This book is a roadmap for today's music educators who are tasked with promoting and fulfilling a rich arts curriculum while still understanding the realities of current and future job markets and
The Answering Voice opens our ears and voices to a new way of understanding counterpoint. Drawing on her fifty years of composing and teaching, Alice Parker envisions a theory or composition class where
A comprehensive string pedagogy resource covering everything from the origins and history of the string instrument family to advanced-level string techniques. Part I offers an orientation to string
With over 50 years of experience as a teacher and conductor, the author presents strategies to help your ensemble improve technique as well as achieve artistic and musical results. Each chapter contains
This explores how to apply the tools of arts professionals - imagination, practice, focus, point of view, expression, and more - to all areas of the arts and daily life. This book is for educators who
Born out of the Eighth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education, a 2021 symposium that brought together participants from 17 nations across six continents and 29 U.S. states to learn of each
Parents, early childhood teachers, and classroom instructors will all benefit from this resource that thoroughly explores the way newborns and young children best learn music. This book describes
With the help of a team of educators with a wide diversity of experience, this book explores how music educators best empower students of all ages to be musical. The goal is to ensure that through
After more than fifty years as a music educator and conductor, the legendary Paula Crider has experienced it all - the lows and the highs, the messes and the magnificence of teaching music at all levels.
Written by noted scholar and conductor Dennis Shrock, this is a presentation of composers throughout history who represent the broad and diverse canon of choral music. It includes twenty women composers and
This resource, complete with workbook exercises and reflective questions, is about transforming a written document, The Common Core State Standards, into practical applications in the music
This book is a culmination of the author's years of experience working with musicians from around the world. Topics include: musicianship as communication, memorization, the art of practice, the art of
This concise guide offers extensive information about creating, administering, scoring, and interpreting quantitative assessment measures across many formats, with emphasis on performance rating scales,
The 5th International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education brought participants together from all over the world to compare each others' work, establish collaborations and professional networks, and
This volume resulted from the Sixth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education, hosted by the University of Florida and Birmingham City University. The two keynote addresses and 35 papers
Coordinate Movement for Pianists explores the art and science of playing piano from a fundamental yet often overlooked perspective: sound is the result of movement. What movements, then, produce
A complete and comprehensive guide to French pronunciation, articulation, inflection, flow, and vocalization for singers and teachers of singing—ideal for any collegiate diction course....
Noted scholar and conductor Dennis Shrock uncovers the key factors and proven strategies that lead to the achievement of excellence in music ensembles at any level. With the use of historical references and
Become a better conductor by becoming a better listener. Often, one of the greatest challenges for band directors is detecting errors in rehearsal quickly and easily. This comprehensive resource provides a
Building on the ideas of Rudolf von Laban and Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory, James Jordan has created an exciting new rhythm and movement pedagogy. This book explores how to organize and sequence
Playing an instrument well and playing an instrument well in the context of an ensemble are different. In this practical guidebook, authors Robin Fountain and Thomas E. Verrier empower musicians to get the
For more than three decades, James Jordan has been at the forefront of the evolution of the choral warm-up, choral pedagogy, and music teaching and learning, applying the principles of Edwin E. Gordon's