Teaching Choral Music (2nd Edition)
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Book Description
Written in a lively and engaging style, this comprehensive, practical, and authoritative guide to teaching choral music offers a sequential, organized plan of approach that explores the foundation principles and methods of the discipline, covers the nuts and bolts of the profession, and helps users learn to structure administration and organization responsibilities to promote long, complete, and satisfying careers. Offers practical guidance and explains complex concepts about vocal and choral technique in a simple and easy-to-understand language. Covers theŸgistory of choral music in Europe and America, and delineates aspecific philosophy of teachingchoral music with a particular emphasis on its justification in the secondary school curriculum. Now recommends long- and short-term Study Projects for each chapter, and comes with new and expanded appendices that include: Suppliers of Choral Music, Materials and Equipment; Choral Literature for Mid-Level Grades; Multicultural Choral Music; Sight Reading Methods; plus useful Web Sites. Makes an ideal reference.
Card catalog description
Comprehensive and authoritative, Teaching Choral Music addresses how to teach choral music to adolescents. Part One helps to build strong foundations for successful teaching. Part Two relates to the nuts and bolts of the profession (how to teach), and Part Three aids in structuring non-teaching responsibilities so the teacher's tenure will be long, thorough, and satisfying (administration and organization). Each chapter provides Study Projects, Thoughts for Contemplation and Discussion and an extensive bibliography to assist the instructor in a more in-depth involvement with specific areas of interest.
Teaching Choral Music (2nd Edition)
Teaching Choral Music (2nd Edition),Don L. Collins,Prentice Hall,0130813567,Choral Music,Choral singing,Instruction & Study - General,Instruction & Study - Voice,Instruction and study,Juvenile,Music,Music Education,School music,Music / General
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