- Move It! 2 - DVD
- My Aunt Came Back
- There Was a Man and He Was Mad
- First Steps in Music: For Preschool and Beyond
- Three recordings of timeless folk songs
and rhymes for young students - Three recordings of timeless folk songs
and rhymes for birth to 36 months - Preschool/Early Elementary (Ages 3-8)
- The Crabfish
- Pitch Exploration Stories
- Pitch Exploration Pathways
- Oh, In the Woods
- First Steps in Music Vocal Development Kit
- Move It!
- Classic Songs & Rhymes for Infants
& Toddlers - First Steps in Music: Infants and Toddlers Curriculum
- Conversational Solfege
- First Steps in Classical Music: Keeping the Beat!
John M. Feierabend, Ph.D.
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Dr. John Feierabend is considered one of the leading authorities on music and movement development in early childhood. He is a Professor of Music and the Director of the Music Education Division at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford and is a past President of the Organization of American Kodály Educators. Dr. Feierabend makes frequent presentations both in the United States and abroad and is the author of over 60 books, articles, CDs, DVDs and videotapes.
A music educator for over thirty years, he continues to be committed to collecting, preserving and teaching the diverse folk music of our country and using that folk music as a bridge to help children understand and enjoy classical music. His books are a result of his belief that when many generations share common experiences such as traditional folk songs and rhymes, it helps them develop a valuable but dwindling commodity - a sense of community. When adults share child like memories with children they not only connect children with their ancestors, they enrich their children's childhood and enable their children to some day tap into their own delicious childhood memories in order to share that same repertoire with their children.
In addition research has suggested that these traditional activities provide precisely the tonal, rhythmic and expressive experiences that are needed to develop one's musical sensitivities. Children fortunate enough to have these songs and rhymes shared with them will grow to become adults who will not only be musically sensitive to music in their lives, but will also be musically able to connect to their children through music play.
Dr. Feierabend's research has resulted in two music curricula; First Steps in Music, a music and movement program for infants through early elementary aged children and Conversational Solfege, a music literacy method for use in general music classes. Dr. Feierabend also helped develop the PBS children's television series Lomax: The Hound of Music, which is based on his First Steps in Music curriculum.
Dr. Feierabend has been honored by the National Association for Music Education (MENC) as a Lowell Mason Fellow, received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE) and was the first American recipient of the international LEGO prize, an award given annually to someone who has “helped to make the world a better place for children to live and grow.”
Articles by or about John M. Feierabend:
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When Opportunity Knocks: Students Get a Glimpse of Their Future Professions
©2008 Observer magazine. Posted with permission of the University of Hartford.
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Beyond the Music Class: Expanding the Musical Influence of the Elementary
School
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Developing Music Literacy: An Aural Approach for an Aural Art
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Music and Intelligence in the Early Years
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The Hartt School's National Center for Music and Movement in the
Early Years
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Letter to the Principal
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Music and Movement for Infants and Toddlers: Naturally Wonder-full