Musicianship : composing in band and orchestra / Maud Hickey, Alexander Koops, Clint Randles, David Stringham, Linda Thornton ; foreword by Peter R. Webster ; edited by Clint Randles and David Stringham.
"G-8444" Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Why composition? / Clint Randles -- Starting with improvisation / Linda Thornton -- Utilizing web-based notation software for teacher- and student-produced musical content / Roger Mantie -- What to do about assessment / Maud Hickey -- Interdisciplinary collaboration with composition / Betty Anne Younker and Jillian Bracken -- Connecting narrative thinking and creative thinking in music / Sandra L. Stauffer -- Engaging in creative musical thinking through narrative thinking frames / Sandra L. Stauffer -- Releasing a student's inner composer / Alex Shapiro -- Think like a kid : teaching high school kids to create and perform music with graphic notation / Michael Colgrass -- Group composition and performance / David Dzubay -- A view into practice : laptop composing in band classes / Rick Dammers -- Culture of creativity : what composition means to students / Clint Randles --Voices of experience / David Stringham -- Fostering a community of composers / Sharon G. Davis -- "Little" fugue in G minor-J. S. Bach / Gregory Whitmore -- Cajun folk songs / Daniel Brame -- Recomposing holiday tunes / Michelle Hamilton -- Constructing a warm-up chorale / Richard S. Webb -- March from The Nutcracker theme and variations / Michael Hopkins -- Seasonal suites / Robin Gielbelhausen -- Creating accompaniments in high school orchestra / Michelle Hamilton -- Composition based on visual art / Patricia Riley -- Melodic scoring / Gary Fagan -- Music from models / Stephen Dembski -- Musical building blocks : melody generation through motivic transformation / Edward Schoendorff and Matthew Schoendorff -- Composer's toolbox / Emily Schwartz -- Creating background tracks for recorder melody / Sheena Dhamsania -- Compose your own adventure / Julie Bounds -- Jazzin' it up : full ensemble composition on a blue note / Jennifer McDonel -- Composing with GarageBand / Nancy S. Beitler -- Crafting the vertical (chords) from the horizontal (melody) / Scott Watson -- The complete package in their ears : teaching melody, harmony, structure, and improvisations by ear / Rick Hirsch -- Composition pen pals commission project / Julie Bounds -- Composing outside the box : learning graphic notation, extended techniques, and directed improvisation / Harry Bulow -- Blue Minim / Mark Sullivan -- Composing rules : a community-guided improvisation / Baljinder Singh Sekhon, II -- Composing a solo for your friends / Rob Deemer -- Exploring textures : melody, accompaniment, and bass lines / Paul Siskind -- Realizations : a template for teaching composition and improvised performance / Alex Lubet.
Summary:
Collected essays and lesson plans by expert music educators provide resources for teaching composition in the context of band and orchestra classes, in support of the National Standards for Music Education requiring skill in composing and arranging. Written by more than 35 nationally recognized teachers and composers, part 1 provides an introduction to the value of composition in instrumental instruction, from elementary through college level. Part 2 bridges theory and practice, with chapters devoted to creating a culture of creativity, preparing students, implementing technology, and involving the entire ensemble. Finally, part 3 features a diverse range of lesson plans by 25 teachers and composers, presenting imaginative and pedagogically sound approaches and projects for all levels of skill for grades K-12.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.