Teaching of Instrumental Music, The (3rd Edition)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 464 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall
• Edition: 3rd Edition January 6, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 013020689X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0130206893
• Book Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Book Description
The first half of this book focuses on the critical issues in teaching instrumental music; objectives, evaluation, rehearsal techniques, motivation, administration tasks, recruiting and scheduling, and principles of brass and woodwinds. The second section covers each instrument in detail. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science
This volume focuses on the essential competencies required for teacher certification in instrumental music. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This 450-page book is a music education textbook which covers the basics of teaching instrumental music for would-be or present teachers. It has become known as an essential "core text" for teachers of instrumental music. The first three chapters of the book discuss general background: Chapter 1 gives a short history of instrumental music, while Chapters 2 & 3 deal with the objectives and evaluation of music. This material is O.K., but wasn't especially useful for me. The largest section of the text devotes a whole chapter to each of the instruments commonly played in a student band and orchestra. I found this detailed information to be very helpful. The middle section also includes separate chapters on the "Principles of . . . Winds, Brass, Strings, Percussion, etc.," which introduce the chapters about specific instruments in each of these categories. The most "down-to-earth," practical chapters are Chapters 4 & 5, which discuss how to motivate students and how to work effectively with administrators, and Chapters 24 & 25 at the end of the book about rehearsal routines and how to rehearse concert literature. I read these chapters first because they seem the most essential for a new instrumental music teacher. Comment | | (Report this)