Full Description
General Music: Dimensions of Practice is a practical guide for music teachers and teaching artists who strive to teach music holistically. The book begins by framing general music as a holistic music education that is comprehensive, meaningful, and relevant to diverse learners in school and community settings. It is followed by chapters that are organized into one of four dimensions of music practice: performing, connecting, creating, and responding. Chapter authors share creative and innovative teaching ideas, for both elementary and secondary school students, that focus on a wide range of topics, including: songwriting, composing, improvising, singing, moving, playing, listening, analyzing, contextualizing, and connecting. Each chapter provides (a) a rationale for a given area of music study, establishing its importance and relevance; (b) a research or theoretical background, to inform and guide practice; and (c) a pedagogical model or framework illustrated through lesson ideas, curriculum units, or vignettes. The ideas in this book seek to inspire and guide teachers as they build comprehensive music programs that are informed by students and communities.
Contents
1. General Music as Holistic Music Education
Carlos R. Abril and Brent M. Gault
Performing
2. Singing in the Elementary General Music Classroom
Sarah J. Bartolome
3. Playing with Orff and Classroom Instruments
Amy Beegle
4. Participatory Music Making with Fretted Instruments
Martina Vasil
5. Pedagogical Approaches in Modern Band
Gareth Dylan Smith and Warren Gramm
6. Teaching and Learning World Music
Karen Howard
Connecting
7. Teaching Music for Human Connections
Carlos R. Abril and Loneka W. Battiste
8. Fostering Historical Empathy through Music, Art, and Poetry
Janet Revell Barrett
9. Connecting with Repertoire: On the Efficacy of Folksong
Jacqueline Kelly-McHale
10. Toward School and Community Musical Engagements
Kari K. Veblen
11. How Do We Connect? Music Education in Online and Hybrid Learning
Nyssa M. Brown
Creating
12. Frames for Improvising
Una MacGlone
13. New Ways to Think about Composing and Producing
Katherine Strand and Michele Kaschub
14. Demystifying Songwriting
Kat Reinhart
15. Digital Media, Digital Technology, and Participatory Culture
Ann C. Clements
Responding
16. Movement: An Integral Component of General Music
Marja-Leena Juntunen
17. Engaging Learners in Active Music Listening
Brent M. Gault
18. Perceiving and Responding through Analysis
Andrew S. Paney and Nathan O. Buonviri
Index
