Professional

As a conference presenter, Chet-Yeng Loong has presented at local, state, regional, national, and international  conferences. She has also presented internationally, in a series of Early Childhood Music workshops in China (Chang Sa, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Shanghai, Suzhou, Xian and Xinjiang). As a researcher, her research on early childhood and elementary music has been published in several leading journals (Bulletin of the International Kodaly Society, Early Childhood Connections, Early Childhood Spotlight - MENC, Kodaly Envoy, Perspectives - ECMMA, Triad and Orff Echo).

Below is a list of published articles and books, plus videos that demonstrate various workshop activities in China. Enjoy!!!!

Videos

Books

Loong, C. (2024, January 28). Music and social emotional learning: a dynamic duo. https://www.punaewele-mele.org/musel/sel-music/

Loong, C. (2022). 母语与音乐, Chinese pictogram (jiaguwen) and music (Set 1). Impel Training. 

母语与音乐(一)甲骨文系列活动的主题分为：

• 我与家庭、
• 我与天气、
• 我与数目。

课程编排从易到繁，内容适合四岁至六岁的孩子。各练习与评审的编排是以布鲁姆分类学作为模板，从浅易的知识、理解，到有挑战性的应用、分析，直到高阶段的评价与创造。作者也提供各不同的活动的列子，将甲骨文与音乐活动与马来西亚的幼儿教育标准联系起来。

Keynote Speaker: Chet-Yeng Loong

Title: Touch of Arts: From Local to Global

Date: October 18-19, 2021

Loong, C. (2021, February). Hawaiian mele. https://www.alohamele.org/hawaiian-1/hawaiian-mele/

柯大宜、達克羅士、奧福等，強調心理、身體和社交的發展是教早期兒童學音樂的中心。柯大宜、達克羅士、奧福都強調音樂是屬於每ㄧ個孩子，而音樂訓練必須早期，幼年開始，孩子們從參與中學習，學習聆聽是學音樂的起點。柯大宜、達克羅士、奧福的方法論都強調音樂和動作必須合二為一。柯大宜，奧福強調孩子們自己的聲音是首要樂器，學唱一個國家的民謠是學音樂起點，以上所有的方法論都強調音樂老師們在教學以前必須具有徹底完善的音樂基礎。無可否認，這些活動必須適應於發展幼兒的心理，身體，情感和認知能力。

BOOK

In “Spice Up Phonics Instruction with Music: Singing and Chanting Through the Alphabet,” a variety of musical activities are used to expose children to sample words for each letter of the alphabet. The primary goal of these activities is to guide children to learn phonics using aural, oral, visual, and kinesthetic modalities. Through the stimulation of different senses, children are better able to store a warehouse of sample words in their long‐term memory.

Spice Up Phonics Instruction with Music: Singing and Chanting, Through the Alphabet. Book, Student Package, Videos. ISBN: 978-1-7327875-2-0 & 978-1-7327875-1-3

In this article, Echo Editors Lisa Lehmberg and Chet-Yeng Loong examine the results of an online forum in which six AOSA members with varied teaching experience participated. Panelists discussed their perspectives on the first years of teaching and the Orff Schulwerk approach and commented on challenges faced by new general music teachers, several of which parallel previous research findings.

Book:

The purpose of “E Ho`okani `Ukulele Kākou/Let’s Play `Ukulele” is to provide a resource for students to learn to play `ukulele, partly by rote, but also through music literacy. The chapters are sequenced according to difficulty of playing the `ukulele. Videos are provided to demonstrate playing techniques. Each step of the learning process is clearly stated, from teaching a song and playing the `ukulele, to practicing musical concepts. A student packet as well as a supplementary package are also included. The additional songs in the supplementary package will help students learn more about Hawaiian hula and culture. This book comes with seven SMART Board® files to help teachers deliver the materials. Grading scales, rubrics and quizzes are also provided. Music educators can relate class assessments to the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) and the Music Core Standards.

“E Ho`okani `Ukulele Kākou/Let’s Play `Ukulele,” `Ekahi, Book I. Book and SMARTboard, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-7327875-0-6

The purpose of this research was to determine the influences of singing instruction on the voices of children between the ages of five and eight. Subjects (N =53) were children who had participated in a Saturday music program that met once a week. Group I subjects (n = 19), aged five and six, had participated for seven months.  Group II subjects (n = 18), aged six and seven, had participated for more than seven, but fewer than 14 months. Group III subjects (n = 16), aged seven and eight, had participated for 21 months. A common song, and three songs specifically selected for each of the three groups were used to assess the singing. All the subjects sang the same research songs during the pre- and posttests. Posttests were conducted after subjects had participated in the music classes. The research songs were sung in every lesson. From the results, it was found that Group III and I subjects sang the selected songs more accurately than Group II. There was no significant difference among all the subjects when singing the common song. Fifteen subjects were assessed a year later for the common song finding no significant difference.

Book:

For music educators interested in enriching their music curriculum with authentic world music, NI HAO! Sing and Chant Your Way to China! presents nine authentic Chinese songs, chants and games in an easily accessible format for teachers to use with their students pre-K to grade 5.

The included 30-minute DVD provides an introduction to Chinese culture for both students and teachers. Children who are native speakers of Chinese sing and/or speak the songs and chants, and are valuable models for pronunciation of the Chinese language. Detailed lesson plans and SMART Board® files are designed to make teaching each activity pedagogically appropriate and efficient. By utilizing the plans and SMART Board®, music educators will find it easy to integrate these materials into their curriculum.

Ni hao! Sing and Chant Your Way to China! Book, DVD and SMARTboard CD-Rom, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-692-71030-2 

The purpose of this study was to investigate choral and general music educators’ assessment practices, their confidence in them, and how they navigate curricular reform initiatives. The data came from teachers (n= 640) who participated in an online survey. Most believed assessment was important, and authentic assessment was an effective tool. Almost one-third of the respondents had started implementing Student Learning Objectives (SLOs). More experienced teachers had higher confidence in assessing, versus novice teachers. Those with little confidence believed assessment took time away from teaching. All expressed that a standards-based curriculum could affect teaching. Of the “4Cs” of 21st Century Skills, teachers assessed creativity more often than collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. Teachers wanted guidelines about authentic assessment and different types of formal and informal assessment posted on national organization websites.

This paper is written for undergraduate music and music education majors students who are at the beginning stage of understanding students with ADHD. Much of the information in this article is based on strategies used in the United States of America. ADHD is defined; the prevalence of the disabilities is also included. The author also provided strategies and approaches that can be used at the elementary, secondary and the college levels; specifically in inclusive classrooms. Undergraduate education and music education majors can apply these strategies in their future classrooms; but are advised to acquire more information by reading special education literature and sourcing materials from the suggested websites.

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the overall perception of the musical expressiveness of a piano performance is affected by the mode of presentation - audio, visual, or audio/visual combination - and whether or not mistakes made by the performer affect expressiveness scores. Subjects (N=90), were undergraduate music majors, randomly selected from two large state universities. A professional pianist performed an excerpt of a piece in three perceptual modes: audio only, visual only, and audio/visual combination, with and without mistakes. Subjects only saw, heard or heard and saw performances with and without mistakes and then rated each presentation for its musical expressiveness using a seven-point Likert scale. Two One-Way ANOVAs with repeated measures were used to analyze the data of audio only and audio/visual combination performances. A t-test with dependent variables was used to analyze the visual only mode. There were significant differences between the expressive and non-expressive performances regardless of the condition. Greater differences were found in the perception of expressive and non-expressive performances in audio/visual modes as opposed to the visual only and audio only modes. Lastly, the subjects’ perception of the musical expressiveness of a piano performance was affected by the inclusion of intentional mistakes when the performance was not played expressively.

Effect of perceptual mode on the identification of expensiveness in piano performance (PDF)

The rhythms of speech and movement encourage young children to develop language, physical, and social skills. Even though Orff-Schulwerk is an approach, not a methodology, and there is no clear pedagogy explaining how to teach music to young children, the main goals and suggested materials can be applied effectively in early childhood settings, adapted to develop the psychological, physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities of young children.

While introducing world musics to children is essential, when is the best age to start? Is it appropriate to introduce world musics to young children, especially songs that are sung in other languages? Who holds the responsibility for teaching multicultural music to young children? What kind of materials are appropriate for young children? And, what are the strategies for the collection of these materials? 

When teaching Islamic music in our classrooms, we must remember the importance of studying the intent behind the music. To initiate this understanding we should start by embracing the similarities between Islamic music and our own.

What are appropriate and “good” early childhood music materials? Are there “bad” music materials? Will good and bad music enhance or impair the music growth of young children? ...choosing good appropriate music materials is as critical in our teaching as the way the lesson is  structured.

It is important for the early childhood music teacher to pay attention to the way repertoire and movement are performed, focusing on bringing your children to musicality through aesthetic presentations of musical materials.

The review of literature in this article was formulated through examination of music education research covering the period form 1929 to 1999. The references found in this review are organized under five headings: physical development, rhythmic responses, playing instruments, singing, and infants.