Engaging Musical Practices

Foreword
Diane Persellin
Preface
Alison M. Reynolds
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Beginnings
Elizabeth Cassidy Parker
Chapter 2: Active Listening for a Lifetime of Music Understanding and Enjoyment
Kimberly Inks
Chapter 3: Development and Pedagogy of Children's Singing
Joanne Rutkowski
Chapter 4: Engaging Movement Practices for Young Musicians: Four Perspectives
Wendy H. Valerio
Chapter 5: Teaching Multicultural Folk Dances
Karen Howard
Chapter 6: Musical Engagement through Classroom Instruments
Julie Scott
Chapter 7: Audiation-Based Improvisation and Composition in Elementary General Music
Heather Nelson Shouldice
Chapter 8: Sound, Syllables, and Symbols: A Process Approach to Music Literacy
Suzanne L. Burton
Chapter 9: Making Informed Technology Choices for Elementary General Music Classrooms
Kerry B. Renzoni
Chapter 10: Working with Music from Around the World
Lisa Lehmberg
Chapter 11: Inclusion in the Elementary General Music Classroom: Teaching Students with Special Needs While Creating a Bridge Between Music Education and Music Therapy
Cynthia M. Colwell
Chapter 12: National Core Arts Standards: Spark Plugs for Engagement, Understanding,
Retention, and Transfer of Learning in Elementary School General Music
Sandra Nicolucci
Chapter 13: Getting to Know Our Students: Assessment in the Elementary General
Music Classroom
Cynthia Crump Taggart
Chapter 14: Classroom Management: Strategies for a Student-Centered Approach
Katie Wolf Martinenza
Chapter 15: Professional Development for the Elementary General Music Teacher
Ann Marie Stanley
About the Editors
About the Authors