Did students learn what I think I taught them? : Assessment of musical, standards-based learning in middle school general music / Alden H. Snell II. Exceptionalities in adolescence / Kimberly A. McCord -- Adolescents and singing / Joshua Palkki -- Guitar for the middle school classroom / Scott Burstein and Martina Vasil -- Early keyboard experiences to inspire independent musicianship / Suzanne L. Burton -- Drumming and percussion / Gareth Dylan Smith and Brian D. Bersh -- Toca el ukulele : Songs in Spanish and the ukulele / Robin Giebelhausen -- Ideas for instrumental music making / Patricia Shehan Campbell and Lee Higgins -- Music technology in the middle school general music classroom / James Frankel -- Informal, intuitive, interdisciplinary, and interactive : Middle school general music with a twist / Gina R. Greher -- Songwriting and the importance of classroom community / Mark C. Adams -- Cocreating musicals with middle school students / Heather Wadler -- Bridging practices : Infusing general music into the choral classroom / Aimee D. Pearsall -- Did students learn what I think I taught them? : Assessment of musical, standards-based learning in middle school general music / Alden H. Snell II.
Summary:
"Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music presents numerous ways to engage adolescents in active music making that is relevant to their lives so that they may be more apt to continue their involvement with music as a lifetime endeavor"-- Provided by publisher. "Inspire and involve your adolescent students in active music-making with this second edition of Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music. A practical and accessible resource, fourteen chapters lay out pedagogically sound practices for preservice and inservice music teachers. Beginning with adolescent development, authors outline clear, pedagogical steps for the creation of an inclusive curriculum that is age-appropriate age-relevant, and standards-based. You will find timely chapters on singing and playing instruments such as guitar, keyboard, ukulele, drumming and percussion. Other chapters address ways to make music with technology, strategies for students with exceptionalities, and the construction of instruments. Further, there are chapters on songwriting, interdisciplinary creative projects, co-creating musicals, infusing general music into the choral classroom, and standards-based assessment. The book is full of musical examples, sample rubrics, and resource lists. This second edition of Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music is a necessity for any practitioner who teaches music to adolescent students or as a text for secondary general music methods courses." Provided by publisher.
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