Description
The Oxford Handbook of Music Composition Pedagogy presents an illuminating collection of perspectives on teaching and learning in the field of music composition, supplying music educators with knowledge about young composers and their work. The Handbook's forward-looking practices offer teachers tools and strategies for every child to experience music composition as part of their music education. Editor Michele Kaschub, along with an outstanding team of contributing authors, offers a comprehensive handbook providing key scholarly, critical, and practical perspectives on teaching composers and learning to compose. Written by academic scholars, researchers, and music teachers, the 43 chapters of the volume addresses nine major themes: philosophical foundations; identity and inclusion; compositional processes; approaches to composition teaching and learning; nurturing young composers; composing in classroom and ensemble settings; international perspectives on composition in music education; and how the future of composition might be shaped.The Handbook provides strategies to readers in embracing diversity as it is found in the individual nature of each student-composer and in the broader community of composers. Kaschub proposes an understanding of the value of individual and collaborative work as a function of artistic action, including a wide-range range of experiential contexts so that students can embrace traditional and emerging music, and ways to help students sustain and extend their cultural heritage through composing. The Oxford Handbook of Music Composition Pedagogy underscores the potential that composition holds for advancing student artistry in music education while guiding educators working to achieve that goal.
Table of Contents
Preface - Betty Anne YounkerSection I: Foundations for Composition in Music Education 1. Marginalized No More: Composition in Music Education Michele Kaschub2. The Music No One Has Heard Yet John Kratus3. Refining and Expanding Music Composition Pedagogies Peter Webster4. Vocabularies of Genius and Dilemmas of Pedagogy: Originality, Imagination and Creativity Neil T. Smith5. Music Creators on Creating Music Sandra StaufferSection II: Finding Identity and Fostering Inclusion in Music Composition 6. From Vulnerable Teacher to Vulnerable Songwriter: A Reflective Journey Toward Authenticity Rachel Whitcomb7. Becoming A Composition Teacher Alexander Koops8. Cultivating Student Agency in the PreK-12 Composition Curriculum Daniel Albert9. Creating Culturally Sustaining Spaces in the Compositional Process Chris Mena and Patricia Shehan CampbellSection III: Understanding Compositional Processes 10. Listening to Compose, Composing to Listen Jody Kerchner11. Skills Successful Songwriters and Producers Utilize and Why It Matters to Music Educators Bruce Carter12. Compositional Idea Selection and Development Lisa Crawford13. Addressing Creative Intentions through Revision and Editing Patricia Riley14. The Role of Technology in Learning to Compose Gena Greher15. (Un)Assessing the Processes and Products of Children's Original Musical Composition Maud HickeySection IV: Approaches to Composition Pedagogy 16. Developing Compositional Capacities: Feelingful Intention, Musical Expressivity, and Artistic Craftsmanship Michele Kaschub & Janice Smith17. Movement? Improvisation? Composition through Dalcroze EurhythmicsMarla Butke and R. J. David Frego18. Constructing a Pedagogy for Music Improvisation and Composition: A Kodály Perspective Micheál Houlahan & Philip Tacka19. Gordon Music Learning Theory: A Framework for Composition John Eros20. Playing with Music: Composition Pedagogy with Orff Schulwerk Judy Bond with sample lessons by Brian BurnettSection V: Nurturing Young Composers 21. How Transdisciplinary and Improvisational Creativities Can Nurture Young Composers and Teachers as Confident 'Makers' Pamela Burnard and Caroline Cooke22. Mentoring Young Composers: Collaborative Pathways for Developing Musicianship Elizabeth Menard23. Creating and Managing Young Composer Festivals and Showcases Daniel Deutsch24. Preparing Young Composers for Collegiate Study Cynthia Van MaanenSection VI: Composing in Classroom Music 25. Composition in Early Childhood Elizabeth Bucura26. Facilitating Songwriting with Children Suzanne Burton and Heather Wadler27. Cultivating a Purpose-Driven Composition Pedagogy in General Music Kelly Bylica28. Developing Soundcrafters: Facilitating a Holistic Approach to Music Production Steven Rice and Ann Clements29. Culture, Creation, and Community in Hip Hop Classrooms Adam Kruse & Lamont HoldenSection VII: Composing in School Ensemble Settings 30. Composition in Band Classes Matt Doiron31. Composition in Choral Settings Katherine Strand32. Composing in Orchestra Michael Hopkins33. Interactive Composing in School Jazz Ensembles Douglas T. OwensSection VIII: International Perspectives on Composition Pedagogy 34. Composition Pedagogy in Australia: Rethinking Teaching and Learning in Music Education through Composition and Creativity Renee Crawford35. Composition Pedagogy in The Czech Republic Vit Zouhar36. Composition Pedagogy in Finland: From the Margins to the Centre of Music Education Heidi Partti37. Composition Pedagogy in Germany Christian Rolle & Julia Weber38. Everyone Can Make Music Creatively: Ongakudukuri in Japanese Music Education Taichi Akutsu39. Composition in Music Education: The Case of Uganda Benon Kigozi40 Music Composition in Portuguese Classrooms: Searching for Possible Routes Ana Luísa Setas VelosoSection IX: Shaping the Future of Composition in Music Education 41. Advancing Pedagogy through Teacher Assessment and Program Evaluation David Stringham42. Composition, Policy and the Formation of Agency: Pathways in Teacher Education and K-16 Practice Patrick Schmidt & Jashen Edwards43. Future Forward: Composition in Music Teacher Education Michele KaschubIndex
