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Book SynopsisReaching and Teaching All Instrumental Music Students draws from credible research and established approaches to offer practical applications for the variety of music classrooms teachers face today, many of which are not ideal. Kevin Mixon shares successful techniques for recruiting and retention, garnering program support, teaching for diverse learning styles and exceptional students, classroom management, and teaching notation, composition, and improvisation. This expanded second edition adds practical advice on reading rhythm notation, teacher feedback, home visits, community building, and establishing positive relationships_with even the most challenging students. Mixon demonstrates that fostering respect and going the extra mile are rewarding for students, parents, and teachers alike.
Trade ReviewKevin Mixon has prepared a refreshingly practical text for teaching all instrumental music students. The strategies and concepts will ring true to master teachers everywhere. -- Bob Phillips, composer, music educator, and string editor, Alfred Publishing
This text provides relevant real world solutions to teaching all instrumental music students regardless of the school demographics. Mr. Mixon modifies research-based ideas to help you start, build, and maintain a solid and accountable program. All instrumental music teachers need to have this book! -- Larry Clark, vice president, Carl Fischer Music
Reaching and Teaching All Instrumental Music Students is a much-needed text that addresses the specific needs of those who teach music in difficult circumstances. Guiding teachers through the complexities of today's classroom realities, Mixon shares proven instructional strategies to produce music programs of merit, particularly in urban settings. University methods courses should put this book at the top of their reading list. -- Edward S. Lisk, clinician, conductor, and author, Oswego, NY
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword to the Second Edition Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction: New Perspectives Chapter 5 1 Getting Students Started Chapter 6 2 Maintaining Interest Chapter 7 3 Gaining Support Chapter 8 4 Time and Student Management Chapter 9 5 Multisensory Teaching Chapter 10 6 Including Exceptional Learners Chapter 11 7 Introducing Notation Chapter 12 8 Improvisation and Composition
