
Fertile Ground in Middle Level General Music
Stephanie Cronenberg(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 23. November 2021
Book
Hardback
196 pages
978-0-367-64380-5 (ISBN)
Description
Fertile Ground in Middle Level General Music guides music educators to inspire their middle level students (grades 5-8) to engage more deeply in the general music classroom, where students are given the opportunity to "try on" a range of roles: musician, composer, listener, and critic. The book outlines the Fertile Ground Framework, a teacher's aide for curricular decision-making that unites the middle level concept with the National Core Arts Standards while emphasizing the developmental needs and cultural identities of students. This resource-rich book provides teachers with an array of adaptable classroom support tools, including:
Lesson sequences
Activity ideas
Teacher resources and worksheets
"Do-Now" exercises
Featuring the real-world perspectives of thirteen music educators, Fertile Ground in Middle Level General Music is both practical and theoretical, presenting methods for creating rich, inspiring learning environments in middle level general music classrooms of all shapes and sizes, and highlighting the unacknowledged strengths that already exist therein. Focused on the aim of motivating students to pursue lifelong music learning, this book helps instructors find joy and excitement in teaching a wide array of musical topics to diverse groups of middle level music students.
Lesson sequences
Activity ideas
Teacher resources and worksheets
"Do-Now" exercises
Featuring the real-world perspectives of thirteen music educators, Fertile Ground in Middle Level General Music is both practical and theoretical, presenting methods for creating rich, inspiring learning environments in middle level general music classrooms of all shapes and sizes, and highlighting the unacknowledged strengths that already exist therein. Focused on the aim of motivating students to pursue lifelong music learning, this book helps instructors find joy and excitement in teaching a wide array of musical topics to diverse groups of middle level music students.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development and Undergraduate
Illustrations
14 s/w Abbildungen, 14 s/w Zeichnungen, 29 s/w Tabellen
29 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
574 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-64380-5 (9780367643805)
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Person
Stephanie Cronenberg is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Clinical Experience and Practice at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Author
Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
Content
Introduction: Finding Fertile Ground / 1. The Fertile Ground Framework / PART 1: The Heart of the Fertile Ground Framework / 2. Educating the Whole Student: Responding to Young Adolescents' Developmental Needs and Cultural Identities / 3. Creating a Motivating Learning Community on Day One and Every Day / PART 2: Reconsidering Curriculum and Pedagogy through the Fertile Ground Framework / 4. Joining Hands: Active and Purposeful General Music Learning / 5. Making Connections: Relevant and Integrative General Music Learning / 6. Stretching Limits: Exploratory and Challenging General Music Learning / PART 3: Assessment on and through the Fertile Ground Framework / 7. Authentic and Intentional Assessment by Teacher, Peers, and Self / Conclusion: Promises of the Fertile Ground