Alternative approaches in music education : case studies from the field / edited by Ann C. Clements.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clements, Ann Callistro.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

MENC, the National Association for Music Education (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Instruction and study--United States.

Music.

School music--Instruction and study--United States.

School music.

Music--Instruction and study.

School music--Instruction and study.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (488 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2010.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This book provides personalized case studies of music programs that are engaging in alternative approaches. The diversity of these real-world case studies will inspire questioning and curiosity, stimulate lively discussion and innovation, and provide much food for thought.

Contents:

Preface; Part 1; preK-12 Case Studies; Opening Spaces in the Instrumental Music Classroom; 1; Guitar Class and the Popular Music Ensemble; 2; Toward a New Conception of World Music Education: The Virtual Field Experience; 3; Discovering World Music and Children's Worlds: Pedagogy Responding to Children's Learning Needs; 4; The Lakewood Project: Rockin' Out with Informal Music Learning; 5; Music Tech, Adaptive Music, and Rock Band 101: Engaging Middle School-Age Students in General Music Class; 6; Rock 'n' Roll High School: A Genre Comes of Age in the Curriculum; 7

Lead Lines, Licks, and Everything in Between: Popular Music in a Preschool Music Classroom8; Starting Young: Developing a Successful Instrumental Music Program in Kindergarten; 9; Music in Cyberspace: Exploring New Models in Education; 10; Exploring the Creation of Music through Film Scoring; 11; Alternatives to Music Education: East Meets West in Music Education; 12; Steel Drums in a Middle School Setting; 13; Talkin' Turkey: Incorporating Music from Turkey in the Elementary General Music Class; 14; Enhancing the Instrumental Music Program with Creativity; 15; Part 2

School to Community and Higher Education Case StudiesO Passo (The Step): A Critical Pedagogy for Music Education from Brazil; 16; Cultural Bearers in the Children's Choral Ensemble; 17; A Unique Collaboration: The Fairview Elementary School String Project; 18; New Wine in Old Skins: Making Music with Older Adults; 19; Compose Yourself: Older People and GarageBand; 20; Democratic Jazz: Two Perspectives on a Collaborative Improvisation Jazz Workshop; 21

If the Shoe Fits: Tapping into the Potential of an Undergraduate Peer-Teaching Experience to Promote Music Teacher and Music Teacher Educator Socialization and Identity22; Crossing Borders: Building Bridges for an International Exchange in Music Teacher Education; 23; The Rock Project: Informal Learning in Secondary General Methods; 24; Rekindling the Playful Spirit: Learning to Teach through Play; 25; About the Contributors

Notes:

"Published in partnership with MENC: The National Association for Music Education."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40801-7

9798765186190

1-282-92305-6

9786612923050

1-60709-857-1

OCLC:

694787207