Music Education Books

The Answering Voice opens our ears and voices to a new way of understanding counterpoint. Drawing on her fifty years of composing and teaching, Alice Parker envisions a theory or composition class where

In order to prepare pre-service teachers and meet the needs of practitioners in the field, music teachers and educators need resources to guide the development of curriculum, specific courses, professional

This innovative approach to the instruction of the craft of music composition is based on tailored exercises to help students develop their creativity. When the process of composition is condensed to a

In this series of personal interviews with some of the most prominent composers of ... view details

Everything we do is music contains more than 50 fun, hands-on and thought-provoking activities, each taking a work by John Cage as a starting point and exploring the links between music, dance,

Introduce or expand composition in the music class with explorative activities in listening, composing, and performing. This is a graded course ranging from the simplest rhythmic and pitch activities to

This is the second course in the series with more explorative activities in listening, composing, and performing. It is a graded course ranging from the simplest of rhythmic and pitch activities to more

Informative and practical for all who are invested in making music composition an integral part of the curriculum this resource offers a well-grounded justification for teaching music composition as well as

One of the great mysteries of music education, how to bring music composition to the band and orchestra room, is addressed effectively in this practical and pioneering text. A landmark music education

This landmark work edited by Kerchner Strand brings together 18 nationally recognized teachers to offer a pioneering and practical answer to one of the great music education mysteries: how to effectively

This books offers a practical, fully multimedia curriculum designed to teach basic musical concepts through the creative process of music composition. Music educator Barbara Freedman presents

Students today have grown up in the age of digital technology. As a result, they process information in radically different ways than preceding generations. They like their information fast and consider

Offers a philosophical foundation and rationale for teaching music composition, while discussing the teacher's role in composition instruction. Based on the Northwestern University Music Education