Deck 9: Music-Dance Center

Question 1

Music in the preschool classroom should be:

A)singing or moving to a song.
B)listening to a song.
C)freedom to play around with tones, tunes, and beats.
D)marching to a rhythm instrument band.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

You can model a love for music if you:

A)whistle while you work.
B)teach children to play the autoharp.
C)make drums in the Art Center.
D)take photos of children dancing.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Infants and young children move naturally to basic beats by:

A)hearing music on television.
B)experiencing their mother's heartbeat.
C)being surrounded with music.
D)inheriting it genetically.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Rhythm instruments should be:

A)played mainly in a rhythm band.
B)explored one instrument at a time.
C)played with one hand like a tom-tom.
D)played with two hands like a tambourine.

Question 5

Important elements of music that young children are involved with include:

A)the words of their favorite songs.
B)tone, rhythm, and melody.
C)playing rhythm instruments.
D)listening with intent.

Question 6

Making music personal means:

A)having each child tell a story.
B)clapping hands and tapping feet.
C)guessing what sounds shoes make.
D)highlighting each child's name, pets, or interests in songs.

Question 7

By 2 years old, children are able to:

A)understand loud-soft and fast - slow.
B)sing whole songs from memory.
C)move their bodies in response to music.
D)dramatize songs.

Question 8

According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, musical-rhythmic intelligence is the last intelligence to emerge in humans.

Question 9

Multicultural recognition can be featured:

A)whenever a special holiday occurs.
B)when you have multicultural children in the class.
C)when you invite a special dancer.
D)every day in any learning center.

Question 10

Autoharps are usually played by the teacher as an accompaniment to singing.

Question 11

Integrate music into other classroom centers by:

A)playing an instrument in the Math Center.
B)reading a night book to night music.
C)using flashlights with colored cellophane.
D)using bat wings when you read Stellaluna .

Question 12

Researchers found that music synchronizes the right and left hemispheres of the brain.

Question 13

To teach children a new song:

A)have them memorize the words first.
B)have them sing it over and over.
C)sing the song only after everyone knows it.
D)limit the number of new songs you teach.

Question 14

Gardner 's theory of multiple intelligences says the first intelligence to emerge is:

A)cognitive.
B)language.
C)musical.
D)memory.

Question 15

Children develop the ability to recognize and reproduce rhythm through:

A)singing favorite songs.
B)maturity of physical skills.
C)watching others move.
D)being exposed to rhythm and trying it out.

Question 16

If you are uncomfortable singing:

A)ask a coworker to sing with you.
B)do not have singing.
C)play a CD instead.
D)have children clap instead of sing.

Question 17

A CD player in the Music Center is important for all of the following EXCEPT:

A)prerecorded CDs.
B)recording children's productions.
C)listening to song storybooks.
D)recording children's own music.

Question 18

Old MacDonald Had a Farm is a book that is best used in the Book Center.

Question 19

Children who use drumsticks to build with are demonstrating the manipulative level of musical interaction.

Question 20

Autoharps can be:

A)strummed by the teacher while a child plays the chords.
B)made from oatmeal boxes.
C)strummed with picks, not fingers.
D)played to accompany singing.

Question 21

To show respect for their large dance drum when not in use, American Indians ____________.

Question 22

One of the most delightful kinds of group music is ____________.

Question 23

A musical activity integrated into the Art Center is ____________.

Question 24

The Australian instrument found in Mr. Music Man's store was ____________.

Question 25

Whether or not you have children in the class with physical disabilities, you should still consider using crutches and wheelchairs in your dance program. Respond to following questions:
(a)  Why should you include crutches and wheelchairs?
(b)  How would you use this equipment in the dance program?
(c)  Which picture book(s)would help you involve children in their use?

Question 26

A dance picture book to involve children with physical disabilities is ____________.