A Rebel Music Teacher Guide to Teachable Features in Popular Music

Have you ever turned on the radio and wondered what time signature that Ariana Grande song is in? After reading through this resource, you may start to hear the connections between academic music curricula and popular music everywhere you go. The author, a public-school music teacher and music education scholar, has compiled popular songs that feature the concepts she teaches in the classroom: jazz and classical samples; various meters and time signatures; cross-rhythms; melodic intervals; modulations; modes; and cadences. Songs discussed in this book cover a pop timeline from the 1950s to 2021 across a diverse range of genres and artists in popular music. The work also contains lesson plans, artist features, and short essays on popular music pedagogy. If you want to integrate more popular music into your music classroom or learn more yourself, this resource is for you!