question - Answer Technique, Cooperative Learning Model, Experience Learning Model, Lecture Method Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator None Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Hasan Açılmış Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Music Theory 1 and 2 (Nail Yavuzoğlu, 2011) İnkılap Kitabevi, Music Alphabet Part 1 (Lina Ng, 2014) Porte Music Education Publications, Solfege 1 (Muammer Sun, 2013) Sun Publishing House, Solfege (Danhauser, Lavignac, Lemoine) Porte Music Education Publications, Course Notes It is mandatory for each student to obtain a music notebook to use in class and to come to class with a method notebook.