Overview

Music Education in Rural America: Volume II: A Teacher Guidebook offers practical resources to support K-12 music teacher success in rural schools, addressing the unique challenges they face and offering solutions tailored to their needs. Through voices and views from both in-service rural music teachers and experienced teacher-educators, this guidebook provides practical ideas based on decades of teaching and professional development experience. Drawing together contributors with first-hand teaching experience in a wide variety of rural settings across the country, this book addresses the needs of general, instrumental, and choral music teachers, while also encompassing broader issues such as professional isolation, advocacy, community connections, and program resources. The contributors also offer their own pragmatic advice for supportive skills such as funding, making interdisciplinary connections, and fostering eco-literacy. Introducing innovative pedagogies within traditional and progressive educational frameworks, the authors provide multiple solutions to the challenges commonly faced by rural schools while confronting assumptions about their resources, pedagogical potential, and musical possibilities. Written for music teachers, music teacher-educators, and school administrators, Music Education in Rural America: Volume II: A Teacher Guidebook affirms that geography is not necessarily a limitation and that all students deserve access to responsive music education, regardless of their zip codes.

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Author:   Daniel C. Johnson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032959795

ISBN 10:   1032959797
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   07 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Teaching Music in Rural Schools: Resources to Support Pedagogical Practices Melody Causby, Catheryn Shaw Foster, & Daniel C. Johnson Chapter 2. A Holistic Approach to General Music Education in Rural Schools Daniel C. Johnson, Whitney Mayo, & Laura Black Chapter 3. Choral Music Education in Rural Schools: Traditions, Community, and Lifelong Music-Making Jacob Berglin Chapter 4. Leading Rural School Bands: Balancing Community Expectations, Supporting Students, and Managing Program Resources Eric M. Pennello & Jason B. Gossett Chapter 5. Contemporary Music Making and Modern Ensembles in Rural Schools Joseph Campbell Chapter 6. The Many Roles of Generalist Music Teachers in Rural Schools Melissa Jmaeff & Stacey Atwell-Keister Chapter 7. The Interdisciplinary Music Curriculum in Rural Schools Daniel C. Johnson & Amorette B. Languell-Pudelka Chapter 8. Communicate to Advocate: Strategies for Identifying and Generating Support for Music Programs Whitney Mayo Chapter 9. Funding Disparities in Rural Schools: Common Solutions and Creative Alternatives James Eldreth Chapter 10. Back to the Future: Rural Music Education for a Living Planet Vincent C. Bates & Daniel J. Shevock

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Daniel C. Johnson is Professor of Music and Music Education at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, where he coordinates Graduate Studies in Music Education.

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