Growing Musicians
Item No.
869000
UPC Code
9780199372072
Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond focuses on teaching adolescents within the context of a music classroom, regardless of content area (orchestra, band, choir, or general music). It provides a look at the importance of music courses in the lives of adolescents as they
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Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond focuses on teaching adolescents within the context of a music classroom, regardless of content area (orchestra, band, choir, or general music). It provides a look at the importance of music courses in the lives of adolescents as they navigate the path between being a child and an adult.
As every music student is completely unique, there is no one-size-fits-all prescriptive way of working with this age group. Rather, music educators must approach adolescents with high musical standards and aspirations to learn and achieve within music.
Other considerations a successful middle school music teacher must have:
- a willingness to honor the individuality of each adolescent musician;
- a sense of structure, but an ability to be flexible;
- a desire to foster and promote a safe classroom environment where students feel empowered to be themselves and speak openly about what they think and believe;
- an understanding that music classes are not only safe places where students learn how to become better musicians but also better people through musical experiences focused on humanity and empathy;
- a dose of humor, or at least the ability to acknowledge that adolescents are extremely funny whether or not they realize it.
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Adolescent Musician
- Chapter 2: The Music Teacher
- Chapter 3: Establishing Music Classroom Climate
- Chapter 4: Establishing the Framework for Successful Music Classes
- Chapter 5: The Humanity of Teaching Music
- Chapter 6: Humor in the Music Classroom
- Appendix A: Teacher participant extended bios
- References
- Index
Specifications
Author | Sweet, Bridget |
Format | Book |
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