Description
Modern band is a term used to describe popular music education in schools and is increasingly incorporated in K-12 and pre-service music teacher education programs. The Modern Band Handbook shines a light on the practices and perspectives of modern band teachers from across K-12 and higher education throughout the USA and gives practical advice on how to incorporate modern band into music classrooms. The chapters are grouped into five main themes: Arranging and Creating Covers; Songwriting; Teaching Modern Band Instruments; Social Justice and Cultural Responsiveness; and Music Technology. Each chapter offers a lesson plan consisting of pedagogical methods, activities, assignments, and lesson objectives. Lesson plans include accommodations, adaptations, and extensions to provide ideas for teachers who would like to make modifications for different ages and experience levels. The companion website features downloadable resources, additional assignments, and audio and video examples. Full of practical tips from forty-three teachers and music education faculty members from a broad variety of backgrounds and contexts, The Modern Band Handbook is an invaluable resource for all popular music educators.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsAbout the Companion WebsiteForeword Lucy GreenEditor's Introduction Bryan PowellPart I: Arranging and Creating Covers1. Judging a Hook by its Cover: (Re)creating Pop Songs in the Secondary General Music Classroom Virginia Wayman Davis2. Approximating by Ear: A Scaffolded Approach to Playing-by-Ear for Beginning Learners Jesse Rathgeber and Wayde Rathgeber3. Translation Nation; How to Bridge the Gap for ESL Students and Beyond Sara Munson4. Active Music Listening in Modern Band Sandra Sanchez Adorno5. Breaking Down a Song: Orff and Modern Band David Dockan6. Adapting Student-Preferred Music for Elementary Classroom Instruments Martina Vasil7. Song Set and Segues Heather FortunePart II: Songwriting in Modern Band8. Hook-Writing: A Two-for-One Deal Sondra Braeutigam9. Pathways to Teaching Composition and Improvisation Alex Ramirez10. Songwriting to a Pitch: Lyrics Kat Reinhert and Sarah Gulish11. Blues Songwriting with Ukulele Raychl Smith12. Composition in the Primary Years Michelle Vallejo13. Building Vocal Improvisation Skills With Early Elementary Students LeslieAnne Bird 14. Modern Band Songwriting Icebreaker Lesson: Paper Bag Challenge Jasmine Todd Faulkner15. Speed Songwriting Challenge Matthew Clauhs and Beatrice B. Olesko16. Pair Up: Collaborative Songwriting and Recording Tina Huynh17. Lyric Writing in Modern Band Stefanie Sagaro Part III: Teaching Modern Band Instruments18. Scaffolding a Student-Lead Band through Percussion Andrea Donze Krein19. Student Goal Setting Joseph Campbell20. Fostering Beginning Guitar Technique through the Single String Tablature Method Ronnie Nissinboim21. All About that Bassline Carmella Berthia22. Introducing Ukulele Using Modified Chords Tony Corallo23. Introduction to Ukelele for Young BeginnersJill Wilson Part IV: Social Justice and Cultural Responsiveness in Modern Band24. Social Justice in Songwriting: Protest Song Composition Mia Ibrahim25. Latin Beats in Modern Band Vimari Colón-León26. Beatboxing Our Way to Knowing and Doing Better Donna Hewitt27. Social Justice Meets Modern Band: Conversations Based in Repertoire Rachael Sanguinetti28. Building Community and Promoting Belonging, Identity, and Self-Awareness Through Hip-Hop Wanda Vásquez García29. Affirming Individual and Collective Identities through Hooks in the Modern Ensemble Alice A. Tsui Part V: Music Technology in Modern Band30. Teaching Live Audio Mixing Skills in a Modern Band Context Jennifer A. Jester31. DJing in Modern Band: The Basics of Beatmatching Aixa Burgos32. Beginning Scratching Kevin Droe33. Speaking through Soundtrap Nicholas Piato and David H. Knapp34. Introduction to Beatmaking Bryan Powell35. Remixing Songs in a DAW Warren Gramm36. Creating Mashups in Soundtrap Candice Mattio37. Digital Audio Workstations and Participatory Learning Chad Zullinger and Kelly Bylica38. Open Score to Mic to DAW: Remixing In C Lara Mitofsky NeussIndex
