1st Edition
Music Education in Your Hands An Introduction for Future Teachers
Preface 1. Why Music Education? 2. The Role of Government in School Music 3. The Music Curriculum for All Students 4. The Music Curriculum for Vocal and Instrumental 5. The Music Educator’s Communities 6. Professional Associations: the Third Community 7. What Music Teachers Need to Know to Be Successful 8. Competencies That Music Teachers Need to Be Successful 9. Challenges For the New Teacher 10. Statements of Belief: Words that Guide the Profession 11. Preparing for the Future of Music Education Appendix: The Power of Music Education: Two True Stories Notes Index
Biography
Michael L. Mark is the author of several music education books in the area of music education history. He is retired from Towson University, where he was Dean of the Graduate School and professor of music. A member of the Music Educators Hall of Fame, he is a frequent speaker at universities and symposia.
Patrice Madura is a Professor of Music Education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she teaches freshmen through to doctoral students. She is the author of Becoming a Choral Music Teacher, and Getting Started with Vocal Improvisation, and of articles in Teaching Music in the Urban Classroom, Journal of Research in Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, and many more publications.
