Abril, Carlos R. - Teaching General Music

General music is informed by a variety of teaching approaches and methods that guide teachers in planning and implementing instruction. Teaching General Music offers a panoramic view of general music pedagogy and critical lenses through which to view these frameworks and practices. Including descriptions of each of the distinct approaches to general music teaching - Dalcroze, Informal, Interdisciplinary, Kodaly, Music Learning Theory, Orff Schulwerk, Social Constructivism, and World Music Pedagogy.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Carlos R. Abril and Brent M. Gault
1. Untangling General Music Education: Concept, Theory, and Practice
Carlos R. Abril
Approaches
2. Orff Schulwerk: Releasing and Developing the Musical Imagination
Amy Beegle and Judith Bond
3. Teaching Music with a Social Constructivist Vision of Learning
Jackie Wiggins
4. Kodaly-Inspired Teaching: A Bridge to Musical Fluency
Brent M. Gault
5. World Music Pedagogy: Where Music Meets Culture in Classroom Practice
Patricia Shehan Campbell
6. Learning with Digital Media and Technology in Hybrid Music Classrooms
Evan Tobias
7. The Dalcroze Approach: Experiencing and Knowing Music through the Embodied Exploration
Marja-Leena Juntunen
8. Adopting an Interdisciplinary Approach to General Music
Janet R. Barrett
9. Music Learning Theory: A Theoretical Framework in Action
Cynthia Crump Taggart
10. Informal Learning in General Music Education
Ruth Wright
Issues and Viewpoints
11. Thinking About and Responding to Culture in General Music
Carlos R. Abril and Jacqueline Kelly-McHale
12. Adaptability and Flexibility in General Music Teaching
Chee Hoo Lum
13. Questioning the Unmusical Ways We Teach Children Music
Peggy D. Bennett
14. Applying the Principles of Universal Design for Learning in General Music
Alice Ann Darrow
15. Teaching General Music in the Digital Age
Ann Clements
16. Reading Methods
Cathy Benedict
Conclusion
17. Looking Back, Moving Forward
Brent M. Gault