Highlights
This concise—and affordable—text provides the theoretical foundation and the practical application students need to succeed in today's music classroom.
Targets the musician in the teacher
Musician and Teacher speaks to student musicians who are exploring teaching music to children. It affirms that a life in music education is a musical life, highlighting the importance of music outside of school as well as within.
Explains the why, what, and how of music teaching in terms a beginner will understand
- Why? Introductory chapters provide a comprehensive overview of the conceptual and philosophical issues at the heart of the music education curriculum. Musician and Teacher looks at key issues in teaching and learning and international attitudes toward music education, while providing an overview of the multicultural American classroom.
- What? The heart of the text provides snapshots of the various types of music that students might one day teach—from elementary general music to traditional choral, band and orchestra programs, as well as a host of alternative ensembles from jazz combos and mariachi groups to Gospel choirs and rock bands.
- How? Final chapters provide the practical skills students need to manage their day-to-day work in the classroom—from motivation and assessment to repertoire selection and technology.
Explores teaching as a career through focused pedagogy
- Chapter-opening Vignettes draw students into the topic with realistic teaching scenarios
- BreakPoints—hands-on activity boxes in each chapter—provide questions for discussion and reflection and directed exercises.
- End-of-chapter Resources help students broaden their understanding, now and in the future.
Blends current research and practical application—at a price students can afford
Fresh and up to date, this concise text blends traditional music education and practical teaching skills with curricular innovation. Here students can find the latest research on music teaching and learning, explore music at home and abroad, practice current teaching strategies, and evaluate the latest in music technology—all at an affordable price.
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