2nd Edition

Becoming a Choral Music Teacher A Field Experience Workbook

By Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman Copyright 2018
286 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
by Routledge

Becoming a Choral Music Teacher: A Field Experience Workbook , Second Edition is a choral methods textbook that prepares students in Music Education to become middle school and high school choral music teachers. It emphasizes important musical skills, vocal pedagogy and repertoire suitable for secondary school choirs in order to provide future teachers with the critical experiences to be... Read more

Chapter 1: The Choir Teacher as Comprehensive Musician

Chapter 2: Middle School Singers: Managing Adolescent Voices and Behavior

Chapter 3: Auditions and Warm-ups for Middle School Choirs

Chapter 4: Repertoire for Middle School Choirs

Chapter 5: Recruiting and Planning for Middle School Choirs

Chapter 6: High School Singers: Hearing Their Voices

Chapter 7: Warm-ups for High School Choirs

Chapter 8: Repertoire for High School Choirs

Chapter 9: Effective High School Choral Music Teaching

Chapter 10: Directing Vocal Jazz, Contemporary A Cappella, Show Choir, Musical Theater, Madrigal Dinners, Gospel Choirs and Multicultural Ensembles

Chapter 11: Checklists for Practical Matters: Concerts, Festivals, Travel, Technology, and the First Year of Teaching

Appendices

Biography

    Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman is Professor of Music Education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She has directed elementary school through university level choirs and currently teaches Choral Methods, Choral Literature, and Vocal Jazz.