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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care (Birth-5): ECCDD303A Music Movement and Drama

Prescribed and Recommended Texts

A little drama! : playful activities for young children (2018) - eBook and book by Lavinia Roberts
Creative activities and curriculum for young children (2023) - eBook and book by Rebecca Howard; Mary Mayesky
It's arts play : young children belonging, being and becoming through the arts (2022) - eBook and book by Judith Dinham; Beryl Chalk
Teaching the arts : early childhood and primary education (2019) - Book by David Roy; William Baker; Amy Hamilton

The book below is used in the weekly readings:

Websites

Readings

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F -Z

Acker, A., Nyland, B., & Niland, A. (2015). The relationship between children's learning through music and the use of technology. Australian Journal of Music Education, 23(1), 64-74.
Anderson, E. (2016). Learning from an artistically crafted moment: Valuing aesthetic experience in the student teacher's drama education. International Journal of Education & The Arts, 17(1), 1-18.
Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority. (2023). Guide to the National Quality Framework.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-07/Guide-to-the-NQF-230701a.pdf
Australian Government Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (V2.0).
Australian Government Department of Education for the Ministerial Council. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership - Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
Bonacina, S., Krizman.J., White, S. T., & Kraus,N. (2018). Clapping in time parallels literacy and calls upon overlapping neural mechanisms in early readers. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1423(1), 338-348.
https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13704
Bond, V. (2015). Created in context: A Comparative case study of the use of music in two Reggio Emilia-inspired schools. Early Childhood Education Journal, 43(2), 119-126.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-014-0639-4
Brown, V. (2017). Drama as a valuable learning medium. Arts Education Policy Review,118(3), 164-171.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10632913.2016.1244780
Collins, A. (2014, October). The benefits of music education [Video]. Ted Conferences.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anita_collins_the_benefits_of_music_education?language=en
Deans, J. (2016). Thinking, feeling and relating: Young children learning through dance. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 41(3), 46-57.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911604100307
Deans, J., & Cohrssen, C.(2015). Young children dancing mathematical thinking. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(3), 61-67.
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(3), 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911504000309
Deans, J., Brown, R., & Young, S. (2007). The possum story: Reflections of an early childhood drama teacher. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32(4), 1-6.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693910703200402
Eluyefa,D.(2017). Children's theatre: A brief pedagogical approach. ArtsPraxis, 4(1), 79-93

Fouracre, M. (n.d.). How dance aids development. Teach Nursery, 34-39.
Friedman, S. (2010). Theater, live music and dance: Conversations about young audiences. YC:Young Children, 65(2), 36-41.
Garvis, S. (2012). 'You are my sunshine my only sunshine': Current music activities in kindergarten classrooms in Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Music Education, (1), 14-21.
Garvis, S., & Lemon, N. (2013). Are the arts important in schooling?: Clear messages from the voices of pre-service generalist teachers in Australia. Australian Journal of Music Education, (2), 98-104.
Goopy, J. (2013). 'Extra-musical effects' and benefits of programs founded on the Kodály philosophy. Australian Journal of Music Education, (2), 71-78.
Greene, J. P., Hitt, C., Kraybill, A., & Bogulski, C. A. (2015). Learning from live theater. Education Next, 15(1), 54-61.
Kilic, Z.,& Namdar, A.O.(2021). The effect of creative drama-based activities on acquisition of values by 5-Year-Olds.International Journal of Progressive Education,17(1), 392-403.
https://doi.org/10.29329/ijpe.2021.329.25
Knoxville Opera. (2020, May). Opera story time: The magic flute. [Video]
MacNaughton, G., & Williams, G. (2009). Techniques for teaching young children:Choices for theory and practice
Marges, W.K. (2018). Does theatre-in-education promote early childhood development? the effect of drama on language, perspective-taking, and imagination. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 45,224-237
https://share.tafensw.edu.au/share/items/fd50b131-866d-4a9a-8649-e7b44dd03880/0/?attachment.uuid=809eafff-ca45-497d-a027-256e5a414599
Mori, A., & Cigala, A.(2019). 'Putting oneself in someone else's shoes during childhood: How to learn it' training for preschool age children. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 89(4), 750-766.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12255.
Munch & Move. (n.d.). Munch and Move resources.
https://healthykids.nsw.gov.au/munch-move-resources/
National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2014). Incorporating movement in the curriculum. YC: Young Children, 69(4), 82-83.
Niland, A. (2015). Music and children. Early Childhood Australia.
Nyland, B., Acker, A., Ferris, J., & Deans, J. (2013). How do you make a bear look like a butterfly?: Exploring the Metropolitan Opera's production of Mozart's Magic Flute with a group of preschool children. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood
38 (1) 29-34.
https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911303800106
Rochovska, I., & Svabova, B. (2023). The use of creative drama methods within kindergardens from the perspective of the teaching staff. Problems of Education in the 21st Century.83(3), 388-400.
https://doi.org/10.33225/pec/23.81.388.
Rowe, M.L., Salo, V.C., & Rubin, K. (2018) Towards creativity: Do theeatrical experiences improve pretend play and cooperation among preschoolers? American Journal of Play. 10(2), 193-207.
Roy, D., Baker, W., & Hamilton, A. (2019). Teaching the arts: Early childhood and primary education. (3rd ed). Cambridge press.
(pp. 110-114; 130-139; 204-206)
Scarlett, R. R., Dorratt, L.,& Thatcher, B. (2023). That music book.. Multiverse. (Chapters 1 and 3).
TEDx Talks. (2015, February 1). Education through drama and theatre: Mohammed Awwad [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/vOLhlQhFFKo
Tranter, N. (2020,April 23). Elements of theatre composition: VCE Theatre Studies. Melbourne Theatre Company
Viney, L. (2015, October 27). Jamming with your toddler: How music trumps reading for child development.
https://theconversation.com/jamming-with-your-toddler-how-music-trumps-reading-for-childhood-development-49660
Williams, J. (2017) The power of live theatre: How experiencing live dance performance can enrich children's lives. Educating Young Children: Learning and Teaching in the Early Childhood Years, 23(1), 17-21.
Yi, G. J. (2012). Music-play in the guided music setting. General Music today, 34(3), 20-28
https://doi.org/10.1177/10483713211002147