Composing our Future
Home > Society and Social Sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject > Composing our Future: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition
Composing our Future: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition

Composing our Future: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



International Edition


X
About the Book

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

Table of Contents:
Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Embracing Composition in Music Teacher Education, Michele Kaschub and Janice Smith Section I. Foundations & Futures Chapter 2. Music Composition Intelligence and Creative Thinking in Music, Peter Webster Chapter 3. How Teachers Can Learn from Composition Research, Maud Hickey Chapter 4. The Compositional Turn in Music Education: From Closed Forms to Open Texts, Randall Everett Allsup Section II. Model Practices in Teaching Composition Chapter 5. Preparing to Engage Children in Musical Creating, Sandra Stauffer Chapter 6. Scaffolding Student Composers, Jackie Wiggins with Mike Medvinsky Chapter 7. Teaching Gifted Learners in Composition, Daniel Deutsch Chapter 8. Facilitating Composition in Instrumental Settings, Alexander J. Koops Chapter 9. Guiding Composition in Choral Settings, Katherine Strand Chapter 10. Composition and Students with Special Needs, Alice M. Hammel Section III: Composition and Technology Chapter 11. Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies in Composition Education, Rick Dammers Chapter 12. The Vermont Midi Project - Fostering Mentorships in Multiple Environments, Sandi McLeod Chapter 13. Digital Natives and Composition in the Middle School Band: From Imagination to Music, Bruce Carter Section IV. Composition in Undergraduate Courses Chapter 14. Composition in International Settings: Broadening Pre-service Perceptions, Patricia Riley Chapter 15. Pre-Service Teachers in Urban Settings: Composing Connections, Janice Smith Chapter 16. Preparing Teachers to Facilitate Songwriting, John Kratus Section V. Strategic Administrative Practices for Including Composition in Music Education Chapter 17. "All In" for Composition Education: Opportunities and Challenges for Pre-Service Music Teacher Curricula, John Richmond Chapter 18. Creating School-University Partnerships to Enhance Composition Teaching & Learning, Gena Greher Chapter 19. Advancing Composition in Music Education Through Strategic Professional Development, Michele Kaschub Section VI .Moving Forward Chapter 20. Enacting the Vision: Creating and Sustaining Meaningful Composition, Betty Anne Younker Author bios Index

About the Author :
Michele Kaschub is Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Teacher Education and Graduate Studies at the University of Southern Maine. Janice Smith is Associate Professor of Music Education and Coordinator of Undergraduate Music Education at Queens College, City University of New York. Together they are the authors of Minds on Music: Composition for Creative and Critical Thinking (2009).

Review :
"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 "[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


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199832293
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 386
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 589 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0199832293
  • Publisher Date: 14 Feb 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition
  • Width: 155 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Composing our Future: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition
Oxford University Press Inc -
Composing our Future: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Composing our Future: Preparing Music Educators to Teach Composition

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!