6th Edition
The Teaching of Instrumental Music
Part I – The Foundations
1. History of Instrumental Music
2. Teaching and the Role of Motivation
3. Objectives, Standards, and Curriculum Development
4. Assessment
5. Administering and Organizing the Program
6. Recruiting
7. Scheduling
8. Special Populations and Instrumental Music
9. The Physiology of Instrumental Music Performance
Part II – The Ensembles and Classroom Teaching
10. Planning for and Rehearsing Instrumental Ensembles
11. Planning for and Teaching Beginning Instrumental Students
12. The Marching Band
13. The Jazz Ensemble
14. The Guitar and Classroom Teaching
Part III– The Woodwind Instruments
15. Winds Principles
16. The Flute
17. The Oboe
18. The Clarinet
19. The Saxophone
20. The Bassoon
Part IV – The Brass and Percussion Instruments
21. Brass Principles
22. The Trumpet and Cornet
23. The Horn
24. The Trombone
25. The Tuba and Euphonium
26. Percussion Instruments
Part V – The String Instruments
27. Strings Principles
28. The Violin
29. The Viola
30. The Cello
31. The Double Bass
Biography
Richard J. Colwell is in the Music Educators Hall of Fame and received special citations from the International Society for Music Education, Illinois Music Educators Association, and National Federation of Music Clubs, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He founded the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education and the Quarterly Journal of Music Teaching and Learning.
Michael P. Hewitt is Professor of Music Education at the University of Maryland, and founder and director of the University of Maryland Terrapin Music Camp. He served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research in Music Education and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, and was elected to the Editorial Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education.
