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Plan, Assess & Manage
l Accessing Music—Amy Gruben, Kimberly
McCord & Jesse Rathgeber. This revolutionary
book is designed to help special-education
teachers assist students with disabilities in
order for them to participate in music. Based on
the philosophy of Universal Design for Learning
(UDL), Accessing Music explores alternative and
creative ways to reach disabled students in the
classroom. Classroom tested, the innovative
strategies, examples, and visuals presented
have successfully tackled challenging areas,
such as notation, fingering charts, holding
instruments, assessment, manipulatives,
and much more. This fully reproducible book
also includes a comprehensive list of related
resources, and the Data Disk CD allows for
printing and classroom sharing.
10459322 Reproducible Book/
CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.99
l Before the Singing (Structuring Children's
Choirs for Success)—Barbara Tagg. This is
a comprehensive guide to forming, expanding,
and empowering choirs in school, church, or
community. Topics include: boards of directors;
finances; rehearsals; touring; commissioning
new works; promotion and fundraising;
building community and more. An extensive
children's choir repertoire list with over 700
titles is included along with essays by nationally
recognized leaders in the choral field.
10392767 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . 29.95
l Choir Builders for Growing Voices (24
More Vocal Exercises for Warm-up &
Workout)—Rollo Dilworth. This second volume
of the popular series offers 24 more warm-ups
and workouts. Strengthen phrasing and breath
control, use dynamic expression, enhance
independent and harmonic singing, perform
accurate articulations, swing eighths and
syncopation patterns, practice proper diction,
rhythm accuracy, and more. Sing along with
the demonstration tracks on the enclosed CD,
or use the accompaniment-only tracks for ear
training and assessment options. 12 of the
exercises also offer optional Orff and percussion
accompaniment parts. Grades 4-8.
10429105 Unison Reproducible Book/CD
Volume 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99
n Classroom Management in the Music
Room ("Pin-Drop Quiet" Classes and
Rehearsal)—David Newell. With 30 years of
teaching in the public schools as well as 15
years at the university level, master teacher
David Newell shares his "secrets" of classroom
management. Create a positive learning
environment without ever having to raise your
voice! This is a great resource for both the
veteran and first year music teachers.
10351634 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . 29.95
l Common Core: Re-Imagining the Music
Rehearsal and Classroom (Standards,
Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction)—
Paul Kimpton & Ann Kimpton. Teaching in the
21st century can be a daunting yet exhilarating
experience. It is daunting because a plethora
of initiatives have been hurled at educators
from every direction. Current and future music
educators must continually adapt their teaching
philosophies, strategies, rehearsals, music
selection processes, assessment practices, and
grading procedures to justify one of the most
important subjects a student can study, and
that is music. Common Core: Re-Imagining the
Music Rehearsal and Classroom, complete with
workbook exercises and reflective questions,
is about transforming a written document, The
Common Core State Standards, into practical
applications in the music classroom. Authors
Paul and Ann Kimpton outline how to use the
Common Core State Standards to help students
develop a higher level of understanding of
musical skills and content, and to help students
engage with music more deeply and with more
meaning. Intended for kindergarden through
college music educators, administrators, and
pre-service educators, this book is an excellent
resource that can have a profound impact on
the music classroom.
10463561 Spiral Bound Book . . . . . . . 27.95
n Gadgets for Great Singing—Christy Elsner.
Use a gadget for a fresh approach to teaching
dynamics, facial expression, phrasing and
musicality in your choral classroom. These
inexpensive learning tools provide endless
inventive ideas for introducing and reinforcing
all elements of vocal pedagogy including
breath, resonant tone, vowel formation,
tongue placement, and diction. They also
promote kinesthetic awareness and physical
memory, empowering the individual singers
and the entire class. Grades 5-12.
10376206 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99
l Musical iPad—Vincent Leonard & Thomas
Rudolph. Thousands of music apps - designed
to assist you with every aspect of your life as
a musician, hobbyist, student, or educator
- are available for the iPad. This valuable
resource guides you step by step through
the most popular and productive apps for
the iPad 2, iPad (3rd or 4th generation), or
iPad mini running iOS 6. It also provides
guidance for using the best iPad music apps
and demonstrates how to apply them in your
musical life. The authors, experienced in
the creation of music technology textbooks,
training, and courses, maintain a companion
website that includes useful video tutorials and
updates. Book, 200 p. with DVD-ROM.
10439406 Book/DVD-ROM. . . . . . . . . 19.99
n Music Assessment Across Cultures
and Continents (The Culture of Shared
Practice)—Tim Brophy. What are the purposes
of music education assessment? What are the
best strategies and techniques? How does
assessment improve music teaching and
learning? What are the shared research priorities
for music education assessment? To address
these questions, 139 assessment scholars,
researchers, music administrators, students,
and practicing music educators representing
six continents and 17 nations convened on the
campus of the University of Bremen in Bremen,
Germany. The 34 papers published in this
volume address assessment in national, state,
and regional contexts as well as in districts,
schools and classrooms. A wealth of information
about assessment in higher education and music
teacher education is also included.
10345376 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.95
l Teaching Music Through Composition (A
Curriculum Using Technology)—Barbara
Freedman. 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 classroom-
tested ways of teaching composition with
technology as a tool with which students
can create, edit, save, and reproduce
music. All students can have meaningful
hands-on applied learning experiences that
will impact not only their music experience
and learning but also their understanding and
comfort with 21st century technology.
10357084 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . 35.00
l Teaching Music to Students with
Autism—Alice Hammel & Ryan Hourigan.
This book provides a comprehensive study of
the education of students with autism within
the music classroom. The authors focus
on the diagnosis of autism, advocating for
students and music programs, and creating
and maintaining a team approach when
working with colleagues. A significant portion
of the book is focused on understanding the
communication, cognition, behavior, sensory,
and socialization challenges inherent in working
with autistic children. The authors suggest
ways to structure classroom experiences and
learning opportunities for all students. Vignettes
and classroom snapshots from experienced
teachers provide additional opportunities to
transfer theory to real-life application.
10424338 Paperback Book . . . . . . . . 24.95
l Technology in Today's Music Classroom—
Manju Durairaj. Whether you have access to a
projector and a computer, a tablet or a cart of
tablets, or an IWB and multiple tablets, you can
create sophisticated activities that make the
most of existing equipment. All types of students
will be engaged through movement, singing,
instrument playing, creating and notating. Active
music educator and SMART Certified Trainer
Manju Durairaj provides a wealth of ideas and
"how to" activities in this teacher resource
book. Learn how to create effective visual charts
to explore vocal pathways and movement,
facilitate note reading, and improvise with
recorders. Tablets can be used to assess, record
and save student work into an individualized
digital portfolio. Create worksheets, use
digital flashcards, render melodic and
rhythmic dictation, and much more.
10463198 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
l You Want Me to Teach What?—Mari
Schay & Michael Tolon. You're a secondary
instrumental or choral specialist, newly assigned
to the general music classroom. What now?
Two experienced teachers who conquered this
challenge offer practical advice with great care
and wit. Chapters of the book address attitude,
school environment, classroom management,
curriculum and assessment, and student
performance. In addition, concrete lesson plans
are provided for each grade level to help you
figure out the job and find the joy! Grades K-8.
10457884 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.99
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