Description
Book SynopsisComposing Our Future is the ideal book for music teacher educators seeking to learn more about composition education. It provides resources to guide the development of undergraduate and graduate curricula, specific courses, professional development workshops, and environments where composition education can flourish.
Trade ReviewChapter authors are identified experts in their fields and provide a wide range of theoretical and practical knowledge for readers. * J. A. Helfer, CHOICE *
Table of ContentsContents ; Introduction ; Chapter 1. Embracing Composition in Music Teacher Education, Michele Kaschub and Janice Smith ; Section I. Foundations & Futures ; Chapter 2. Music Composition Intelligence and Creative Thinking in Music, Peter Webster ; Chapter 3. How Teachers Can Learn from Composition Research, Maud Hickey ; Chapter 4. The Compositional Turn in Music Education: From Closed Forms to Open Texts, Randall Everett Allsup ; Section II. Model Practices in Teaching Composition ; Chapter 5. Preparing to Engage Children in Musical Creating, Sandra Stauffer ; Chapter 6. Scaffolding Student Composers, Jackie Wiggins with Mike Medvinsky ; Chapter 7. Teaching Gifted Learners in Composition, Daniel Deutsch ; Chapter 8. Facilitating Composition in Instrumental Settings, Alexander J. Koops ; Chapter 9. Guiding Composition in Choral Settings, Katherine Strand ; Chapter 10. Composition and Students with Special Needs, Alice M. Hammel ; Section III: Composition and Technology ; Chapter 11. Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies in Composition Education, Rick Dammers ; Chapter 12. The Vermont Midi Project - Fostering Mentorships in Multiple Environments, Sandi McLeod ; Chapter 13. Digital Natives and Composition in the Middle School Band: From Imagination to Music, Bruce Carter ; Section IV. Composition in Undergraduate Courses ; Chapter 14. Composition in International Settings: Broadening Pre-service Perceptions, Patricia Riley ; Chapter 15. Pre-Service Teachers in Urban Settings: Composing Connections, Janice Smith ; Chapter 16. Preparing Teachers to Facilitate Songwriting, John Kratus ; Section V. Strategic Administrative Practices for Including Composition in Music Education ; Chapter 17. "All In" for Composition Education: Opportunities and Challenges for Pre-Service Music Teacher Curricula, John Richmond ; Chapter 18. Creating School-University Partnerships to Enhance Composition Teaching & Learning, Gena Greher ; Chapter 19. Advancing Composition in Music Education Through Strategic Professional Development, Michele Kaschub ; Section VI .Moving Forward ; Chapter 20. Enacting the Vision: Creating and Sustaining Meaningful Composition, Betty Anne Younker ; Author bios ; Index
