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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis thoughtful undertaking provides a full flowering of principal features of 'General Music', that holistic realm of experience and education that extends across all facets of meaningful musical participation for elementary and secondary school students. With its extensive coverage, theoretical notions, and pedagogical considerations, Abril and Gault have framed a fine guide to music practice for classrooms of children and youth, and have invited an excellent crew of expert authors to detail participatory musicking in ways that carefully attend to the cognitive, kinesthetic, and affective development of diverse learners. * Patricia Shehan Campbell, Donald E. Peterson Professor of Music, University of Washington *
This masterfully edited collection of essays is a first to position general music as a holistic, interconnected, and complex activity that is intimately linked with intrapersonal and interpersonal human connections. Supported by the most recent research and theoretical work, each chapter offers teaching ideas on the many areas and themes that compose the mosaic of general music, including presentational and participatory musicking, singing, performance, listening, appreciation, creativity, pop, folk and world music, technology, and community building. This must-read book will inspire teachers, students, researchers, and anyone interested in the art of general music education. * Associate Professor of Music Education, University of Southern California *
Table of Contents1. General Music as Holistic Music Education Carlos R. Abril and Brent M. Gault Performing 2. Singing in the Elementary General Music Classroom Sarah J. Bartolome 3. Playing with Orff and Classroom Instruments Amy Beegle 4. Participatory Music Making with Fretted Instruments Martina Vasil 5. Pedagogical Approaches in Modern Band Gareth Dylan Smith and Warren Gramm 6. Teaching and Learning World Music Karen Howard Connecting 7. Teaching Music for Human Connections Carlos R. Abril and Loneka W. Battiste 8. Fostering Historical Empathy through Music, Art, and Poetry Janet Revell Barrett 9. Connecting with Repertoire: On the Efficacy of Folksong Jacqueline Kelly-McHale 10. Toward School and Community Musical Engagements Kari K. Veblen 11. How Do We Connect? Music Education in Online and Hybrid Learning Nyssa M. Brown Creating 12. Frames for Improvising Una MacGlone 13. New Ways to Think about Composing and Producing Katherine Strand and Michele Kaschub 14. Demystifying Songwriting Kat Reinhart 15. Digital Media, Digital Technology, and Participatory Culture Ann C. Clements Responding 16. Movement: An Integral Component of General Music Marja-Leena Juntunen 17. Engaging Learners in Active Music Listening Brent M. Gault 18. Perceiving and Responding through Analysis Andrew S. Paney and Nathan O. Buonviri Index
