Secondary Classroom Resource Books

Featuring 56 lessons by music technology experts from around the world, this all-in-one guide to the world of music technology covers topics like composition (with digital audio workstations such as

This books offers a practical, fully multimedia curriculum designed to teach basic musical concepts through the creative process of music composition. Music educator Barbara Freedman presents

This book focuses on teaching adolescents within the context of a music classroom, regardless of content area (orchestra, band, choir, or general music). It provides a look at the importance of music

Trans and gender-expansive youth deserve a safe and empowering space to engage in high-quality school music experiences. Supportive music teachers ensure that all students have access to ethically and

Offering practical suggestions for helping both teachers and students think about the world around them, this book seeks to help implement social justice practices in music classes and ensembles at the

As guitar instruction increases in popularity in secondary schools, many band, choir, and orchestra teachers are asked to teach guitar. This helpful and concise volume provides all of the practical tools

Not a traditional music theory text, Music Theory through Musical Theatre tackles the theoretical foundations of musical theatre and musical theatre literature with an emphasis on what students will need to

Protest music is largely perceived as an unsubtle art form, a brand of songwriting that preaches to the converted. But popular music of all types has long given listeners food for thought. Fifty years

This practical resource for music educators provides 15 fully developed and classroom-vetted instructional plans with assessments that are aligned to articulate learning from kindergarten through grade 12.

This innovative approach to the instruction of the craft of music composition is based on tailored exercises to help students develop their creativity. When the process of composition is condensed to a

This is a comprehensive resource for general classroom teachers, music and drama educators. The book provides strategies for including musical theater across the K-12 curriculum, inviting teachers and arts

This universally acclaimed and award-winning book is an authoritative survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time. The main five volumes

Music, Song, Dance, and Theater explores the innovative programs and interventions in youth community practice that draw on the performing arts as a way to reach and engage the target populations.

This resource is a practical blueprint for teachers wanting to begin teaching music technology to middle and high school-age students. The authors inspire classroom music teachers to expand beyond

Teacher Evaluation in Music: A Guide for Music Teachers in the U. S. aims to help music teachers navigate the controversial terrain of teacher evaluation. Rather than entering the debate on policy divorced

Informative and practical for all who are invested in making music composition an integral part of the curriculum this resource offers a well-grounded justification for teaching music composition as well as

Many can attest to the importance of the self-growth that occurs for young people through the arts and their accompanying communities of support, understanding, and caring. Yet even professionals who work

Veteran music educators help music teachers introduce technology into the classroom by providing strategies to support and enrich students' musical learning. The authors highlight free online tools and

In this series of personal interviews with some of the most prominent composers of ... view details

This resource tells the story of how the dividing line between the traditional roles of musicians and recording studio personnel has changed throughout the latter half of the twentieth century to the

This resource provides an easy-to-read guide for music-making in the studio setting, from equipment fundamentals to recording and mixing almost any instrument. In six sections, lessons give a comprehensive

In all of the books about rock music, relatively few focus on the purely musical dimensions of the style: dimensions of harmony and melody, tonality and scale, rhythm and meter, phrase structure and form,

Improvisation is core to musicianship. Students already build skills that drive improvisation when they listen to music or imitate rhythmic patterns. Building from this observation, this addresses