Overview

Becoming a Choral Music Teacher: A Field Experience Workbook, Second Edition is a choral methods textbook that prepares students in Music Education to become middle school and high school choral music teachers. It emphasizes important musical skills, vocal pedagogy and repertoire suitable for secondary school choirs in order to provide future teachers with the critical experiences to be effective. Focusing equally on rehearsal strategies, auditions and classroom management, the book is also a ""workbook"" that requires the students’ active learning through participation in fieldwork. Students learn in a sequential and practical manner, beginning with the study of the middle school voice and progressing to the high school voice, through practice of theory with adolescents, followed by class reflection on common problems and solutions, and then continued practice. NEW to this Edition Updated references to NAfME, and new national and state standards and licensing rules More on the needs of Special Learners in the choral classroom Latest resources on classroom management theories and practice Expanded vocal warm-ups that incorporate body movement and aural skills training More on gender issues (including LGBT awareness), sociological impact and meanings of choral singing, and emerging knowledge of multicultural choral music Becoming a Choral Music Teacher: A Field Experience Workbook, Second Edition fully integrates the choral field experience for hands-on learning and reflection and allows the student to observe and teach the book’s principles.

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Author:   Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman (Indiana University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9781138053007

ISBN 10:   1138053007
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   06 December 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1: The Choir Teacher as Comprehensive Musician. Chapter 2: Middle School Singers: Managing Adolescent Voices and Behavior. Chapter 3: Auditions and Warm-Ups for Middle School Choirs. Chapter 4: Repertoire for Middle School Choirs. Chapter 5: Recruiting and Planning for Middle School Choirs. Chapter 6: High School Singers: Hearing Their Voices. Chapter 7: Warm-Ups for High School Choirs. Chapter 8: Repertoire for High School Choirs. Chapter 9: Effective High School Choral Music Teaching. Chapter 10: Directing Vocal Jazz, Contemporary A Cappella, Show Choir, Musical Theater, Madrigal Dinners, Gospel Choirs, and Multicultural Ensembles. Chapter 11: Checklists for Practical Matters: Concerts, Festivals, Travel, Technology, and the First Year of Teaching. Appendices. Index.

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Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman is Professor of Music Education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She has directed elementary school through university level choirs and currently teaches Choral Methods, Choral Literature, and Vocal Jazz.

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