Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond
Bridget Sweet
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Description for Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond
Paperback. Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond focuses on teaching adolescents within the context of a music classroom. It considers the impact of music education on adolescents as they transition from child to adult as well as encourages music educators to mindfully examine their own teaching practice. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLC; JNU; YQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond focuses on teaching adolescents within the context of a music classroom, regardless of content area (orchestra, band, choir, or general music). It provides a look at the importance of music courses in the lives of adolescents as they navigate the path between being a child and an adult. As every music student is completely unique, there is no one-size-fits-all prescriptive way of working with this age group. Rather, music educators must approach adolescents with high musical standards and aspirations to learn and achieve within music; a willingness to honor the ... Read more
Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond focuses on teaching adolescents within the context of a music classroom, regardless of content area (orchestra, band, choir, or general music). It provides a look at the importance of music courses in the lives of adolescents as they navigate the path between being a child and an adult. As every music student is completely unique, there is no one-size-fits-all prescriptive way of working with this age group. Rather, music educators must approach adolescents with high musical standards and aspirations to learn and achieve within music; a willingness to honor the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199372072
SKU
V9780199372072
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99-8
About Bridget Sweet
Bridget Sweet is Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of Illinois. She has worked extensively with adolescent singers as a teacher, clinician, and adjudicator. Her research interests include middle level choral music education, female and male adolescent voice change, educating and empowering adolescent music students, and the intersection of LGBTQ topics and the music classroom.
Reviews for Growing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond
Reading Sweets book makes one feel as though these colleagues are sitting with us, reading along and commenting. This feature, along with the authors clear writing style, make this a valuable volume, not just for middle school teachers, but for those teaching any level.
John Devorick, ACDA Choral Journal
John Devorick, ACDA Choral Journal