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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809803603321

Autore

Mark Michael L.

Titolo

Music education in your hands : an introduction for future teachers / / Michael L. Mark and Patrice Madura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-18390-2

1-135-18391-0

1-282-37677-2

9786612376771

0-203-86347-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaduraPatrice D

Disciplina

780.71

Soggetti

Music - Instruction and study - United States

School music - Instruction and study - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; One: Why Music Education?; Two: The Role of Government in School Music; Three: The Music Curriculum for All Students; Four: The Music Curriculum for Vocal and Instrumental Performers; Five: The Music Educator's Communities; Six: Professional Associations: The Third Community; Seven: What Music Teachers Need to Know to Be Successful; Eight: Competencies That Music Teachers Need to Be Successful; Nine: Challenges for the New Teacher; Ten: Statements of Belief: Words that Guide the Profession

Eleven: Preparing for the Future of Music EducationAppendix: The Power of Music Education: Two True Stories; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Music Education in Your Hands is a textbook for the introductory course in Music Education. Written for future classroom music teachers, the book provides an overview of the music education system , illuminating the many topics that music educators need to know, including technology, teaching methods, curricular evolution, legislation, and a range of societal needs from cultural diversity to evolving tastes in music. It encompasses a broad picture of the



profession, and how the future of music education rests in the hands of today's student teachers as they learn how to become advo