Hamann, Donald L. - Becoming a Music Teacher

Becoming a Music Teacher: Student to Practitioner is the first book to make connections between the college music classroom and public school music classroom transparent, visible, and relevant. Award-winning music educators Donald L. Hamann and Shelly Cooper offer here an ideal and versatile resource for music teacher education.

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CONTENTS

Preface
An Introduction to the Modules
1: Posture - Kodaly - Conducting Posture & Rebound - Our Profession & Decision Making
2: Eye Contact - Sight-Singing Steps - Conducting Rebound & Hand/Arm Independence - School Community
3: Establishing Carriage - Rhythmic Duration Syllable Systems - Hand/Arm Independence - Classroom Word Choice
4: Facial Expression - Sight-Singing - Hand/Arm Conducting Independence - Ethics in Teaching
5: Receiving Facial Expression Messages - Body Posture & Singing - Conducting Independence & Rebounds - Diverse Learners
6: Facial Gestures with Hands - Breathing & Singing - Conductor Cueing - Classroom Modeling
7: Visual Scanning - Vocal Exploration - Conducting Crescendos & Diminuendos - Teaching Adolescents
8: Visual Scanning - Vocal Exploration - Conducting Cut-Off Gestures - Teaching Music in Childhood
9: Connective Eye Contact - Improvisation in Singing - Conducting Cut-Off Gestures - Communicating with Students
10: Visual Awareness & Facial Gestures - Singing Intervals - Conducting the 4/4 Pattern - Goals & Objectives
11: Reading Individuals - Lip Trills in Vocal Warm-Up - Conducting the 3/4 Pattern - Lesson Planning
12: Identifying Facial Gestures - Solfege Syllables - Conducting the 2/4 Pattern - Assessment
13: Emotions - Resonance Through Humming - Preparatory Gestures in 4/4 - Motivation
14: Identifying Expressions - Building Triads - Preparatory Gestures in 3/4 - Learning Theories
15: Identifying Expressions - Triads Using Inversions - Preparatory Gestures in 2/4 - Jean Piaget
16: Facial & Body Gesture Awareness - Chord Building - Preparatory Gestures in 4/4 - Jerome Bruner
17: Identifying Facial & Body Expressions - Singing Ascending Leaps - Preparatory Gestures in 3/4 - Asking Good Questions
18: Body Expression Awareness - Singing Large Ascending Leaps - Preparatory Gestures in 2/4 - Teaching Flexibility
19: Upper & Lower Body Gestures - Breath Support - Preparatory Gestures in 4/4 - Emotions in the Classroom
20: Mixed or Congruent Messages - Articulators in Vocal Production - Preparatory Gestures in 4/4 - Teacher Emotions
21: Wind Instrument Body Gestures - Raising the Soft Palate - Conducting Preparatory Gestures - Learning Communities
22: Body Gestures - Soft Palate - Independence While Conducting - Advocacy Statements
23: Body Gestures Playing Bowed String Instruments - Relaxed Vocal Tone Independence in Conducting 3/4 - Applying Knowledge in the Classroom
24: Body Gestures Playing Bowed String Instruments - Outlining Tonic - Independence in Conducting 2/4 - Public Speaking Skills
25: Body Gestures in a Full Orchestra Setting - Singing in la-based Minor - Cueing on the Downbeat - Improving Public Speaking
26: Continued Body Gesture Awareness - la-based Minor - Cueing on Beat 2 - Music Performance Anxiety
27: Proximity & Gestures - Breath Management - Cueing on Beat 3 - Avoiding Performance Injury
28: Gesture Identification - Hydration - Cueing on Beat 4 - Classroom Management
29: Identifying & Initiating Gestures - Building Triads in la-based minor - Cueing on the Downbeat in 3/4 - Positive Management Techniques
30: Facial & Physical Gestures - Voice Leading Patterns - Cueing on Beat 2 in 3/4 - Implementing Classroom Management
31: Non-verbal Music Directives - Diction - Cueing on Beat 3 in 3/4 - Adult Learners
32: Speechless Lessons - Pure Vowels - Cueing on the Downbeat in 2/4 - Analogies & Metaphors
33: Speech Comprehension & Projection - Warming Up on Pure Vowels - Cueing on Beat 2 in 2/4 - Traits of an Effective Teacher
34: Speech Comprehension - Mental Imagery - Crescendos & Diminuendos - Examining Effective Teacher Traits
35: Pauses in Speech - Vocal Health - Indicating Crescendos & Diminuendos in 3/4 - Importance of Personal Resilience
36: Varying Speaking Tempi - Consist Body Warm-up Sequence - Indicating Crescendos & Diminuendos in 2/4 - Legal Issues in the Classroom
37: Vocal Emotion - Diaphragmatic Action - A Cut-Off Gesture in 4/4 - Continuation of Legal Issues
38: Vocal Inflection - Diaphragmatic Action - Performing a Cut-Off Gesture in 4/4 - Collegiality within the Profession
39: Combining Verbal & Non-Verbal Elements - Moving Toward Artistry - Performing a Cut-off Gesture in 4/4 - Formulating a Philosophy of Music
40: Verbal & Nonverbal Elements in a Speech - Defining Artistry - Performing Cut-Off Gestures in Various Meters - A Successful Music Education Career
Index