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Composing Our Future : Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition by Janice Smith (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199832293
ISBN-139780199832293
eBay Product ID (ePID)124525582
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
Publication NameComposing Our Future : Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInstruction & Study / General, Instruction & Study / Composition
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorJanice Smith
Subject AreaMusic
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2012-011006
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsChapter authors are identified experts in their fields and provide a wide range of theoretical and practical knowledge for readers., "Reading this book, you will understand how music operates in our students' universe and that the composer in each and every one of them is alive, vibrant, and eager to flourish.Composing Our Futureis a cornucopia of philosophy, clear thinking and best practice models for teaching composition in today's musical world. It is destined to become a primary source book for music educators." --Libby Larsen, Composer "This compilation of contributions from leading music educators provides a treasure-trove of ideas that will enrich the compositional experiences of teachers and students alike. What a wonderful and timely resource!" --Donald A. Hodges, Covington Distinguished Professor of Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, "Reading this book, you will understand how music operates in our students' universe and that the composer in each and every one of them is alive, vibrant, and eager to flourish. Composing Our Future is a cornucopia of philosophy, clear thinking and best practice models for teaching composition in today's musical world. It is destined to become a primary source book for music educators." --Libby Larsen, Composer"This compilation of contributions from leading music educators provides a treasure-trove of ideas that will enrich the compositional experiences of teachers and students alike. What a wonderful and timely resource!" --Donald A. Hodges, Covington Distinguished Professor of Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro"Offer[s] a compelling blend of both the theoretical (essays on creative thinking, research on composition, and creating and sustaining compositional initiatives in school program) and the practical (chapters on model practices in teaching composition in the schools, the uses of technology in teaching composition, and incorporating the teaching of composition in college methods courses). Finally, music teachers interested in teaching composition have theperfect resource." --Mitchell Robinson, Associate Professor of Music Education, Michigan State University"[A] comprehensive book...Chapter authors are identified experts in their fields and provide a wide range of theoretical and practical knowledge for readers...Recommended." --Choice"[This book] will likely serve as an excellent introduction to the topic of compositional creativity and creativity in music education -- for generations of researchers, scholars, and practitioners -- for years to come." --Music Education Research, "Reading this book, you will understand how music operates in our students' universe and that the composer in each and every one of them is alive, vibrant, and eager to flourish. Composing Our Future is a cornucopia of philosophy, clear thinking and best practice models for teaching composition in today's musical world. It is destined to become a primary source book for music educators." --Libby Larsen, Composer "This compilation of contributions from leading music educators provides a treasure-trove of ideas that will enrich the compositional experiences of teachers and students alike. What a wonderful and timely resource!" --Donald A. Hodges, Covington Distinguished Professor of Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro "Offer[s] a compelling blend of both the theoretical (essays on creative thinking, research on composition, and creating and sustaining compositional initiatives in school program) and the practical (chapters on model practices in teaching composition in the schools, the uses of technology in teaching composition, and incorporating the teaching of composition in college methods courses). Finally, music teachers interested in teaching composition have the perfect resource." --Mitchell Robinson, Associate Professor of Music Education, Michigan State University "[A] comprehensive book...Chapter authors are identified experts in their fields and provide a wide range of theoretical and practical knowledge for readers...Recommended." --Choice, "Reading this book, you will understand how music operates in our students' universe and that the composer in each and every one of them is alive, vibrant, and eager to flourish. Composing Our Future is a cornucopia of philosophy, clear thinking and best practice models for teaching composition in today's musical world. It is destined to become a primary source book for music educators." --Libby Larsen, Composer"This compilation of contributions from leading music educators provides a treasure-trove of ideas that will enrich the compositional experiences of teachers and students alike. What a wonderful and timely resource!" --Donald A. Hodges, Covington Distinguished Professor of Music Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro"Offer[s] a compelling blend of both the theoretical (essays on creative thinking, research on composition, and creating and sustaining compositional initiatives in school program) and the practical (chapters on model practices in teaching composition in the schools, the uses of technology in teaching composition, and incorporating the teaching of composition in college methods courses). Finally, music teachers interested in teaching composition have the perfect resource." --Mitchell Robinson, Associate Professor of Music Education, Michigan State University"[A] comprehensive book...Chapter authors are identified experts in their fields and provide a wide range of theoretical and practical knowledge for readers...Recommended." --Choice
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal781.3071
Table Of ContentContentsIntroduction1. Embracing Composition in Music Teacher EducationSection I. Foundations and Futures2. Music Composition Intelligence and Creative Thinking in Music3. How Teachers Can Learn from Composition Research4. The Compositional Turn in Music Education: From Closed Forms to Open TextsSection II. Model Practices in Teaching Composition5. Preparing to Engage Children in Musical Creating6. Scaffolding Student Composers,7. Teaching Gifted Learners in Composition,8. Facilitating Composition in Instrumental Settings9. Guiding Composition in Choral Settings10. Composition and Students with Special NeedsSection III: Composition and Technology11. Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies in Composition Education12. The Vermont Midi Project - Fostering Mentorships in Multiple Environments13. Digital Natives and Composition in the Middle School Band: From Imagination to MusicSection IV. Composition in Undergraduate Courses14. Composition in International Settings: Broadening Pre-service Perceptions15. Pre-Service Teachers in Urban Settings: Composing Connections16. Preparing Teachers to Facilitate SongwritingSection V. Strategic Administrative Practices for Including Composition in Music Education17. "All In" for Composition Education: Opportunities and Challenges for Pre-Service Music Teacher Curricula18. Creating School-University Partnerships to Enhance Composition Teaching and Learning19. Advancing Composition in Music Education Through Strategic Professional DevelopmentSection VI .Moving Forward20. Enacting the Vision: Creating and Sustaining Meaningful CompositionAuthor biosIndex
SynopsisIn order to prepare pre-service teachers and meet the needs of practitioners in the field, music teacher educators need resources to guide the development of curriculum, specific courses, professional development workshops, and other environments where composition education can begin, grow, and flourish. With chapters ranging from practical information to solid theory to useful best practice examples, Composing Our Future offers fresh insight intocomposition in music education from authors who are directly engaged in this work., Composing Our Future is the ideal book for music teacher-educators seeking to learn more about composition education. While much has been written on the value of composition, both pre-service and practicing teachers still report a degree of trepidation when asked to engage in composition or in leading students to compose. In order to prepare pre-service teachers and meet the needs of practitioners already in the field, music teacher educators need resources to guide the development of undergraduate and graduate curriculum, specific courses, professional development workshops, and environments where composition education can begin, grow and flourish. This volume offers insight to current practices written by authors engaged in this work. Each chapter provides information, solid theory, and examples of successful practices that teacher educators can draw upon in the creation and implementation of engaging and invigorating practices in music education. This information includes:· A charge to teacher educators to embrace composition as a critical component in teacher preparation· An examination of the philosophical issues surrounding composition's inclusion in, and exclusion from, music teacher education· An overview of what is known about child composers and the work they create and how to help teachers draw vital information from that body of literature · An examination of the relationship between creativity and composition · Examples of successful practices ranging from working with individual special learners to teaching in a variety of school-based teaching contexts· Models of university and school-based partnerships to facilitate pre-service teachers' transition from collegiate study to school-based work with children· An exploration into new tools, partnerships and opportunities available through technology· A vision for creating and sustaining meaningful composition programs both in colleges and in PK-12 schools, Composing Our Future is the ideal book for music teacher educators seeking to learn more about composition education. It provides resources to guide the development of undergraduate and graduate curricula, specific courses, professional development workshops, and environments where composition education can flourish., In order to prepare pre-service teachers and meet the needs of practitioners in the field, music teacher educators need resources to guide the development of curriculum, specific courses, professional development workshops, and other environments where composition education can begin, grow, and flourish. With chapters ranging from practical information to solid theory to useful best practice examples, Composing Our Future offers fresh insight into composition in music education from authors who are directly engaged in this work.
LC Classification NumberMT40.C715 2013
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