Pentatonic Press Blue is the Sea: Teaching the Whole Child Through Music & Visual Arts - Sofia Lopez-Ibor - Book

The definitive book on imaginative and child-friendly arts integration via the Orff approach.

Author: Sofia Lopez-Ibor
Format: Book
Subject: Classroom

Music teacher Sofia Lopez-Ibor addresses the concept of arts integration using a basic approach for the music and dance classroom. This book features 25 themes with music poetry, dance, and visual art activities for preschool through middle school students.

This unique book includes:

• Lesson examples applicable to students of all ages
• Pedagogical and methodological ideas for teaching music and visual arts
• Games, songs, and poems with body percussion and orchestrations for the Orff ensemble
• Movement exploration and improvisation exercises
• Suggestions for illustrating texts and songs
• Graphic Notation scores
• Tips for observing art
• Examples of student art and poetry