Music Books

New and Published Books

1. Debates in Music Teaching

   Edited by Chris Philpott, Gary Spruce

   Series: The Debates in Subject Teaching Series

   Debates in Music Teaching encourages students and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in music education. It aims to introduce a critical approach to the central concepts and practices that have influenced major interventions and initiatives in music teaching,...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
2. Teaching Music Musically (Classic Edition)

   By Keith Swanwick

   Series: Routledge Education Classic Edition Series

   'There are countless gems within these pages ... Swanwick seems to write from more experience as a musician and teacher than most others who write for this audience. There is a real sense of his having been there.’ - Patricia Shehan Campbell, Professor of Music, University of Washington, USA '......

   Published October 3rd 2011 by Routledge
3. Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School… The Arts

   Drama, Visual Art, Music and Design

   By Martin Fautley, Jonathan Savage

   Series: Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in...

   The school curriculum is a contested arena. There are competing pressures from those who advocate that it should be constructed on a subject specific basis, whereas at the other end of the continuum is the stance taken by this book, that learning, and especially learning in the arts, can transcend...

   Published November 25th 2010 by Routledge
4. Instrumental Music Education

   Teaching with the Musical and Practical in Harmony

   By Evan Feldman, Ari Contzius

   Instrumental Music Education: Teaching with the Musical and Practical in Harmony is intended for college instrumental music education majors studying to be band and orchestra directors at the elementary, middle school, or high school level. This textbook presents an extensive look at the topics...

   Published September 30th 2010 by Routledge
5. Music Education in Your Hands

   An Introduction for Future Teachers

   By Michael L. Mark, Patrice Madura

   Music Education in Your Hands is a textbook for the introductory course in Music Education. Written for future classroom music teachers, the book provides an overview of the music education system , illuminating the many topics that music educators need to know, including technology, teaching...

   Published November 19th 2009 by Routledge
6. Becoming a Choral Music Teacher

   A Field Experience Workbook

   By Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman

   This textbook prepares Music Education and Choral Conducting majors to be effective middle school and high school choral music teachers. It fully integrates the choral field experience for hands-on learning and reflection and allows the student to observe and teach the book’s principles. It covers...

   Published October 22nd 2009 by Routledge
7. A Practical Guide to Teaching Music in the Secondary School

   Edited by Julie Evans, Chris Philpott

   Series: Routledge Teaching Guides

   A Practical Guide to Teaching Music in the Secondary School provides valuable support, guidance and creative ideas for student teachers, mentors and practising teachers who want to develop their music teaching. Written to accompany the successful textbook Learning to Teach Music in the Secondary...

   Published April 5th 2009 by Routledge
8. Teaching Music in American Society

   A Social and Cultural Understanding of Music Education

   By Steven N. Kelly

   Teaching Music in American Society is a comprehensive textbook designed for students who seek to be certified in music education to teach K-12 music in American public and private schools. It covers the issues facing music education, including the functional role of music within school environments...

   Published November 25th 2008 by Routledge
9. Learning to Teach Music in the Secondary School

   A Companion to School Experience, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Christopher Philpott, Gary Spruce

   Series: Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series

   This new edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent changes to the curriculum. With a focus on evidence-based practice, this book aims to develop open and reflective practitioners who will critically examine their own and others’ ideas about music education and the way in which...

   Published November 22nd 2006 by Routledge
10. Issues in Music Teaching

    Edited by Chris Philpott, Charles Plummeridge

    Series: Issues in Teaching Series

    Issues in Music Teaching stimulates critical reflection on a range of topics related to the teaching and learning of music in both the primary and secondary school, including: the place of music in the curriculum the nature of music and music education ICT and music education music education and...

    Published April 25th 2001 by Routledge