Music Education Books

This resource is a breakthrough on the topic of assessment for music performance classes in American schools. Written for music directors, administrators, and contest judges alike, the book provides a basis

Born out of the Eighth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education, a 2021 symposium that brought together participants from 17 nations across six continents and 29 U.S. states to learn of each

This resource, complete with workbook exercises and reflective questions, is about transforming a written document, The Common Core State Standards, into practical applications in the music

This concise guide offers extensive information about creating, administering, scoring, and interpreting quantitative assessment measures across many formats, with emphasis on performance rating scales,

This volume resulted from the Sixth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education, hosted by the University of Florida and Birmingham City University. The two keynote addresses and 35 papers

The first comprehensive look at all aspects of John M. Feierabend's innovative and popular approach to teaching music, written by a team of practitioners from early childhood to college and beyond. Topics

Habits of a Successful Choir Director presents effective teaching principles and provides a practical approach to everyday issues that choir directors face. Building on the successful Habits of

This practical resource builds a bridge from the NCAS directly into your classroom. Each artistic process - Creating, Performing, Responding, and Connecting -is  explained, then applied to the specific

The Fourth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education brought together 226 music education professionals from 13 nations to present contributions to scholarship and practice in music education

Ideal for music educators looking for more meaningful ways to approach assessment and grading. Gives teachers insight into a wide range of musical understandings and performance skills. Thoroughly

After a three-year research program at The University of Michigan, researchers James Froseth and Molly Weaver found that regular viewing and analysis of your own teaching can bring dramatic improvements.

Align music instruction with state and national standards and remain focused on active music making using this resource as your guide. This second edition includes new and updated chapters by a team with

An in-depth guide to lesson and rehearsal planning that provides a concise method for aligning music instruction with the Core Arts Standards while continuing to focus on active music

This practical, 96-page resource provides detailed information to ease understanding and implementation of the 2014 National Core Arts Standards in secondary music ensembles. Each artistic process in the

In the music classroom, instructors who hope to receive aid are required to provide data on their classroom programs. Due to the lack of reliable, valid large-scale assessments of student achievement in

This handbook is designed to help music educators develop effective objectives, lesson plans, and assessments for their students, greatly improving successful classroom, instrumental, and choral

Teacher Evaluation in Music: A Guide for Music Teachers in the U. S. aims to help music teachers navigate the controversial terrain of teacher evaluation. Rather than entering the debate on policy divorced

This hands-on, step-by-step action plan uses assessment to improve your teaching and your students’ performances. The expanded Second Edition provides examples of how to teach and assess instrumental,